Shenandoah University’s School of Nursing is accepting applications for nursing faculty for the Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner program beginning May 2019. This full time, benefited position offers the option to be based at our main campus in Winchester, Virginia or at the INOVA Center for Personalized Health in Fairfax, Virginia, with some travel required.
The Eleanor Wade Custer School of Nursing at Shenandoah University is accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE) and the Accreditation Committee for Midwifery Education (ACME), and the University is accredited by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS). The School of Nursing comprises approximately 500 students at the BSN, RN-BSN, MSN, and DNP program level, including specialty education in Family Nurse Practitioner, Psychiatric Mental Health NP, Adult-Gerontology NP, Nurse Midwifery and Clinical and DNP programs. The School has three physical locations, with the main campus in Winchester, VA and distance sites in Loudoun County, VA (Scholar Plaza) and in Fairfax, VA (INOVA Center for Personalized Health) Virginia. The graduate programs offer flexible hybrid models of delivery. The School of Nursing welcomes candidates with diversity.
Primary responsibilities
The position involves teaching primarily in the graduate Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner program at the Winchester and INOVA Fairfax, Virginia sites. Courses are offered in a hybrid model that allows for students to participate onsite or via distance technology at either site or home, with one weekend intensive per semester. Supervision of graduate PHMNP students in lab and site visits may be required. Additional responsibilities include participation scholarship and service at the faculty rank, and active clinical practice as a PMHNP.
Required Skills
Qualifications
Doctoral degree required, national certification as a Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner and associated clinical practice skills required. Candidate must hold or be eligible for an unencumbered RN and APRN license in Virginia and eligible to work in the United States. Teaching and scholarship experience at the graduate level preferred.
Complete application submissions will include a letter of intent, curriculum vitae, and contact information for three professional references. Applicants must submit all requested documentation and meet all noted requirements of the job in order to be considered for the position. Review of applications will start immediately and will continue until the position is filled. A pre-employment background check will be required. If the job requires driving for University business, a satisfactory driving record will also be required.
Shenandoah University is committed to enriching its educational experience and culture through the diversity of its faculty, administration, and staff. Please include a statement in your cover letter addressing ways in which you may be able to contribute to that commitment.
Click HERE to apply for this position. At the resulting page, click on the “NURSING FACULTY – PSYCHIATRIC MENTAL HEALTH NURSE PRACTITIONER” job title written in blue under the heading “Latest Job Listings” on the left side of that screen; then click one of the “Resume/CV” button choices in the “Apply” box at the bottom of the posting to input your information. If this is the first time you will have applied to a Shenandoah University position using this automated process, choose the “New” option. Be prepared to upload the previously referenced documents as you go through this process.
Shenandoah University prohibits discrimination against and harassment of any employee or any applicant for employment because of race, color, national or ethnic origin, age, religion, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, marital status, veteran status or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal or state law.
Required Experience
Qualifications
Doctoral degree required, national certification as a Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner and associated clinical practice skills required. Candidate must hold or be eligible for an unencumbered RN and APRN license in Virginia and eligible to work in the United States. Teaching and scholarship experience at the graduate level preferred.
Complete application submissions will include a letter of intent, curriculum vitae, and contact information for three professional references. Applicants must submit all requested documentation and meet all noted requirements of the job in order to be considered for the position. Review of applications will start immediately and will continue until the position is filled. A pre-employment background check will be required. If the job requires driving for University business, a satisfactory driving record will also be required.
Shenandoah University is committed to enriching its educational experience and culture through the diversity of its faculty, administration, and staff. Please include a statement in your cover letter addressing ways in which you may be able to contribute to that commitment.
Click HERE to apply for this position. At the resulting page, click on the “NURSING FACULTY – PSYCHIATRIC MENTAL HEALTH NURSE PRACTITIONER” job title written in blue under the heading “Latest Job Listings” on the left side of that screen; then click one of the “Resume/CV” button choices in the “Apply” box at the bottom of the posting to input your information. If this is the first time you will have applied to a Shenandoah University position using this automated process, choose the “New” option. Be prepared to upload the previously referenced documents as you go through this process.
Shenandoah University prohibits discrimination against and harassment of any employee or any applicant for employment because of race, color, national or ethnic origin, age, religion, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, marital status, veteran status or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal or state law.