1 Full-time Faculty are employed by BAMSI for the entire Calendar Year.
2 It is understood that the needs of the College extend to all campuses.
3 It is expected that Faculty attend
3.1 Monthly General Faculty meetings.
3.2 Departmental/Unit meetings.
3.3 Graduation ceremonies.
3.4 Two (2) days of professional development, which shall be scheduled at the beginning of the Academic Year.
3.4.1 Should there be a need for additional professional development days, the Union shall be consulted.
3.4.2 The Union must be intrinsically involved with the planning of all professional development days, including the annual Faculty Seminar. 3.4.3 Professional development days shall not be scheduled on weekends or during midterm or any other official College breaks.
3.5 Other College milestones through invitation.
4 The duties of Nurse Counsellors fall under three general categories: Nursing, Research/Scholarship/Creative Work, and Service.
4.1 Nursing duties include, but are not limited to:
4.1.1 Managing and operating Health Facility on campus.
4.1.2 Providing first-response treatment and initiating follow-up as necessary.
4.1.3 Conducting basic health screenings and referring at-risk patients for treatment where necessary.
4.1.4 Referring students, Faculty, and staff to appropriate community resource agencies.
4.1.5 Providing individual health counselling sessions with students, staff and Faculty.
4.1.6 Maintaining accurate and complete records of health clinic activities.
4.1.7 Coordinating and implementing health seminars and related workshops.
4.1.8 Reviewing all health related admission documents and providing clearance for registration.
4.1.9 Preparing summary reports and other required documents.
4.1.10 Liaising with health-care providers and related agencies.
4.1.11 Supervising part-time Nurse Counsellors.
4.1.12 Working in concert with College officials and national agencies to develop and implement health-related emergency management programmes.
4.2 Research/Scholarship/Creative Work includes, but is not limited to:
4.2.1 Research, scholarly and/or creative work within the member’s field that contributes to the expansion and application of knowledge and enhances nursing practice and health services;
4.2.2 Dissemination of work through publishing in respected publications, presentation of scholarly papers and exhibitions; and
4.2.3 On-going and major project development.
4.3 Service to the College and/or Community includes a minimum of four (4) hours per week of administrative and committee work which includes, but is not limited to:
4.3.1 Serving on College-wide committees or boards.
4.3.2 Participating in College-related activities, student activities, and/or special programmes.
4.3.3 Sharing of the administrative work of the Department/ Unit, College and BAMSI.
4.3.4 Taking an active role in scientific, cultural, educational, professional, governmental, civic and social bodies and events, inclusive of serving on national and/or international committees, boards and commissions, together with those activities which are relevant to, and compatible with, the professorial role.
4.4 From time to time the Union shall appoint its Members to ad hoc committees whose work can be considered service to the College or Community. The Union shall inform the College of the terms of reference for those committee and the names of appointees.
5 Nursing duties shall be assigned in a fair and equitable manner by the Director and Assistant Director in consultation with the Faculty Member on the basis of his/her skills, expertise, research interests and the needs of the campus.
5.1 The Vice President of Student Affairs (VPSA) shall have responsibility to monitor the assignment of nursing duties.
5.2 In monitoring the duties of Nurse Counsellors, it is the role of the VPSA to ensure equity and adherence to College policies (provided these policies do not violate the terms of this Agreement).
6 Reduction of Nurse Counselling Duties
6.1 Faculty are required to inform their practices with research. The Employer shall provide the support services that are necessary for this to occur within approved budgetary allocations and/or the exigencies of the College.
6.2 Where a Faculty Member is involved in research that requires significant involvement, he/she may, in writing, request a reduction in workload. Such requests should be submitted to the Director and copied to the relevant Vice President. Normally, a written request should be submitted four (4) months prior to the semester affected. Upon receipt of such requests, the Director must respond to the Faculty Member in writing within ten (10) working days.