Position Title: Technical Instructor (Practical Nursing, Evening)
Department: WIT-Practical Nursing
Campus Location: Washburn Tech
Application Deadline: Application review will begin as applications are received and will continue until the position is filled. Applicants can be assured of full consideration if submitted by: June 17, 2025.
Position Summary: Washburn Institute of Technology seeks applications for a Technical Instructor for the evening Licensed Practical Nursing program. This is a 10-month, full-time position with benefits beginning August 1, 2025. This position is expected to work Monday-Thursday 1:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. This position will also work varying clinical hours which can include weekends. The opportunity to begin curriculum development July 2025 may be considered.
Each selected candidate will have a demonstrated commitment to pursuing teaching excellence at Washburn University, including a dedication to developing inclusive teaching practices that engage all learners.
Washburn University is a teaching-focused, student-centered, public institution located in the metropolitan setting of Topeka that has earned national recognition for its high-impact programs for first-generation students. Washburn has a student body of over 5,500 undergraduate, graduate, and law students, a significant and growing number of whom are first-generation and Pell-Grant eligible. The University has created educational pathways for all students to be successful and achieve their educational goals.
Washburn is dedicated to recruiting and retaining a dynamic faculty, staff, and student body and cultivating a robust learning and working environment and curriculum. We employ more than one thousand faculty and staff on our campuses throughout Topeka and strive to offer competitive wages, an excellent benefits program, and a supportive culture and a healthy work/life balance. Washburn seeks to create an environment that reflects our core values for creating positive IMPACT: inclusion, modernization, partnership, achievement, community and transformation. In 2024, Washburn was recognized as one of the best colleges in the nation to work for, according to Great Colleges to Work For® program.
Essential Functions:
The Technical Instructor position consists of four essential functions: teaching, service, collegiality, and professional development.
• Participate in the development, organization, implementation, and evaluation of curriculum.
• Participate in developing standards for student admission, progression, and program completion.
• Develop course objectives and content and laboratory experiences and implement the course of study in cooperation with other faculty.
• Teach both theoretical and clinical learning experiences.
• Select and maintain appropriate materials, audiovisuals, and equipment to enhance student education.
• Direct, guide and evaluate student performance in the clinical and laboratory setting.
• Maintain a positive learning environment.
• Maintain student records about the program (i.e., certification testing and the assessment plan); administer tests.
• Evaluate student work, provide feedback to students, and assign grades. Share (as appropriate) information with the Student Services and Dean's offices; and use the University's Learning Management System to track grades as required.
• Evaluate each course taught and performance in teaching.
• Assist in recruitment, selection, retention, evaluation, advising and counseling of program students.
• Participate in college-wide staff development days, departmental meetings and fulfill committee assignments.
• Serve on campus-wide committees as needed; participate actively in departmental/program advisory board meetings.
• Foster a positive relationship with industry and the community.
• Submit budget and purchase recommendations.
• Act in a manner that promotes collegial relationships and shows respect toward students, staff, and colleagues.
• Participate in graduation ceremonies and other ceremonial events as pertains to the department.
• Stay abreast of innovations and developments in the professional field and take advantage of the University's instructional support programs.
• Perform additional job-related duties as assigned or as appropriate.
Required Qualifications:
• Bachelor of Science in Nursing. (RNs without a BSN may be considered with approval from the Kansas State Board of Nursing, if no BSN applicants are available.)
• Current Kansas licensure as a registered nurse in good standing with no disciplinary action pending. Licensure/certification must be maintained throughout employment.
• Experience working in clinical sites which may include acute, ambulatory, and long-term care settings. Areas to be taught may include content across the life span from infancy through adulthood.
• Experience using computer word processing and spreadsheet software.
• Demonstrated dedication to developing inclusive teaching practices that engage all learners.
• Official transcripts are required at the time of hire.
Preferred Qualifications:
• Master’s degree in nursing.
• One year teaching experience.
Special Instructions to Applicants: Inquiries pertaining to this position may be directed to Associate Dean, Health Occupations, Pam Masters by emailing pamela.masters@washburn.edu.
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Background Check Required Drug Screen Required