Position Information
Position Information (Default Section)
Posting Number
Faculty_0401820
Classification Title
Faculty 9 Month
Working Title
Professor of Nursing
Datatel Position ID
HEPR4PRONURS1N
Annual Hours
10 Month
Placement Range
$59,762.31 - $67,979.63
Position Type
Regular
Job Category
General Description
A faculty member at Oklahoma City Community College has the primary responsibility of instruction. Secondary service responsibilities include participating in various college activities, including committees, and providing student advisement. The Professor of Nursing is responsible for planning, developing, implementing and evaluating curriculum at the course level for students enrolled in nursing courses as well as the development of appropriate objectives, test blueprints, and test items.
This position is a Safety Sensitive position and subject to mandatory pre-employment background and drug testing.
Reports To
Chief Nursing Program Director and Dean of Health Professions
What position(s) reports to this position?
none
Minimum Education/Experience
Minimum of Bachelor's degree in Nursing with current enrollment in a Master's in Nursing program. Must complete a minimum of 6 credit hours each fall and spring until degree completed.
Current license to practice and a minimum of two (2) years full-time equivalent practice as a Registered Nurse in a clinical setting preceding the first date of first employment as a teacher.
Hold and maintain an active, unencumbered license to practice as a Registered Nurse in the State of Oklahoma.
Required Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
Positive human relations and communications skills
Basic computer skills, proficient in the use of Microsoft Office or similar software
Flexible teaching style to accommodate individual learning styles
Committed to helping students achieve his/her goals to be successful and attain a college education
Knowledge of or willingness to learn computer programs used in the department and on campus (such a learning management systems)
Organization and attention to detail
Ability to work independently and coordinate work with colleagues and peers
Ability to work well as a team member in an instructional unit
Ability to communicate and articulate concepts in an organized manner both verbally and in writing
Ability to read and understand content in order to assist students when he/she is having difficulty interpreting concepts
Ability to interact in an effective and encouraging manner with students individually and in groups
Must be punctual and reliable
Support and willingness to teach in a competency-based instructional system
Available to teach day and evening classes
Ability to work well as a team member in an instructional unit
Physical Demands/Working Conditions
1. GENERAL PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:
Light work: Exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally and/or a negligible amount of force constantly to move objects.
2. PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES:
Balancing: Maintaining body equilibrium to prevent falling when walking, standing or crouching on narrow, slippery or erratically moving surfaces. This factor is important if the amount and kind of balancing exceeds that needed for ordinary locomotion and maintenance of body equilibrium.
Standing: Particularly for sustained periods of time.
Walking: Moving about on foot to accomplish tasks, particularly for long distances or moving from one work site to another.
Pushing: Using upper extremities to press against something with steady force in order to thrust forward, downward or outward.
Pulling: Using upper extremities to exert force in order to draw, drag, haul or tug objects in a sustained motion.
Lifting: Raising objects from a lower to a higher position or moving objects horizontally from position-to-position. This factor is important if it occurs to a considerable degree and requires the substantial use of the upper extremities and back muscles.
Fingering: Picking, pinching, typing or otherwise working, primarily with fingers rather than with the whole hand or arm as in handling.
Grasping: Applying pressure to an object with the fingers and palm.
Feeling: Perceiving attributes of objects, such as size, shape, temperature or texture by touching with skin, particularly that of fingertips.
Talking: Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word. Those activities in which one must convey detailed or important spoken information or instructions to others.
Hearing: Perceiving the nature of sounds at normal speaking levels with or without correction. Ability to receive detailed information through oral communication, and make fine discrimination in sound.
Repetitive Motions: Substantial movements (motions) of the wrists, hands, and/or fingers.
3. VISUAL ACUITY:
Requires close visual acuity to perform activities such as but not limited to: preparing and analyzing data and figures; transcribing; viewing a computer terminal; expansive reading; visual inspection involving small defects, small parts and/or operation of machines (including inspection); using measurement devices; and/or assembly of of parts at distances close to the eyes.
4. WORKING CONDITIONS
Subject to inside environmental conditions: Protection from weather conditions but not necessarily from temperature changes.
Exposure to infectious diseases.
Required to occasionally function around prisoners, mental patients, or agitated, hostile patients.
Preferred Qualifications
NA
Required Training
Quarterly compliance training as assigned by institution
If on a clinical, must complete and maintain all compliance requirements for the facility (CPR, etc.)
Maintain current Oklahoma licensure, CPR training, TB testing, and other required immunizations, and maintain clinical expertise.
Work Hours
Must be available to work M-F, 8a-5p, some evenings and weekends.
Department
Division of Health Prof.
Job Open Date
05/22/2026
Job Close Date
Open Until Filled
No
HR Contact
Beth Holmes
Special Instructions to Applicants
Applicants are to thoroughly complete the online application and attach the following required documents: cover letter, resume, transcript, and nursing license. Please upload nursing license in "other document" section.
Candidates who do not attach all the required documents (cover letter, resume, transcript, nursing license) will not be considered for the position.
Applicants needing assistance with the application are encouraged to call Human Resources at 405.682.7542, 8am-5pm Monday through Friday.
Job Duties
Job Duties (Position Specific)
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform the essential job functions satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the primary job functions herein described. Since every duty associated with this position may not be described herein, employees may be required to perform duties not specifically spelled out in the job description, but which may be reasonably considered to be incidental in the performing of their duties just as though they were actually written out in this job description.
Job Duties (Duties Assignment Statement)
A faculty member is primarily responsible for supporting student learning by providing quality instruction in courses, labs, and clinicals. Quality instruction includes clear course objectives, prepared, and relevant class activities, effective and understandable presentations of learning materials, fair and understandable grading practices, timely responses to students, and a positive atmosphere in the classroom.
In addition to the primary responsibility for supporting student learning, a faculty member is expected to:
Hold and maintain posted office hours.
Serve as an academic for students.
Serve as an appropriate mentor and role model for students.
Manage courses and program/course curricula by helping select textbooks, evaluating learning materials, and writing course syllabi.
Proficiently manage learning managements systems used in instruction.
Maintain a flexible schedule to meet program and department needs.
Contribute to developing, implementing, and evaluating approved academic programs and developing new academic programs to meet community needs.
Fulfill course, program, and department goals and objectives.
Participate in the assessment of student learning outcomes for the program and/or department.
Respond in a timely fashion to information requests from program, division, and college administrators.
Attend department, division, and college meetings, as well as community service opportunities.
Acquire new knowledge and skills as appropriate for the academic discipline.
Maintain current Oklahoma licensure, CPR training, TB testing, and other required immunizations, and maintain clinical expertise.
Participate in on-campus staff development opportunities.
Participate in mutually agreed upon committees.
Satisfy objectives for mutually agreed upon special assignments.
Participate in faculty-related activities that attract and retain students.
Demonstrate team-building skills by functioning in a positive and collegial manner.
Support the College's vision, mission, goals, and priorities.
Other duties as assigned.
Job Duties (Safety / Policy & Procedures)
Abide by the policies and procedures published in the Board Policies, College Policies, and Procedures, which are accessible on the Employee Home Page http://employee.occc.edu/Policies.html
Contribute to a safe educational & working environment.
Adhere to established safety and health procedures and practices of providing injury and illness prevention for self and others.
Complete quarterly health and safety training pursuant to OCCC's established safety and health procedures and practices.
Participate in all applicable OCCC emergency, evacuation, shelter in place drills, and be prepared to take action and assist others in taking appropriate action should a health or safety emergency occur.
