Position Summary

Provide didactic education, advising, and mentoring for Nurse Anesthesia students.

Who We Are

Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science, a national leader in Interprofessional medical and healthcare education, is a graduate-level health sciences university situated on an attractive 85-acre campus in North Chicago, Illinois, approximately 40 miles north of the city of Chicago and 50 miles south of Milwaukee. As such, the University benefits from active collaborations with local hospitals, as well as academic institutions in both cities. The campus is shared with the North Chicago VA Medical Center and the Great Lakes Naval Training Center, both of which provide the University with potential research and clinical training resources.

Rosalind Franklin University is comprised of five Schools: the Chicago Medical School, College of Health Professions, Dr. William M. Scholl College of Podiatric Medicine, the College of Pharmacy and the School of Graduate and Postdoctoral Studies. Rosalind Franklin University enrolls approximately 2,000 students per academic year, and is supported by over 850 faculty/staff. Founded in 1912, Rosalind Franklin University has educated more than 17,000 medical and advanced health sciences degree graduates in the United States and worldwide. Rosalind Franklin University of Medicine and Science promotes a dynamic learning environment in which qualified individuals of differing perspectives and cultural backgrounds pursue academic goals with mutual respect and shared inquiry.

The mission of Rosalind Franklin University is “to serve the nation through the interprofessional education of health and biomedical professionals and the discovery of knowledge dedicated to improving the health of its people”.

Life in Discovery. Equal Opportunity Employer of Minorities, Females, Protected Veterans, and Individual with Disabilities.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities

Teaching responsibilities may include (based on the teaching needs of the Department):

• Direct instruction: Provide didactic lectures on assigned anesthesia topics remotely or at either the North Chicago or Huntley IL campuses (depending on specific course requirements). You may also provide simulation education based on program needs and your availability for the date(s) needed.
• Assessment: Participate as a Faculty Committee member in the assessment activities of the DNP program.
• Didactic advising and mentoring for students: Faculty advising/mentoring for assigned students.

Scholarly activities may include:

• Original scholarship: Participation in the scholarship of clinical practice within own practice setting
• Research mentoring: Service as a Doctoral Project Advisor as assigned.

Service activities include internal and external contributions through:

• Committees: Serve as a member of the Faculty Committee for the Department of Nurse Anesthesia
• Recruitment: Participate in the selection of applicants to the DNP program (as available)
• Direct patient care: Maintain active clinical practice as a CRNA

Conditions of Employment

• Must achieve satisfactory results from a background check
• Must have proof of COVID 19 vaccination or a university approved exemption

Required Education & Experience

• Doctor of Nursing Practice degree
• Current CRNA certification
• Current unencumbered license to practice as a CRNA in the United States
• Active clinical practice as a CRNA

Required Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities

• Knowledge of nurse anesthesia theory and current clinical practice requirements for CRNAs

Preferred Qualifications

• Knowledge of RFU nurse anesthesia program, and simulation curriculum within the program

Typical Physical Demands & Working Conditions

• Selected candidate must have the mental and physical capabilities to perform the essential functions of the position with or without reasonable accommodations.

EOE, Including Disability / Vets