Working as WGU evaluator worth anything on resume?

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Specializes in Emergency, Case Management, Informatics.

Just thinking forward to a time when I may want to enter nursing education. Is there any value on the resume to being a WGU evaluator? Not a clinical evaluator, but the folks who grade papers.

My initial impression is no, because this is much of what Graduate Assistants do at many universities, but I thought I'd ask to see if there were other opinions. The 25 bucks an hour or so that evaluators get isn't really worth it to me, but if it looks good on a resume for an education position, I might go for it.

Thoughts?

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Specializes in Nursing Professional Development.

I suppose that would depend on the type of job you were applying for -- and who were trying to impress with your resume.

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Specializes in Emergency, Case Management, Informatics.
I suppose that would depend on the type of job you were applying for -- and who were trying to impress with your resume.

I guess I should have been more specific. When I say nursing education, I mean a position in academia.

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Murse901 - are you considering a career in nursing education via the MSN in Education pathway? I am interested in this, and would like talk to others who are, too. Thanks.

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Specializes in NICU, ICU, PICU, Academia.

WGU evaluators are full faculty members just like CMs and SMs.

The unbundled 'disaggregated' faculty model is becoming more recognized and copied in academia.

So yes, it is worth something.

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Specializes in Emergency, Case Management, Informatics.
Murse901 - are you considering a career in nursing education via the MSN in Education pathway? I am interested in this, and would like talk to others who are, too. Thanks.

No, I'm in my last semester in an MSN in nursing leadership / administration program at my local university. I'm just thinking into the future when I'll be too tired to deal with the hospital nonsense and will be more interested in teaching others how to deal with it. ;) If I were smarter, I would have taken the RN-to-MSN route via WGU and gotten it over with.

WGU evaluators are full faculty members just like CMs and SMs.

The unbundled 'disaggregated' faculty model is becoming more recognized and copied in academia.

So yes, it is worth something.

Thanks. That was my main concern, whether or not they were actually considered faculty or ancillary staff, for lack of a better term.

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All course evaluators must have a terminal degree (DNP or PhD).

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All course evaluators must have a terminal degree (DNP or PhD).

Not true. Course MENTORS must have a terminal degree, evaluators are still MSN, although terminal degree is preferred for new hires.

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Not true. Course MENTORS must have a terminal degree, evaluators are still MSN, although terminal degree is preferred for new hires.

I was informed by my mentor that all evaluators are Doctorate or PhD prepared. I'm sure she knows more about WGUs requirements than I do.

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Specializes in NICU, ICU, PICU, Academia.

From a current job posting:

[h=3]Required Experience[/h]

  • Minimum earned Master's Degree in a field related to evidence based nursing practice and applied nursing research. A doctorate degree is preferred.
  • A current license in a Nurse Licensure Compact State is required.
  • Minimum of three years of work experience in the field of nursing.
  • Current certification/licensure and qualifications in the nursing field.

PS: I work for WGU

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From a current job posting:

Required Experience

  • Minimum earned Master's Degree in a field related to evidence based nursing practice and applied nursing research. A doctorate degree is preferred.
  • A current license in a Nurse Licensure Compact State is required.
  • Minimum of three years of work experience in the field of nursing.
  • Current certification/licensure and qualifications in the nursing field.

PS: I work for WGU

thanks

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Specializes in Emergency, Case Management, Informatics.

I'm sure that doctoral preparation is preferred for evaluators, but I find it unlikely that a ton of DNP/PhD-prepared nurses are chomping at the bit for a $21/hour evaluator job. Then again, course mentors don't make a whole lot more than that, so I could be way off-base.

Edit: this isn't intended to disparage anyone working for WGU -- just to make a point that, yeah, a lot of companies prefer a qualification, but that doesn't mean that they're going to get a lot of candidates that fit that preference.

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