Full-Time Lead Core FNP Faculty

Aspen Group, Inc is an education technology holding company that leverages its infrastructure and expertise to allow its two universities, Aspen University and United States University, to deliver on the vision of making college accessible and affordable.

United States University is looking for an experienced Full-Time Lead Core FNP Faculty to join the College of Nursing & Health Sciences.

A lead core faculty (LCF) member serves at the direction of the Program Director or their designated assistant and is a member of the USU faculty. The LCF focuses on excellence in teaching and student success, including mentoring and advising adjunct faculty. The LCF participates in governance activities and committees and provides elements of scholarship, professional service, and community service to the USU community and the profession.

The LCF member serves as a mentor to both adjuncts and students and supports the mission, goals, and outcomes of the University and College. Under the direction of the Program Director and Assistant Directors, the lead faculty member is responsible for assisting the directors with tracking and achieving outcomes and the mission of the program and the College of Nursing and Health Sciences.

Major/Essential Functions:

Lead Core Faculty

• Strives for excellence in teaching and promotes effective teaching and learning strategies
• Provides training, mentoring, coaching, supervision, and evaluation of adjunct faculty
• Develops and coordinates CONHS faculty webinars, training modules, and maintains training documents
• Demonstrates strong organizational and time management skills
• Facilitates the onboarding of new faculty
• Develops, improves, evaluates, and implements curriculum
• Makes suggestions for best practices and contributes to policies and procedures development and revision
• Provide leadership and guidance to adjunct faculty and students
• Maintains expertise in the subject area by attending continuing education, development, and/or maintaining practice activities
• Maintains ethical standards and behaviors
• Participates in strategic planning and other program initiatives
• Leads, plans, and executes curriculum development or periodic updates for assigned course
• Participates in activities of assessment of program and course objectives and outcomes, as assigned by supervisors
• Maintains flexibility and works collaboratively with faculty and staff
• Acts as a representative for the CONHS and is active in program and University governance or committees
• Leading program improvement efforts, including active contribution to and participation in the educational effectiveness program, academic program review, evaluation and assessment of program and college outcomes and assisting with recommending improvement strategies

As a member of the faculty:

• Approximately 50% of the workload is teaching, as determined by CONHS needs
• Provides effective teaching and learning to students
• Balances teaching, administrative, governance, and clinical responsibilities

The above functions are intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by individuals assigned to this job. This is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive list of all duties, responsibilities and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job.

Position Requirements:

Education and Experience

• PhD, DNP, or doctorate in nursing, education, or health science, or nursing master's with an earned doctorate in a similar field, or master's in nursing and attending a related doctoral program, or willing to enroll in a nursing doctoral program within 6 months of hire
• Clinical Experience in the APRN role (minimum 2 years)
• Experience teaching in post-licensure nursing or health science students
• Experience with distance learning and online academic technology required
• Certified Nurse Educator certificate or MSN in Nursing Education preferred

Skills and Abilities

• Demonstrated ability to work with faculty, staff, and students of diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, and ethnic backgrounds
• Team-oriented
• Ability to successfully manage multiple tasks in a timely manner within a fast-paced environment
• Broad knowledge of philosophy and mission of the University
• Ability to think strategically and prioritize effectively
• Strong communication and interpersonal skills and a high level of professional integrity
• Maintains a positive, helpful, constructive attitude and work relationships with supervisors, university staff, students, and the community
• Strong time management and organizational skills in a dynamic, constantly changing environment
• Must be able to think and work both tactically and strategically
• Effective analytical problem-solving and decision-making skills
• Ability to work effectively, exhibit a professional professionalism, and establish constructive working relationships
• Attention to detail and quality-focused
• Proficiency in Google Suite: Calendar, Sheets, Documents, Forms, etc.
• Proficiency in online telecommunication platforms, especially MS Teams, Zoom, and Google Meets

Certifications, Licenses, Registrations:

• National Certification (ANCC or AANPCB) as a Family Nurse Practitioner required
• Unencumbered compact (multi-state) Registered Nurse (RN) license with Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN) in any state, or Texas and Georgia single-state RN licenses with an APRN license in any state
• May be required to earn or obtain other state licenses per the request of the FNP program directors (approximately 2-5 per year)
• Other credentials as identified by the Dean or director for the position

Work Environment:

This is a remote position that requires working from home using a university-provided laptop. The role involves regular use of email, video conferencing, and other online tools to communicate and complete tasks. A quiet workspace and a reliable internet connection are essential. Employees are responsible for abiding by all FERPA privacy laws within their remote work environment.

While performing the job duties, the employee is regularly required to sit; reach with hands and arms and talk or hear. The employee may sometimes be required to lift and/or move objects weighing up to 25 pounds and walk a distance of up to 400 meters. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision and ability to adjust focus.

The work environment and physical demands described are representative of those required of an employee to perform the essential functions of this job with or without reasonable accommodation.

At Aspen Group, we embrace diversity, support it, celebrate it, and thrive on it for the benefit of our employees and our community. We are committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. Aspen Group is proud to be an equal employment workplace.