Assistant Professor - Adult-Gerontology Nurse Practitioner Program - Primary Care

St. Catherine University and the School of Nursing invite applications for a ten (10) month, full-time, Tenure Track faculty position for our Adult-Gerontology Primary Care Nurse Practitioner Program.

The School of Nursing is vibrant and dynamic, and our faculty educate students to develop the knowledge, technical skills, and professionalism they will need to be compassionate and successful nurses and leaders. Our nursing programs and curricula are delivered in an environment that embraces multicultural and social justice perspectives, relationships, interdisciplinary collaboration, and the liberal arts. The BSN to DNP Nurse Practitioner program is approved by the Minnesota Board of Nursing, and accredited by the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN). This faculty position responsibilities are to:

• Facilitate student learning in assigned courses by teaching and advising a diverse student population, modeling socialization to nursing roles, and referring students to appropriate University services.
• Teach graduate-level nursing courses, including clinical courses, didactic courses, theoretical content, and additional graduate prelicensure courses (as needed).
• As an educator, advisor, and mentor, foster a culture of inclusive excellence through authentic relationships with students of all cultures and abilities.
• Deliver instruction in full-semester hybrid and face-to-face courses during the summer, fall and spring terms.
• Provide clear, timely, and specific evaluative feedback to students about course assignments and clinical performance.
• Participate in recruitment, orientation, and advising activities according to Program of Study, School of Nursing, and University requirements.
• Use teaching and educational theories and methodologies to meet goals for student learning and program outcomes.
• Plan, design, implement and evaluate learning across the nurse practitioner curriculum.
• Select and utilize identified assessment methods to evaluate achievement of student learning outcomes.
• Use assessment and evaluative data from the program-specific systematic evaluation plan to promote achievement of student learning outcomes and program outcomes.
• Engage in service to the NP Program, the School of Nursing, the University and the nursing profession by participation/leadership in standing/ad hoc committees, and/or other service opportunities in the University and in the nursing professional community.
• Engaged scholarly agenda with activity in the School of Nursing, the University, and/or the nursing profession.

St. Catherine University in St. Paul, Minnesota, is a comprehensive Catholic university and home to one of the nation’s largest colleges for women, with associate and graduate programs for all genders. Founded by the Sisters of St. Joseph of Carondelet in 1905, the University integrates liberal arts and professional education within the Catholic traditions of intellectual inquiry and social teaching. Committed to excellence and opportunity, St. Catherine enrolls students in certificate, associate, baccalaureate, master’s and doctoral programs in traditional day and evening/weekend/online formats.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Masters degree in Nursing
• Current and unencumbered RN and APRN licenses in Minnesota
• National certification as an AGNP
• Clinical practice experience as a Nurse Practitioner

Preferred Qualifications: 

• Doctoral degree in nursing or in progress
• Two (2) years of nursing education experience through precepting or in the classroom
• Experience teaching and mentoring diverse student populations

Visit St. Kate Careers to apply. Three references and successful completion of a background check will be required for employment.