What You'll Do

  • Initiate, facilitate, and moderate classroom discussions.
  • Prepare and deliver lectures to undergraduate or graduate students on topics such as pharmacology, mental health nursing, and community health care practices.
  • Keep abreast of developments in the field by reading current literature, talking with colleagues, and participating in professional conferences.
  • Prepare course materials, such as syllabi, homework assignments, and handouts.
  • Supervise students' laboratory and clinical work.
  • Evaluate and grade students' class work, laboratory and clinic work, assignments, and papers.
  • Collaborate with colleagues to address teaching and research issues.
  • Plan, evaluate, and revise curricula, course content, course materials, and methods of instruction.
  • Assess clinical education needs and patient and client teaching needs using a variety of methods.
  • Compile, administer, and grade examinations, or assign this work to others.

Essential Skills

Instructing 4.25/5
Speaking 4.12/5
Learning Strategies 4.12/5
Reading Comprehension 4.0/5
Active Listening 4.0/5
Writing 4.0/5
Critical Thinking 3.88/5
Active Learning 3.88/5
Monitoring 3.88/5
Judgment and Decision Making 3.88/5
Social Perceptiveness 3.75/5
Coordination 3.75/5

Career Fit Overview

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Top passions

  • Helper: Supporting people and making a difference matters to you.
  • Analyst: Investigating problems and finding patterns keeps you engaged.
  • Organizer: Bringing order to data and processes satisfies you.

Common styles

Dependability, Integrity, Attention to Detail, Initiative, Adaptability/Flexibility

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Key Abilities

This career demands strong capabilities in the following areas:

Oral Comprehension 4.12/5
Written Comprehension 4.12/5
Oral Expression 4.12/5
Written Expression 4.0/5
Speech Clarity 4.0/5
Deductive Reasoning 3.88/5
Inductive Reasoning 3.88/5
Problem Sensitivity 3.75/5

Technologies & Tools

Blackboard Learn Blackboard software Calendar and scheduling software Collaborative editing software Common Curriculum Course management system software Desire2Learn LMS software DOC Cop Email software Google Docs Image scanning software Interactive learning software iParadigms Turnitin Learning management system LMS MEDITECH software Microsoft Excel Microsoft Office software Microsoft Outlook Microsoft PowerPoint Microsoft Word

Work Environment & Style

Common Styles for This Career

  • Dependability (High importance: 4.86/5)
  • Integrity (High importance: 4.85/5)
  • Attention to Detail (High importance: 4.66/5)
  • Initiative (High importance: 4.63/5)
  • Adaptability/Flexibility (High importance: 4.57/5)

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How to Become One

This career requires extensive preparation, typically including a graduate degree (Master's or Doctoral) and several years of experience. Most professionals in this field have invested significant time in education and training.

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Also Known As

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