Becoming a Nurse Educator

Job Expectations

INSTRUCTOR, MS or MSN – Salary Range:* $56,624 – $63,586

• Communicates in a responsible way each semester with appropriate agency personnel regarding expectations, resources, and standards regarding student learning.
• Identifies and incorporates current agency policies, procedures, and regulations that effect student and faculty roles and performance.
• Functions as a liaison between SON and agencies to facilitate student learning.
• Shares nursing expertise in a competent manner with agency personnel as requested.
• Works with course team in suggesting changes consistent with level and program outcomes.
• Participates actively as a team member in delivery and evaluation of curriculum, e.g., turns in test questions on time; and shares course tasks willingly.

• Plans with appropriate personnel for needed resources, space, course materials.
• Uses expert resources as needed based on expertise to plan, implement, and evaluate learning experiences.
• Uses identified teaching strategies, contents and teaching materials that are appropriate to the instructional objectives and individualized learning needs, level and program outcomes.
• Provides opportunities for academic advisement.
• Communicates with appropriate individuals regarding student progress.
• Refers students to other resource persons as appropriate.

• Incorporates research findings in teaching and practice.
• Participates in independent or collaborative research.

• Presents paper (s), continuing education offerings, learned presentations to professional groups at the local level.

ASSISTANT PROFESSOR, MS to PhD – Salary Range:* $60,119 – $70,751

• Communicates in a responsible way each semester with appropriate agency personnel regarding expectations, resources, and standards regarding student learning.
• Identifies and incorporates current agency policies, procedures, and regulations that effect student and faculty roles and performance.
• Functions as a liaison between SON and agencies to facilitate student learning.
• Shares nursing expertise in competent manner with agency personnel as requested.
• Initiates changes in courses that are consistent with level and program outcomes.
• Participates actively as a team member in delivery and evaluation of curriculum, e.g., turns in test questions on time; and shares course tasks willingly.

• Plans with appropriate personnel for needed resources, space, course materials.
• Uses expert resources as needed based on expertise to plan, implement, and evaluate learning experiences.
• Uses identified teaching strategies, contents and teaching materials that are appropriate to the instructional objectives and individualized learning needs, and level and program outcomes.
• Provides opportunities for academic advisement.
• Communicates with appropriate individuals regarding student progress.
• Refers students to other resource persons as appropriate.

• Participates in independent or collaborative research.
• Submits journal articles, newsletter articles, book chapters, abstracts, book reviews or other creative works for publication.

• Incorporates research findings in teaching and practice.
• Presents paper (s), continuing education offerings, learned presentations to professional groups at the local level

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR, PhD – Salary Range:* $64,687 – $78,592

• Communicates in a responsible way each semester with appropriate agency personnel regarding expectations, resources, and standards regarding student learning.
• Identifies and incorporates current agency policies, procedures, and regulations that effect student and faculty roles and performance.
• Establishes and maintains relationships between SON and agencies to facilitate student learning.
• Shares nursing expertise in a competent manner with agency personnel as requested.
• Serves as a role model or mentor to other faculty in areas of expertise.
• Initiates changes in courses that are consistent with level and program outcomes.

• Participates actively as a team member in delivery and evaluation of level and program outcomes, e.g., turns in test questions on time; and shares course tasks willingly.
• Plans with appropriate personnel for needed resources, space, course materials.
• Uses expert resources as needed based on expertise to plan, implement, and evaluate learning experiences.
• Designs, implements and evaluates a course consistent with level and program outcomes.
• Provides opportunities for academic advisement.
• Communicates with appropriate individuals regarding student progress.
• Refers students to other resource persons as appropriate.

• Incorporates research findings in teaching and practice.
• Serves as principle or co-investigator of research, training project or grant.
• Publishes (or has had accepted) creative works, e.g. book chapters, journal articles, symposia. Journal publication must include those in refereed journals.

• Meets criteria for associate membership on graduate faculty.
• Presents paper (s), continuing education offerings, learned presentations to professional groups at the state or regional level.

PROFESSOR, PhD – Salary Range:* $76,955 – $95,973

• Communicates in a responsible way each semester with appropriate agency personnel regarding expectations, resources, and standards regarding student learning.
• Identifies and incorporates current agency policies, procedures, and regulations that effect student and faculty roles and performance.
• Establishes and maintains relationships between SON and agencies to facilitate student learning.
• Shares nursing expertise in a competent manner with agency/institution/community personnel as requested.
• Serves as a role model and mentor to other faculty in the teaching role.
• Problem solves with agency personnel related to policies, procedures, and regulations that effect the clinical learning environment.

• Initiates changes in courses that are consistent with level and program outcomes.
• Shares teaching strategies with colleagues.
• Participates actively as a team member in delivery and evaluation of level and program outcomes, e.g., turns in test questions on time; shares course tasks willingly.
• Plans with appropriate personnel for needed resources, space, course materials.
• Uses expert resources as needed based on expertise to plan, implement, and evaluate learning experiences.
• Provides opportunities for academic advisement.
• Communicates with appropriate individuals regarding student progress.
• Refers students to other resource persons as appropriate.

• Provides leadership in developing research competencies of colleagues, students and others.
• Publishes (or has had accepted) creative works, e.g. book chapters, journal articles, symposia. Journal publication must include those in refereed journals.

• Conducts a sustained program of research.
• Presents paper (s) continuing education offerings, learned presentations to professional groups at the national or international leve