Assistant Professor-FixedTerm

Working/Functional Title

Psychiatric Mental Health NP Faculty

Position Summary

The MSU College of Nursing invites applications for teaching faculty positions to teach in our Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP) Graduate Program. These are benefit-eligible, annual year (12 month) faculty positions. The College of Nursing promotes the health of individuals and communities through excellent educational programs to prepare nurse leaders for practice, research, and education. Collaboration with College of Nursing faculty, administrators, agency staff and students will be expected. Assignments are based in East Lansing, Michigan. These positions will work closely with the Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP) Program Director in areas related to curriculum development as well as program and student evaluations. Additional areas of responsibility include mentoring underrepresented students to support their academic and professional development, as well as faculty development opportunities that align with DEI practices, and APNA and AACN guidelines for fostering inclusive academic environments.

Position responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Course management, didactic and skills lab instruction for the Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Graduate Program include but is not limited to:
  • Delivering the following course content topics:
    • Psychopharmacology and neuropathological basis of mental illness
    • Clinical Diagnosis & Management – Psychiatric Assessment and Diagnosis
    • Clinical Diagnosis & Management – Evidence Based Therapeutic Interventions
    • Clinical Diagnosis & Management – Special Populations and Group
    • Clinical Management – Complex and Collaborative Mental Health Care
  • Incorporating evidence-based teaching strategies and technology-enhanced learning tools that align with AACN's emphasis on innovative education.
  • Align simulation-based education with AACN recommendations for advanced competency-based nursing education.
  • Instructing graduate students through online, hybrid and/or in person instruction
• Using various assessment techniques in addition to test writing and in-course student performance analysis such as OSCEs (objective structured clinical examinations), formative, summative, or practical assessments
• Participating in outreach and diversity recruitment initiatives, aligning with APNA and AACN’s focus on diversity, equity and inclusion in nursing education.
• Participating in holistic admissions, to align with and advance AACN’s diversity and inclusion goals.
• Assisting with clinical placements, clinical maintenance, and clinical student case management. Specifics include but are not limited to:
  • Clinical Site Development:  develop and maintain clinical site partnerships and preceptor relationships, crucial for AACN’s clinical practice standards.
  •     Clinical Supervision: oversee student clinical hours, evaluate clinical competence, and ensure alignment with NONPF core competencies.
• Provides student advisement, mentorship for student career development and preparation for certification examination.
• Participating in the accreditation and program assessment, including but not limited to continuous quality improvement initiatives for program evaluation and accreditation processes that align with NONPF standards

All team members in the College of Nursing carry a leadership role that fosters a sense of inclusion, belonging and servant leadership. This includes:

• Demonstrate a commitment to long term, sustained action that increases inclusive practices in health equity across the CON
• Intentionally create an environment that encourages a sense of belonging, inclusive learning, work, and clinical service environments that enable everyone to reach their full potential
• Recognize that inclusion is a journey and strive to move along the continuum of embracing experiences and resources that address anti-racist and anti-oppressive ideas while acknowledging the inward and outward systems that influence bias and cultural awareness
• Strive to be a champion of inclusive practices that lead and transform others and creates initiatives that change structural systems within nursing education which have historically inhibited, disenfranchised, marginalized, and unintentionally excluded underrepresented communities

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, citizenship, age, disability or protected veteran status.

Required Degree

Doctorate -in Nursing

Minimum Requirements

• Doctoral degree (PhD, DNP, DNAP or equivalent)
• National certification as a Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (or eligible)
• Unrestricted RN license without probationary status (or eligible)
• Recent and relevant clinical practice experience in psychiatric mental health
• Comprehensive knowledge and experience in specialty areas within mental health care such as child, adolescent, substance use, geriatric, etc.

Desired Qualifications

• Previous teaching experience in higher education

Required Application Materials

• Curriculum Vitae including clinical and teaching experience
• Cover letter
• Statement of teaching philosophy
• Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) statement including descriptions of past experiences and contributions to DEI initiatives
• Contact list of three (3) professional references including full name, title, telephone number and email address

Special Instructions

Address application materials to the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs

Review of Applications Begins On

07/08/2024

Summary of Health Risks

• Exposure to human blood, serum, tissue and other bodily fluids; and materials covered under Universal Precautions.
• TB risk or work within 3 feet of human patients in a healthcare setting or have potential exposure to animals or to specimens with Mycobacterium.

Website

WWW.NURSING.MSU.EDU

Department Statement

The Michigan State University College of Nursing has been training the next generations of nurses since its founding as the Department of Nursing Education in 1950.

We believe in the power of research, practice and education to affect lasting change and to improve health outcomes in our communities. We do this through recruiting top faculty, staff and students and continuously staying at the forefront of changes in the profession. 

MSU Statement

Michigan State University has been advancing the common good with uncommon will for more than 160 years. One of the top research universities in the world, MSU pushes the boundaries of discovery and forges enduring partnerships to solve the most pressing global challenges while providing life-changing opportunities to a diverse and inclusive academic community through more than 200 programs of study in 17 degree-granting colleges.