Professor of Practice

Description Job ID FU9891-0950-1936: Position Classification FT Faculty UDMPU (9 month)

Position Summary

The McAuley School of Nursing at the University of Detroit Mercy invites applications for a full-time, non-tenure-track faculty position with a primary focus on teaching and service. This position supports the School’s mission of educating compassionate, ethical, and clinically competent nurses prepared to serve diverse populations. The successful candidate will contribute to both undergraduate and graduate nursing programs through classroom instruction, clinical teaching, and service to the school, university, and profession. The primary clinical focus for this position is medical-surgical nursing.

Essential

Duties and Responsibilities

Teaching: Provide high-quality instruction and supervision in the classroom and clinical setting Utilize evidence-based teaching strategies to support student learning and clinical judgment development Evaluate student performance and provide constructive feedback consistent with course and program outcomes. Participate in curriculum development, implementation, and evaluation Service: Participate in department, college, and university service activities- Contribute to program accreditation, assessment, and continuous quality improvement efforts. Engage in professional service activities consistent with faculty role expectations. Support student advising, mentoring, and professional development as assigned. Other duties as assigned

Requirements

Minimum Qualifications

Master’s degree in nursing from an accredited institution. Current, unencumbered Registered Nurse (RN) license. Extensive clinical experience in medical-surgical nursing. Eligibility for RN licensure in the state of Michigan – Prior teaching experience in a nursing program.

Preferred Qualifications

Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) degree or certification. Familiarity with simulation-based teaching and clinical judgement models. Doctoral Degree in Nursing from an accredited institution. Physical Requirements Job may require lifting light weight objects (1 to 10 pounds) with no repetitive bending or stooping. Occasionally lift average weight objects (1 to 10 pounds).

Work Environment Regular exposure to favorable conditions such as those found in a normal office.

Salary/Pay Information Commensurate with experience.

Anticipated Schedule TBD

• Employee Benefits At the University of Detroit Mercy we continually strive to provide a high-quality, comprehensive benefits package to our valued employees. We offer our employees the following: · Medical - o Three health plans to choose from with a large national provider network · Dental - o Option to purchase additional dental plan through Sun Life Dental Care is available at the School of Dentistry to the employee, the employee's spouse or legally domiciled adult and dependents (dependents shall be as defined for Internal Revenue Service purposes). The fee for such services shall be waived for the employee, the employee's spouse or legally domiciled adult and dependents, up to a cap of $3,000 per individual per calendar year. Beyond the $3,000 cap amount, employees will be responsible to pay 25% of any remaining fees for the balance of that year. · Vision - o Option to purchase additional vision plan through Heritage Vision benefits available at Detroit Mercy Eye Institute $35 Comprehensive Eye Exam Contact Lens Exam starting at $7o 50% off Optical Frames 25% off Sun Frames 30% off Prescription Lenses 20% off Prescription Contact Lenses *Cannot be combined with insurance