Clinical Assistant or Associate Professor and Family Nurse Practitioner Program Director, Department of Nursing Practice

The College of Nursing at the University of Central Florida (UCF) invites applications for one full-time, 12-month, non-tenure earning clinical assistant or associate professor and Family Nurse Practitioner Program Director in the Department of Nursing Practice. This position will be located on the UCF Health Sciences Campus in Lake Nona and is expected to begin Fall 2025.

This position leads the program/specialty faculty team, student engagement, and delivery of high-quality education. The director will facilitate programmatic/specialty strategic initiatives with faculty, staff, students, alumni, practice partners, and the community. The role includes serving on or leading various school, university, and professional committees, advisory groups, taskforces, or projects as appropriate.

Responsibilities include:

• Provide the vision for and academic leadership of the Family Nurse Practitioner Program.

• Lead, plan, implement, revise, and evaluate curricula to meet and exceed CCNE accreditation standards.

• Facilitate student recruitment, admissions, advisement, clinical placement, progression, and remediation.

• Collaborate with department chairs, faculty, and peers in planning, organizing, and developing curriculum.

• Teach didactic, clinical, and simulation across programs.

• Advise and chair studentDNPprojects.

• Partners with the Assistant Dean for Clinical Affairs for clinical partnerships, clinical sites/preceptor evaluation, and to secure and provide oversight for the student clinical placement process.

• Evaluate and maintain program accreditation and outcome documentation and reports.

• Manage daily issues that emerge with student progression.

• Evaluate and advance student outcomes - didactic and clinical.

• Partners with other NP program track directors to ensure high-quality programming.

• Service (and leadership, depending on rank) on department, college, and university committees.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Earned doctorate in nursing or a health-related related field from an accredited institution by date of hire.

• Graduate degree in nursing (master's in nursing if non-nursing doctorate degree) at the time of application.

• Family Nurse Practitioner certification.

• Unencumbered RN license. Florida licensure is expected by the date of hire, with an upgrade to multi-status within the first semester of the contract.

• Advanced Practice Registered Nurse license. Florida licensure is expected by the date of hire.

• At least 2 years of recent clinical experience as a Family Nurse Practitioner (within the past 5 years).

• Recent experience with nursing students as an instructor (last three years) or consistently engaged preceptor (majority of semesters in the last two years) in Family Practice.

• Active Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)/Basic Life Support (BLS) certification by date of hire.

Preferred Qualifications:

• 5 years of recent clinical experience as a Family Nurse Practitioner.

• Recent experience teaching graduate-level students in didactic, clinical, and/or simulation.

• Experience advising and/or chairing DNP projects.

• Certified Nurse Educator (CNE) or Nursing practice specialty (CCRN, CEN, etc.) credential.

• CertifiedHealthcareSimulationEducator (CHSEcertification).

• Demonstrated ability to incorporate instructional technologies in the classroom.

• Recent experience in teaching using online platforms (within the past 3 years).

• Demonstrated scholarship (e.g., publications, national presentations).

• Active participation in community and/or professional organizations.

Additional Application Materials Required:

UCF requires all applications and supporting documents be submitted electronically through the Human Resources employment opportunities website, https://www.ucf.edu/jobs/.In addition to the online application, candidates should upload a cover letter, a current curriculum vitae, and a list with contact information for three (3) professional references.

The selected candidate will be required to submit official transcripts (and, as applicable, U.S. degree equivalency evaluations) documenting the conferral of their qualifying academic credentials.

NOTE: Please have all documents ready when applying so they can be simultaneously uploaded. Once the online submission process is finalized, the system does not allow applicants to submit additional documents later.

Questions regarding this search should be directed to: Dr. Valerie Martinez, Valerie.Martinez@ucf.edu

Special Instructions to the Applicants:

All candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States without requiring immigration sponsorship, including but not limited to non-immigrant visas, such as H1B, STEM, or F1, now and in the future.

Job Close Date:

Open until filled.

Note to applicants: Please keep in mind that a job posted as 'Open until filled' may close at any time without notice. As such, we encourage you to submit your application and all required documentation as quickly as possible to ensure consideration for the posted position.

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Working at UCF has its perks!UCF offers:

• Benefit packages, including Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Flexible Spending, and Employee Assistance Program.

• Paid time off, including annual (12-month faculty) and sick time off and paid holidays.

• Retirement savings options.

• Employee discounts, including tickets to many Orlando attractions.

• Education assistance.

• Flexible work environment.

• And more...For more benefits information, view the UCF Employee Benefits Guide click here.

Unless explicitly stated on the job posting, it is UCF's expectation that an employee of UCF will reside in Florida as of the date the employment begins.

Additional Requirements related to Research Positions:

Pursuant to Florida State Statute 1010.35, prior to offering employment to certain individuals in research-related positions, UCF is required to conduct additional screening. Applicants subject to additional screening include any citizen of a foreign country who is not a permanent resident of the U.S., or who is a citizen or permanent resident but is affiliated with or has had at least 1 year of education, employment, or training in China, Cuba, Iran, Russia, North Korea, Syria, or Venezuela.

The additional screening requirements only apply to research-related positions, including, but not limited to faculty, graduate positions, individuals compensated by research grants or contract funds, postdoctoral positions, undergraduate positions, visiting assistant professors, and visiting research associates.

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