Adjunct - Clinical Instructor

About the role

The Clinical Instructor (adjunct position) provides supervision and direction of pre-licensure nursing students in the clinical and/or laboratory in the following courses/content areas of Nursing Fundamentals, Adult Health, Maternal Health, Pediatrics and Mental Health Nursing. Under the direction of the Nursing Department Chair, the Clinical Instructor directs, manages and evaluates student learning in an approved clinical setting, adhering to the policies of the clinical setting and the College.

Responsibilities

• Directs, manages and evaluates student learning in an approved clinical setting, adhering to the policies of the clinical setting and the College.
• Assists the student in integration of theory and practice, specifically to the course’s learning activities and level of the learner.
• Evaluates students’ clinical reasoning skills and provides formal feedback at midterm and at the end of the course to assess progress and overall performance.
• Provides clinical, skills lab, and classroom instruction as appropriate.
• Provides direct observation and guidance to students as they engage in learning activities with clients.
• Evaluates students’ clinical performance and progression, ensuring alignment with the nursing program’s defined outcomes.
• Provides feedback to the lead faculty instructor (or to clinical faculty coordinator) regarding the clinical setting’s effectiveness in supporting student accomplishment of the course and program outcomes.

Administrative

• Maintains the professional practice knowledge base needed to instruct learners in contemporary nursing practice.
• Participates as a member of the course team in the course’s development and evaluation activities with the lead faculty.
• Participate in faculty meetings, both formally and informally with didactic and clinical faculty members.
• Provides timely and ongoing feedback to the lead faculty regarding individual student and group performance in accomplishment of the course’s outcomes.
• Provides feedback to the lead faculty (or to clinical faculty coordinator) regarding the clinical setting’s effectiveness in supporting student accomplishment of the course and program outcomes.
• Serves as a liaison between the clinical agency and the school of nursing.

Competencies

• Knowledge of patient medications, treatments, and diagnoses, and be able to relate these aspects of patient care to problem solving/critical thinking skill development in the student.
• Possess leadership qualities, be organized, able to deal appropriately with delicate situations, and able to effectively communicate and negotiate resolutions with faculty, students, and facility staff regarding problems in the clinical setting.

Qualifications

• Must hold an active Registered Nurse (R.N.) license in the State of Maryland, possess at least two years of recent clinical experience in the relevant specialty area, and have a minimum of a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN); a Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) is preferred.
• Demonstrate expertise and practical knowledge in the specific content area they are assigned to teach.
• Proficient in MS Office tools (Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint), e-mail and Internet.
• Able to learn new applications quickly including organization-wide information systems and department-specific software applications.
• Strong oral and written communication skills.
• Able to write routine reports and correspondence.
• Proficient with statistical and financial concepts.
• Able to draw conclusions from reports and make cost effective decisions regarding programs.
• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a number of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.
• Able to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
• Able to work independently and as a member of a group in developing and executing project plans.
• Able to work in theoretical arena and apply logic as appropriate.

Education and/or Experience

• Must hold an active Registered Nurse (R.N.) license in the State of Maryland, possess at least two years of recent clinical experience in the relevant specialty area, and have a minimum of a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN); a Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) is preferred.
• Demonstrate expertise and practical knowledge in the specific content area they are assigned to teach.

Technology Skills

• Proficient in MS Office tools (Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint).
• Ability to learn new applications quickly including organization-wide information systems and department-specific software applications.

Language Skills

• Strong oral and written communication skills.
• Able to write routine reports and correspondence.

Mathematical Skills

• Proficient with statistical and financial concepts.
• Able to apply those concepts to tracking, projections, goal setting and interpreting reports.
• Able to draw conclusions from reports and make cost effective decisions regarding programs.

Reasoning Ability

• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a number of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.
• Able to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
• Able to work independently and as a member of a group in developing and executing project plans.
• Able to work in theoretical arena and apply logic as appropriate.

Physical Demands

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand; walk; use fingers, hands, reach with hands and arms; and talk and hear.
• The employee is required to sit.
• The employee may occasionally be required to stand and lift and move up to twenty-five pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required include close vision.

Work Environment

• The work environment described here is representative of what an employee will encounter while performing the essential functions of this job.
• The noise level is usually moderate, and could include interaction with other employees, students, the public, telephones, and other office equipment.

Compensation

The compensation for Adjunct instructors teaching nursing clinical is paid an hourly rate of $59.00 depending on the clinical credits required for the course. A stipend will be paid for the orientation of new instructors. Hood College has provided a compensation amount representing its good faith estimate of what the College may pay for the position at the time of posting. The College may ultimately pay more or less than the posted compensation. This temporary position is not benefits-eligible except for participation in Hood’s Group Supplemental Retirement Annuity (GSRA) plan and paid Maryland sick leave.