Science Adjunct Faculty

Central Maine Healthcare is an integrated healthcare delivery system serving 400,000 people living in central, western and Midcoast Maine. CMH's hospital facilities include Central Maine Medical Center in Lewiston, Bridgton Hospital and Rumford Hospital. CMH also supports Central Maine Medical Group, a primary and specialty care practice organization. Other system services include the Central Maine Heart and Vascular Institute, a regional trauma program, LifeFlight of Maine's southern Maine base, the Central Maine Comprehensive Cancer Center and other high-quality clinical services.

If you are passionate about making a difference and are looking for your next great career opportunity, we look forward to reviewing your application!

Position Summary:

The Adjunct Faculty has responsibility to ensure that course objectives are met through provisions of assigned
lecture content, clinical experiences and campus lab. Faculty are members of the Central Maine Medical
Center College of Nursing and Health Professionals Leadership Team and as such serve as leadership
representatives to students and nursing staff providing expertise in clinical and educational endeavors.

Essential Duties:

• Demonstrates support for the school’s mission, purpose, philosophy, objectives and conceptual
framework and program outcomes.
• Facilitates student learning by planning, organizing, coordinating and evaluating, teaching/learning
experiences.
• Participates in, supports and utilizes research in programs/activities.
• Relates well with students, faculty, staff and community in a manner that facilitates and respects
diversity of people.
• Demonstrates positive morale and team spirit. This includes support of the school and organizational
missions, philosophies, and goals to students and region.
• Evaluates and returns written assignments to students within 10 working days.

Clinical:

• Coordinates and supervises patient care that is provided by up to 8 students.
• Performs all aspects of patient care in an environment that optimizes patient safety and reduces the
likelihood of errors.
• Follows the five medication rights and reduces the potential for medication errors.
• Evaluates each student’s skills, ability and preparation to perform patient care.
• Seeks out and facilitates student participation in learning activities that are presented in clinical areas.
• Maintains flexibility and redirects self and/or students according to clinical area’s needs.
• Facilitates clinical conferences for students to meet learning objectives and to optimize clinical
learning experiences.
• Facilitates student progress in achieving student’s individual goals.
• Actively participates in campus lab as assigned.
• Attends at least 1 staff meeting in assigned patient care area per semester.
• Customer Service: Interacts with all individuals in a consistent manner, providing attention, support,
and assistance to foster an environment of exceptional personal service.

o Maintains a pleasant and helpful demeanor, and presents a professional appearance toward all
internal and external customers at all times.
o Consistently initiates interaction to provide assistance to individuals who may not be direct
customers of the employee (i.e. asks patients who appear to be lost if they need assistance in
finding their way).
o Takes appropriate action to recover from a service difficulty, ensuring that the necessary action
is taken to affect a resolution to the customer’s problem.
o Conducts all work activities with respect for coworkers, including the maintenance of a
pleasant and professional environment, fostering calmness during stressful situations.
o Interacts with supervisory personnel in a professional, supportive and courteous manner,
venting emotions appropriate to time and place.
o Demonstrates a commitment to service by consistent attendance and punctuality, scheduling
absences according to departmental requirements, and incurring unplanned absences only
when unavoidable circumstances exist.

Education and Experience:

• A master’s degree in nursing from an accredited university or college.
• Current license to practice as a registered nurse in Maine or documentation of pursuit of a license to
practice in Maine. In the case of remote instructor’s RN licensure in the State of practice will meet
this requirement.
• Two (2) or more years’ experience in the practice of professional nursing preferably in the clinical
area in which student clinical laboratory experiences will occur.
• Teaching experience in associate degree nursing education is preferred.
• Certification in specialty area desirable.
• Must be able to work days, evenings, nights, and weekends.
• Membership in professional nursing organization(s) desirable.
• Faculty responsibilities include supervision/teaching students during their planned teaching/learning
experiences in the classroom, campus laboratory and clinical laboratory.
• It is expected that they possess knowledge and demonstrate expertise in the teaching/learning process.
• Competency in assigned area of teaching is mandatory.
• Age specific competency is applicable.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Able to effectively communicate in English, both verbally and in writing.
• Strong written and verbal skills.
• Additional languages preferred.
• Basic computer knowledge.
• Ability to engage patients and team members utilizing the CMH Experience Standards

i. I am creating a warming, caring, and non-judgmental environment
ii. I am actively listening and seeking information
iii. I am honest, truthful, and consistent
iv. I am respectful, treating all individuals with dignity and empathy
v. I am serving as a role model, taking both initiative and ownership when appropriate
vi. I am working collaboratively and demonstrating teamwork
vii. I am resilient and adapt to change in positive ways.

• Demonstrated ability to direct and triage in a highly fluid dynamic operational environment.
• Ability to collaborate with all layers of the management/ administration team.

CMH actively promotes diversity in its workforce at all levels of the organization. We strive to create and maintain a setting where we celebrate cultural and other differences and consider them strengths of the organization. CMH is an equal opportunity workforce and no one shall discriminate against any individual with regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or veteran status with respect to any offer, or term or condition, of employment. We make reasonable accommodations to the known physical and mental limitations of qualified individuals with disabilities.