Center for Workforce Development - RN Skills Supervisor, Part-Time

D’Youville University is seeking a part-time Registered Nurse to serve as a Workforce Development Skills Supervisor for short-term healthcare training programs. This role supports hybrid and in-person allied health courses, focusing on hands-on skills instruction, lab supervision, competency checkoffs, student remediation, and clinical readiness.

About the Role

This part-time role involves a mix of hybrid and in-person responsibilities. Online course oversight and student follow-up may be completed remotely, while skills labs, demonstrations, checkoffs, simulations, and student assessments will be conducted in person at D’Youville or another approved training location. The ideal candidate is a clinically strong RN who enjoys teaching, mentoring, and helping students gain the skills, confidence, and professionalism needed to enter the healthcare workforce.

Responsibilities

• Lead in-person skills labs, demonstrations, simulations, practice sessions, and competency checkoffs.
• Teach and reinforce patient care basics, vital signs, infection control, PPE, hand hygiene, safety, documentation, communication, and professionalism.
• Support phlebotomy and EKG-related skills instruction when qualified and aligned with program requirements.
• Monitor student progress in online or hybrid course components as assigned.
• Provide coaching, feedback, and remediation for students who need additional support.
• Complete attendance, skills checkoff, remediation, and student progress documentation.
• Help prepare lab spaces, equipment, supplies, and instructional materials for workforce courses.
• Support student readiness for certification, clinical or live practice, and entry-level healthcare employment.
• Work with the Director of Workforce Development, program instructors, curriculum vendors, and employer partners to align training with workforce needs.
• Maintain a safe, professional, and supportive learning environment.
• Follow all D’Youville policies and applicable program, certification, regulatory, safety, and documentation requirements.

Programs Supported

• Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA)
• Phlebotomy Technician
• EKG Technician
• Patient care skills
• Infection control and clinical safety
• Home health or direct care skills
• Medical Assistant skills lab support (in collaboration with a qualified instructor)
• Healthcare professionalism and workplace readiness
• Other entry-level allied health workforce programs as developed

Specialized programs, including Sterile Processing Technician, Pharmacy Technician, EEG/Neurodiagnostic Technician, and certain Medical Assistant components, may require separate subject-matter instructors or co-instructors with field-specific experience and/or credentials.

Requirements

• Current, unencumbered Registered Nurse license.
• Clinical experience in healthcare, nursing, patient care, or a related setting.

Skills & Abilities

• Ability to teach, demonstrate, supervise, and evaluate hands-on healthcare skills.
• Strong communication, organization, and student support skills.
• Comfort working with adult learners and students entering healthcare for the first time.
• Ability to use online learning platforms and basic instructional technology.
• Ability to maintain accurate attendance, skills, and student progress documentation.
• Commitment to workforce development, student success, and entry-level healthcare career preparation.
• Ability to react calmly and effectively in dynamic situations.
• Handle multiple tasks and priorities while solving problems and thinking innovatively.
• Administrative, organizational, supervisory, and budget-management skills.
• Ability to communicate effectively in person and through electronic communication methods.
• Ability to occasionally travel for clinical partnership development, accreditation activities, conferences, and professional engagement opportunities.
• Ability to work occasional evenings and weekends.
• Extended periods of sitting, standing, stair climbing, and maneuvering objects of substantial weight.
• Person-focused philosophy.

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior teaching, precepting, clinical education, staff development, or workforce training experience.
• Experience with CNA, long-term care, acute care, ambulatory care, home care, phlebotomy, EKG, medical assisting, or related allied health skills.
• Experience with skills labs, simulations, competency checkoffs, or clinical onboarding.
• Flexibility to support evening, weekend, or accelerated course schedules.

Pay

$28-$35 hourly

About D'Youville University

D’Youville University, a nationally ranked private university in Buffalo, New York, transforms lives through a unique blend of academics and holistic development. Committed to promoting a healthy mind, body, and spirit, D’Youville empowers individuals to realize their potential, thrive in their careers, and make meaningful contributions to society.

Located on Buffalo’s vibrant West Side, just blocks from a bustling downtown, D’Youville is deeply embedded in an energetic, diverse urban landscape. The university offers education across health sciences and business, with a range of degree levels, advanced certificates, accelerated paths, and community-engaged learning experiences. D’Youville is nationally ranked for social mobility, making it the top private university in the City of Buffalo.

As a D’Youville University team member, you’ll join a collaborative, innovation-driven community committed to academic excellence, social responsibility, and transformative growth.