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Wilkes University invites applicants for the Faculty of Practice position in the Passan School of Nursing (PSON) graduate program. The PSON provides comprehensive programming which has expanded professional opportunities for undergraduate and graduate students. Both the undergraduate and graduate programs are fully accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE).

This position is for the Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP) program. The candidate will report to the Chair of graduate nursing and the Coordinator of the PMHNP program. The successful candidate is primarily responsible for clinical teaching, advising, and service both university and community. This full time, non-tenured track position requires a doctoral degree preferably a Doctor of Nursing Practice degree, unencumbered RN and CRNP licensure in PA, national board certification in PMH, and a minimum of 3 years experience in full time clinical practice as a PMHNP.

The ideal candidate must have a clinical practice site to accommodate students for evaluation in clinical residencies. Candidates currently enrolled in a doctorate program will be highly considered based upon education completed and experience in the role and population of a PMHNP. Previous teaching as a clinical adjunct in a distance education program preferred.

Wilkes University is an independent, comprehensive university dedicated to academic excellence in the liberal arts, sciences, and selected professional programs. The University has approximately 2,000 students at the undergraduate level and over 1,500 full time equivalent students at the graduate and first professional levels.

Its institutional focus is on developing strong mentoring relationships with each of its students and contributing vitally to economic development of Northeastern Pennsylvania. The University is located in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, a revitalized city that is located on the lovely Susquehanna River and is within two and one-half hours driving distance of New York City and Philadelphia.

To apply, visit https://wilkesuniversitycareers.applicantpro.com/jobs/. Please be sure to include a cover letter, resume or curriculum vitae and three references.

Wilkes University is constantly seeking to become a more diverse community and to enhance its capacity to value and capitalize on the cultural richness that diversity brings. The University strongly encourages applications from persons with diverse backgrounds. Wilkes University does not discriminate in its employment practices or in its educational programs or activities on the basis of race, color, national or ethnic origin, age, religion, disability, pregnancy, sex/gender, gender identity and/or expression, sexual orientation, marital or family status, military or veteran status, or genetic information.