College Nurse Part-Time Faculty Pool

Posting Details

Announcement Information Posting Number Title College Nurse (Fresno City College) Part-Time Faculty Pool Campus Location Fresno City College Start Date Essential Functions of Position At Fresno City College we value the ability to serve students from a broad range of cultural heritages, socioeconomic backgrounds, genders, abilities, and orientations. We prioritize applicants who demonstrate they understand the benefits a diverse student population brings to a community college. The successful candidate will be an equity-minded leader committed to student success achieved through collaboration with faculty, classified staff, administration, students, and community partners who are also dedicated to closing equity gaps.An equity-minded individual is a person who:

• Understands the importance of holding ourselves accountable as educators for closing equity gaps and engaging in equitable practices;
• Reframes inequities as a problem of practice and views the elimination of inequities as an individual and collective responsibility;
• Encourages positive race-consciousness and embraces human difference;
• Supports institutional practices that both develop and sustain culturally responsive teaching and learning environments; and
• Strategically builds support for and participation in equity-related initiatives across both our internal and external communities.

Fresno City College seeks leaders who value placing the student at the center of everything we do, mentorship, and working in a collegial, collaborative environment. Leaders should be open and willing to participate in culturally relevant professional development that will help them prepare for the population of students who attend Fresno City College.The ideal candidate will share Fresno City College’s commitment to educating its racially and socioeconomically diverse student population. For the 2024-2025 academic year, we enrolled over 45,000 students in which 68% identify as Latinx, 11% as Asian/Pacific Islander, 4% as Black/African American, 14% as White, 1% as American Indian/Alaska Native, and 2% as multiracial. Fresno City College is a Hispanic-Serving Institution, reflecting the great responsibility that the College has to the educational attainment and economic well-being of the surrounding community. The successful candidate will join a department dedicated to the use of a curriculum responsive to the students it serves.

Providing professional nursing assessment through standards set by the California Nurse Practice Ace and Title V on the Fresno City College campus and/or at off-site community campus locations, the College Nurse will be responsible for:

• Assessing students for self-care or referral to appropriate medical providers;
• Collaborating and responding regarding crisis team management and emergency problems and providing emergency and nursing care as needed;
• Maintaining confidential student and staff medical records;
• Establishing and maintaining professional working relationships with medical community;
• Providing appropriate recommendations regarding health, wellness, public health and safety concerns for the campus community;
• Presenting current and accurate health educational and wellness resources for students;
• Participating in professional staff development activities for students, staff, and community;
• Participating in extracurricular and community activities;
• Supporting and working closely with College Trainer in sports medicine;
• Serving on and attending department, college, and district committees as needed; and
• Other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications All candidates must have evidence of responsiveness to and understanding of the diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, and ethnic backgrounds of community college students, as these factors relate to the need for equity-minded practice; AND

• Master’s in nursing and a California Public Health Nurse certificate;

OR

• Bachelor’s in nursing AND a California Public Health Nurse certificate AND a master’s in health education, sociology, psychology, counseling, health care administration, public health or community health.
  
  

LICENSES, CERTIFICATES AND OTHER REQUIREMENTSCurrent license as a Registered Nurse issued by the State of California Board of Registered Nursing. Desirable Qualifications

• Experience and skill incorporating elements of diversity, equity, and inclusion into all areas of responsibility;
• Recent experience working with African American, Asian/Pacific Islander, Latinx, Native American, and other racially minoritized students and an understanding of how historical patterns of exclusion of these groups in higher education shape patterns of participation and outcomes;
• Willingness to examine and remediate one’s practices to more effectively engage and support racially minoritized students;
• Related work and professional experience;
• Experience working with students of various cultural, gender, age, socioeconomic, and ethnic backgrounds, students with disabilities;
• Demonstrated ability to work with computers, and other technologies, which are utilized in providing high-quality instruction and support to students;
• Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively with students and staff;
• A CPR Instructor’s Certificate;
• An Audiometric Certificate;
• General nursing experience;
• Public health, school nurse/college nurse, occupational health nurse experience;
• Ability to work in an independent health setting with a comprehensive team;
• Ability to maintain confidential records;
• Computer skills in maintenance of health information and data collection;
• Ability to maintain a close liaison with students, staff, and local medical providers;
• Ability to write nursing protocols;
• Knowledge of the community college and its mission and goals.

Salary and Benefits

• Newly hired part-time faculty will be placed on step one (1) of the
• All salary classification placements on the salary schedule will be based on education and experience (where applicable) as outlined in the
• Sick leave accrual is based on assignment hours

For more information on salary and benefits, please refer to the Selection Procedure The selection and hiring process for part-time faculty positions is governed by the hiring department. Should there be an interest in your application, the hiring department will contact you directly with any questions and/or to extend an opportunity to interview.

Please note: This position does not have a closing date and applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis. By applying for this position, you understand that you will be placed in a continuous pool. Start dates may vary. If at any time you are no longer interested in this position, please withdraw your application. Your application will remain on file for 18 months. If you are not interviewed/selected for a position within the 18 months and still wish to pursue employment, a new application will be required.

State Center Community College District is an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering innovation and inclusivity. We respond proactively to the diverse needs of the community and welcome individuals excited to join our District’s purpose to support student success both locally and globally. United, we the faculty, classified professionals and administrators pledge to treat all applicants and employees fairly and equitably. Additional Information Continuous RecruitmentThis posting has been created to establish an applicant pool for part-time faculty positions. Applications will be reviewed by members of the hiring department when vacancies arise. Additional Information about the Position