Course Assistants

The School of Nursing-Camden is hiring Course Assistants for the 2024- 2025 academic year. Course Assistants will be utilized in the SNC to assist in the student learning process and to promote student success each semester. Course Assistants may be assigned to either assist the nursing faculty who teach didactic (theory) courses with administrative duties and/or to serve as subject matter tutors in the SNC Tutoring Center. The SNC Tutoring Center is open Monday-Friday, 10 am - 6 pm and will be staffed by several part-time Course Assistant Tutors.

Applicants must possess the relevant clinical expertise and experience for the assigned courses. Course assistants must be physically available on exam days for in-person exam proctoring. Will be expected to virtually attend an orientation to learn basic Canvas LMS technical skills as well as teaching-learning strategies.

Multiple positions available.

Duties: Administrative Course Assistant Role
* Assist course professors in grading papers, case studies, discussion boards, ATI or educational resource submissions.
* Do all administrative work in a timely manner, as needed by course professors.
* Act as a role model for professional nursing
* With notice, proctor live exams (on campus)
* Submit a biweekly report of activity to Student Success Coach
* Communicate in a professional and timely manner with course professors, staff and students

Duties: Tutoring Course Assistant Role
* Keep regular, in-person office hours as outlined in the contract.
* Oversee all recitation sessions via in-person instruction, according to schedule of classes.
* Provide small group and individual tutoring related to course content, test taking, and student success strategies.
* Provide exam reviews at the direction and request of course professors.
* When needed, proctor live exams (on campus)
* Act as a role model for professional nursing.
* Communicate in a professional and timely manner with course professors, staff, and students.
* Submit a biweekly report of activity to Student Success Coach

BSN plus 2 years of nursing experience required; MSN preferred

Ranked #49 in U.S. News & World Report's list of Best Public Colleges and Universities, Rutgers University-Camden is a diverse, research-intensive campus of approximately 6,100 students at the undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral levels and 1,100 faculty and staff members. Located in Camden, N.J., directly across the Delaware River from Philadelphia, the university is uniquely situated to serve the local community while achieving global reach. A U.S. Department of Education-designated Minority Serving Institution, the university thrives due to a supportive culture that helps students achieve their goals and fosters collaboration among employees. Rutgers-Camden is recognized as a national model for civically engaged urban universities and was selected by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching for a Community Engagement classification. Washington Monthly magazine has ranked Rutgers University-Camden among its "Best Bang for the Buck" universities and best national research universities. Recently, Rutgers-Camden earned Carnegie classification as an R2 research university due to a high volume of internationally recognized research, creative output, and scholarly activity.

Rutgers School of Nursing-Camden is an important leader in nursing education, research, and engaged civic learning in community service within southern New Jersey, the Delaware Valley, and beyond. We became the fourth designated school at Rutgers University-Camden in 2011, but our tradition of excellence in nursing education extends to 1972 when the Rutgers University-Camden Department of Nursing was first established. For the past 4 decades, Rutgers-School of Nursing Camden has prepared world-class nurses- educating health care providers, scholars, and leaders from diverse backgrounds?who advance change and promote well-being across the homes, hospitals, and communities they serve, while contributing to a Nursing workforce that reflects the diversity of our communities both locally and globally.?

The Rutgers School of Nursing-Camden Center for Excellence in Inter-professional Practice, Education, and Innovation ( CEIPEI) provides opportunities for active learning, promotes interprofessional collaboration, and stimulates innovation in nursing education and practice. The CEIPEI is accredited by the? Society for Simulation in Healthcare (SSH). The Wound Ostomy Continence Nursing Education Program ( WOCNEP), a certificate within the School of Nursing's graduate program, is currently the only accredited graduate level WOC program in the United States. Offered in both online and on-campus formats, the WOCNEP recruits students from across the nation. Our MSN in School Health is the first School Nurse Certificate Program based upon the National Association of School Nurses' ( NASN) Framework for the 21st?Century School Nursing Practice. ?