Dr. Shayla Collier hired as SGTC Associate of Science Nursing Instructor
Shayla Collier of Cordele has joined South Georgia Technical College as an Associate of Science in Nursing Instructor, announced SGTC President Dr. John Watford. She will report to SGTC Vice President of Academic Affairs Julie Partain, and LPN to RN Nursing Director Darrell Thompson. She will be housed on the Americus campus.
South Georgia Technical College’s LPN to RN Bridge program begins Fall Semester. Shayla Collier will be joining Maddie Roberts of Plains as the full-time instructors for the LPN to RN Bridge program. They will be responsible for fulfilling both teaching and non-teaching activities as part of this new program. They will prepare lesson plans for classroom instruction for credited technical/occupational courses to achieve program goals and objectives that adhere to state and institutional standards as well as accrediting agency requirements. They will also evaluate students’ progress in attaining goals and objectives prescribed in curriculum. Assistance with enrollment, retention and job placement efforts for the LPN to RN Bridge program as well as other duties as assigned will be included with their responsibilities.
“We are very pleased to have Dr. Shayla Collier join the South Georgia Technical College faculty,” said South Georgia Technical College President Dr. John Watford. “She comes highly recommended. She has post-secondary teaching experience as well as other valuable educational and clinical experience.”
Dr. Collier brings approximately 15 years of nursing experience to this position. She has a Nursing Healthcare Systems Leadership Doctor of Nursing Practice program from Chamberlain University in Addison, Illinois and a Master of Science in Nursing from South University in Savannah, Georgia. She received her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Valdosta State University.
She comes to South Georgia Technical College from Central Georgia Technical College where she was working as an adjunct clinical instructor. She was also working as a Registered Nurse – Med Surg (PRN) at Ally Healthcare Staffing and as a Registered Nurse – Medical Observation Unit at Navicent Health in Macon, Georgia. She has experience with Houston Medical Center, Accountable Healthcare, Houston County Health Department, the Medical Center of Georgia and Crisp Regional Hospital. She has an RN and BLS Nursing License/Certification.