Adjunct Medical Surgical Clinical Instructor(Nights)

About the Role

As a faculty member at American Career College, you will join a collaborative, student-centric culture that values academic integrity, mutual respect, student learning, service, responsiveness, innovation, diversity, and stewardship. You will guide students to transform their own lives and the lives of every patient they care for throughout their career. This role offers the opportunity to share your expertise and passion with the next generation of nurses.

Responsibilities

• Deliver clinical instruction according to an approved course syllabus using accepted and effective teaching methods.
• Develop daily lesson plans; advise and tutor students.
• Maintain current and accurate attendance and grade records.
• Remain current in the applicable program teaching field.
• Participate in faculty meetings, instructional seminars, and in-service training sessions.
• Serve as an educator, role model, mentor, and facilitator.
• Focus extensively on facilitating student learning associated with prescribed course and program learning outcomes.
• Actively and substantively participate in assessment of student learning activities to maximize the potential for students to meet prescribed outcomes.
• Work with online learning management systems to further engage the student learning process.

Requirements

• 3 years of occupational experience in the subject field or in a closely related field.
• Direct patient care experience within the previous five (5) years in the nursing area to which you are assigned, met by one of the following:
  • One (1) year’s continuous, full-time or its equivalent experience providing direct patient care as a registered nurse in the designated nursing area.
  • One (1) academic year of registered nurse level clinical teaching experience in the designated nursing area or its equivalent that demonstrates clinical competency.
• Completion of at least one (1) year’s experience teaching courses related to registered nursing or completion of a post-baccalaureate course which includes practice in teaching registered nursing.
• Demonstrated training in educational methods, testing and evaluation, and evidence of strength in instructional methodology, delivery, and techniques as indicated by evaluation by supervisory personnel within 30 days of beginning instruction.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite Products, especially Outlook, Word, PowerPoint, and other MS office products as needed.

Qualifications

• Baccalaureate degree from an accredited college which shall include courses in nursing, or in natural, behavioral, or social sciences relevant to nursing practice (BRN regulation).
• Completion of at least one (1) year’s experience teaching courses related to RN or completion of a post-baccalaureate course which includes practice in teaching registered nursing (BRN regulation).
• Current unencumbered Registered Nurse License in California required.