Gnie Instructor

Employee Group:
**Faculty (Kwantlen Faculty Association)**
- Hours of Work (BCGEU):
- # of openings:
**1**
- Hours Per Week (BCGEU):
- Pay Level:
**Faculty Pay Scale**
- Days of Work (BCGEU):
- Employment Type:
**Temporary Part Time**
- Internal Closing Date:
**Open Until Filled**
- Travel Frequency:
**Occasional travel between campuses is required.**
- External Closing Date:
**Open Until Filled**
- Competition ID:
**2622**

**Kwantlen Polytechnic University**

**Graduate Nurse Internationally Educated Re-Entry Program (GNIE) - Competition ID: 2622**
POSITION TYPE: Non-regular type 2 contract
- 1 position 90%
POSITION START: Sept 1, 2023

KPU proudly offers all learners opportunities to achieve success in a diverse range of programs that blend theory and practice, critical understanding, and social and ethical awareness necessary for good citizenship and rewarding careers.

**FACULTY OVERVIEW**:
As Canada’s only polytechnic university, Kwantlen Polytechnic University (KPU) is the fourth largest university in the province of British Columbia and serves communities in the South Fraser region and beyond. A leader in innovative education with a teaching-focused mandate, KPU offers all learners opportunities to achieve the highest standards of academic performance.

This unique program prepares internationally educated nurses (IENs) for professional nursing practice in Canada. This program is designed for IENs who demonstrate fundamental knowledge-based nursing practice and are required by The British Columbia College of Nurses and Midwives (BCCNM) to renew and enhance nursing knowledge and skills, in preparation for nursing practice and licensure in Canada.

This program is designed to:

- Prepare IENs to practice within the Canadian health care setting
- Renew and enhance previously acquired knowledge and skills
- Identify and address individual needs
- Ensure graduates meet the professional practice requirements
- Enable effective communication skills with patients and colleagues

**Note**:Clinical placements take place at any of the Lower Mainland hospitals between North Vancouver and Chilliwack. Students are responsible for their own transportation to and from clinical experiences.

**POSITION OVERVIEW**:
The Faculty of Health is seeking to fill** one non-regular type 2** part-time faculty position. Courses include Lab, Theory and Clinical (medical/surgical) courses in the GNIE program. The contract will include teaching across two or three semester and includes benefits and paid vacation.

More information concerning the working conditions for a faculty member are outlined in Article 12 of the Kwantlen Faculty Association (KFA) Collective Agreement

**QUALIFICATIONS**:
In addition to experience working in medical/surgical nursing, the required academic credentials to teach in the GNIE program are specific to the program and are as follows:

- Master’s Degree (Master’s Degree in progress)
- Eligible for practicing membership with BCCNM with no limits, no conditions, no terms.
- Experience in integration and education of IENs in Canada preferred.
- Related work experience in Canada

**APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS**:
Current CV including relevant educational, clinical and teaching experience.
Cover Letter including expression of interest

**Note to Applicants**:
We thank all applicants for their interest in employment with KPU. Only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

Kwantlen Polytechnic University is committed to protecting the safety and welfare of employees, students, and the general public, and upholding the reputation and integrity of the University. For this reason, final applicants will be asked to undergo a background check.