Assistant Professor/Assistant Director of CRNA Program

Minimum Qualifications
 

• Applicants must be doctorally prepared, hold an unencumbered, Louisiana license as a registered nurse and advanced practice registered nurse, and have current certification or recertification as a certified registered nurse anesthetist (CRNA) by the National Board of Certification and Recertification for Nurse Anesthetists (NBCRNA). 
• Applicants must also have administrative/leadership experience and experience in teaching in a nurse anesthesia educational program. 
• Must have experience in building practice-education partnerships. Teaching experience at the doctoral nursing level is preferred. 
• Applicants must show evidence of ongoing scholarly activity, adeptness at online educational technology, and be eligible to serve as a full member of Northwestern State University's Graduate Faculty. 
• Willing to travel. Must be able to pass a background check and meet the required standards defined by the University.

• If required, assumes leadership responsibilities of the Nurse Anesthesia Program.
• Assists with the coordination, administration and delivery of the Nurse Anesthesia program curriculum.
• Ensures nurse anesthesia student clinical experiences are congruent with COA's Guidelines for Counting Clinical Experiences and CCNE's standards relating to direct practice clinical experiences as well LSBN's regulatory guidelines for advanced practice nursing.
• Ensures the Nurse Anesthesia program is built upon CCNE's Essentials of Doctoral Education for Advanced Nursing Practice and COA' s Standards for Nurse Anesthesia Programs, the Practice Doctorate.
• Assists in the hiring of didactic faculty that meet the governing body's requirements for teaching in doctoral level nursing courses.
• Recruits highly qualified BSN students.
• Coordinates the delivery of quality didactic, simulation, and clinical learning experiences between two campuses and multiple clinical agencies.
• Actively participates in university and college of nursing committees.
• Engages in scholarly activities appropriate to the academic role.
• Ensures all graduates are educationally prepared to take the NBCRNA certification examination.
• Actively engages in CRNA practice, professional development activities, and in scholarly activities appropriate to the discipline.
• Provides quality advising of students during required hours and at other times and settings as established by the Program Director, Senior Director, Dean, Provost, or President.
• Maintains collegial relationship with peers and colleagues throughout the University and community.
• Works with University's external affairs, CONSAH Grant Director, as well as community partners to establish ongoing funding sources to support nurse anesthesia student scholarships/stipends.
• Provides quality education, advising, role-modeling of the nurse anesthetist professional role.
• Fulfill other required duties of the department.