Midwifery & Women's Health Course Coordinator

Job Summary

Assumes overall responsibility for a content area in the curriculum, including learning objectives, references, learning modalities, and evaluation methods.

Duties And Responsibilities

University Related

• Promotes the mission and philosophy of FNU.
• Attends curriculum, academic, department/program faculty meetings.
• Participates in the annual Fall Faculty Meeting and Commencement as stipulated in their current FNU contract.
• Participates in Frontier Bound and Clinical Bound, if applicable, as stipulated in their current FNU contract 
• Provide service to the University through activities such as involvement in FNU shared governance (e.g., committees, workgroups), FNU-sponsored activities (e.g., charity drives, community outreach activities), and/or service to the profession (e.g., presentations, professional organization committee work). 
• Adhere to the elements of the Culture of Caring
• Other duties as assigned. 

Course Related

• Ensures that course content is current and addresses appropriate specialty and related core competencies.
• Provides teaching and social and cognitive presence in the course.
• Designs and/or updates courses on a periodic and timely basis.
• Design appropriate teaching strategies in the course to promote student learning.
• Maintains currency in areas of expertise through clinical practice, literature review, and participation in continuing education programs, etc.
• Responsible for meeting timelines for the production of course revisions, teaching plans, and other related requirements.
• Analyzes course evaluation data and completes the Course Quality Improvement form every term.
• Participates in the exam item review process, as applicable.
• Delegates appropriate course responsibilities to Course Faculty with attention to the faculty member’s experience and expertise.
• Works with the Department Chair or Program Director in the orientation of Course Faculty.
• Maintains communication with PD/DC and appropriate student advisor about student performance, progress, and/or other course-related issues.
• Maintains course grade book and student records; assigns grades within the timeline requirements for grade submission.
• Responsible for accurately tracking and reporting student progress in didactic courses to the FNU Registrar and Administrative Team.

Student Related

• Orients students to course expectations.
• Meets timelines related to course revision work: course analytics, course evaluations, student feedback (e.g., grading and meeting turnaround deadlines), and other related timelines as required.
• Enables students to have feedback (including return of written work) per university policy except in unusual circumstances.
• Maintains accessibility to students enrolled in the course through email, forums, phone calls, and other means of communication as outlined in the Faculty Handbook.
• Notifies the Academic Advisor if a student has academic or personal difficulties affecting academic progress.

Service

• Participates in faculty course teams
• Participates in standing and/or ad hoc committees of FNU.
• Participates in professional organizations; acts as a representative of FNU in furthering nurse-midwifery and/or nurse practitioner education and/or practice.
• Participates in the mentorship of other faculty members.
• Provides service to the home community.

Scholarship

• Participates in scholarly work through publication, grant writing, presentations, Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) project participation, scholarly consultation, and/or other scholarly endeavors.

Required Skills/Abilities:

• Skilled in communication, problem-solving, computer literacy, management, and organization preferred.
• Expert in subject matter for the assigned course

Education And Experience:

• Certification by the appropriate national professional board.
• Doctorate in Nursing or related area required. 
• Experience in nurse-midwifery or nurse practitioner education.

Physical Requirements:

• Able to sit or stand for long periods of time
• Able to travel to campus for required activities (2-3 times per year)

Reporting Relationship

• The Course Coordinator reports to the appropriate Department Chair, Program Director, or Clinical Director as assigned.

Work Location:

• Remote