Health Services Coordinator and Instructor/Assistant Professor of Practice - #192831

Western Carolina University continues to rank high on Forbes 'Best Employers' lists each year. Including:
* 2024 - Ranking in the top 8.5% on Forbes 'America's Best Midsize Employers' list, WCU was ranked 34 out of the top 400 employers across all industries.
* 2023 - Ranked in the top 20% on Forbes 'America's Best Midsize Employers' list, WCU was ranked 97 out of the top 500 employers across all industries.
* 2022 - Ranked 14th in the top 100 employers in North Carolina in Forbes 'America's Best Employers by State' list.
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Employees of WCU are provided a comprehensive benefits package as well as other resources, policies and programs to ensure a happy and healthy work/life balance. Benefit eligible employees have access to dental, vision and health insurance plans - eligibility begins on the first of the month following date of hire. Retirement plan contributions begin on the eligibility date following election and include employer contributions for either a defined contribution or a defined benefit plan. Optional disability plans are also available.
Eligible employees have access to tuition waivers for up to three courses per academic year; employee may enroll at any of the constituent UNC System campuses. Also offered are free group exercise classes multiple times per week, a discounted membership to the campus recreation center, free vaccine and booster shots offered on campus, pretax flexible spending accounts, 12 paid holidays and 24 hours of paid community service leave each year. Leave earning employees (staff and 12-month faculty) who work at least half of the working days of their first month of employment will begin accruing vacation and sick leave immediately. Paid parental leave after 12 months of continuous service.
WCU offers an abundance of training and development programs, certifications, workshops and conferences - many of which are offered free of charge.

The primary location of this position is the main Cullowhee, NC campus.

The College of Education and Allied Professions and the School of Nursing is inviting applications for an 11- month full time, fixed-term Health Services Coordinator and an Instructor/Assistant Professor of Practice (rank to be determined at hire). This position will be embedded at The Catamount School with teaching responsibilities within the School of Nursing.

The primary role of this position is to serve Health Services Coordinator at The Catamount School ( TCS) as well as in a faculty role with the School of Nursing, teaching both didactic courses as well as providing direct clinical supervision of nursing students at the Catamount School and other locations. TCS is a 6th through 8th grade lab school operated by Western Carolina University ( WCU) in partnership with Jackson County Public Schools ( JCPS). The Health Services Coordinator will provide school nursing services for The Catamount School, to support the prevention of illness and disability, and early detection and correction of health problems to support the Whole School, Whole Child model. The successful candidate will be uniquely qualified with skills in preventive health, health assessment, collaborative planning and knowledge of community resources.

To meet State Board of Education and Board of Nursing requirements, the candidate must hold current unrestricted licensure as a Registered Nurse in North Carolina and possess a minimum of three years' experience as a professional Registered Nurse. The faculty title will be Instructor or Assistant Professor of Practice, depending on qualifications.

WCU embraces its role as a community-engaged university designated by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching and has adopted the Boyer Model of Scholarship to support its commitment to integrated learning and the scholarship of engagement. Potential candidates who demonstrate a commitment to community engagement through teaching, service, and scholarship are highly encourage to apply.

The candidate must be a registered nurse (RN) and have at least three (3) years of experience working with children/families, and adults in health, preventative and wellness care. Candidate should have excellent oral and written communication skills; and evidence of skill in working with at risk populations. Qualifying degrees must be conferred and received from appropriately accredited institutions. Bachelor-prepared nurses may serve as clinical instructors at WCU; if hired, a training program must be completed.

Preference will be given to candidates who have a Master's Degree in Nursing and have working knowledge of child welfare, developmental disabilities, mental health and/or primary healthcare fields. Additional preferred skills include experience using Excel and electronic health care systems to review and manage data, service coordination and information, linkages, and referrals for community-based services. The individual should be self-motivated; organized; student-centered; outcome oriented; technologically proficient; possess strong interpersonal relationship skills including collaboration with diverse individuals and families; receptive to innovative

practices/procedures; willing to take the initiative to learn the duties/ responsibilities/ expectations of the work and operations of the lab school; and willing to work alone or as a group/team when necessary.

Application materials must be submitted online. Review of applications will begin immediately and will continue until a candidate has been selected for hire.

Please include a cover letter, current curriculum vitae, unofficial transcripts from highest degree earned* and a list of three professional references with full contact information.

For questions or additional information please contact Angela Lunsford at alunsford@email.wcu.edu

*All applicants are required to submit an unofficial transcript of their highest attained degree, showing all completed coursework and the date the degree was conferred. The transcript must state Degree Awarded, Degree Conferred or a similar phrase. For candidates who are ABD, please submit your most recent doctoral program transcript along with your master's degree transcript, if you hold such a degree. The master's degree transcript must have a notation such as Degree Awarded, Degree Conferred or similar phrase, to verify it as your highest completed degree.

Final candidates are subject to criminal & sex offender background checks. Some vacancies also require credit or motor vehicle checks.

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All new employees are required to have listed credentials/degrees verified within 30 days of employment. All new employees who will be teaching are required to provide official transcripts within 30 days of employment. Transcripts should be provided for the highest earned degree and/or the degree which is being used to satisfy credential/qualification requirements.

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