Why You Should Work With Us:

Arizona College of Nursing is a rapidly growing, nursing school that transforms people's lives by preparing them for careers in nursing and improving communities through the care its graduates provide. As a leading nurse educator, Arizona College of Nursing offers students the opportunity to earn a bachelor's in nursing in 3 years or less with qualified transfer credits. Our quality nursing curriculum prepares students for an in-demand career to help communities overcome the chronic, well-known, and increasing nursing shortage. Through the execution of a targeted growth strategy, the college plans to meet the growing demand for nurses by launching campuses in markets where bachelor's prepared nurses are needed.

Putting students first, we are dedicated to providing students with an exceptional education in growing healthcare fields; teaching them relevant, required skills for today and the future. Our culture is positive, supportive, and collaborative. As a team, we continually embrace our core values:

Passion: We love helping others succeed.
Excellence: We strive to be the best.
Adaptability: We learn, in part by trying new ideas.
Accountability: We own our results.
Integrity: We do the right thing.

What You'll Do:

The Curriculum and Instruction Specialist provides College-wide efforts to support continuous course quality improvement, faculty understanding of course resources, and preparation of faculty with the general education and nursing core curriculum.

Essential responsibilities:

• Drive curriculum development and quality improvement
  • Participate in evaluation and continuous quality improvement of the prelicensure BSN curriculum.
  • Collaborate with Subject Matter Experts on the development and revision of course content, ensuring alignment with regulatory and industry standards.
  • Develop and revise assessment tools to ensure consistency in evaluating learning outcomes and curriculum effectiveness.
  • Partner with instructional designers to ensure alignment of course shells in learning management system with planning documents.
• Support faculty with curriculum implementation
  • Conduct routine course meetings to support faculty in curriculum implementation, integrating evidence-based teaching/learning activities, and educational technology into the classroom.
  • Facilitate onsite in-service trainings on curricular resources as needed.
• Integrate educational technology in curriculum
  • Effectively integrate educational technology and active learning activities into the curriculum
  • Serve as a content expert on educational technology resources integrated into the curriculum and partner with the Educational Technology Specialist to facilitate faculty training sessions.
• Continuously manage curriculum to College and regulatory requirements
  • Perform routine audits of course shells in the learning management system to maintain alignment with approved curriculum and resources.
  • Maintain updated course materials, syllabi, and textbook list for all courses across the curriculum.
  • Collaborate with Course Design and Development team to resolve course help desk tickets.
  • Manage curriculum documents to comply with CCNE Accreditation Standard III and collaborate with College subject matter experts to satisfy relevant state requirements.

What We Need From You:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.

Must have:

• A master's degree in nursing or a related field from an institution accredited by the US Secretary of Education or CHEA or evidence of an equivalent degree.
• A minimum of 3 years' experience teaching in a prelicensure registered nursing program.
• Knowledge of program evaluation and quality improvement procedures.
• Ability to build effective relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
• Experience with educational technology resources in higher education.
• Excellent project management skills.

Nice to have:

• Significant course work or equivalent experience in Curriculum and Instruction or related field.
• Experience facilitating faculty training.
• Resides near an open and operating campus.
• Holds a current unencumbered registered nursing license in state of residence.