Clinical Faculty, Nursing Programs

About the role

The full-time Clinical Faculty will demonstrate enthusiasm for teaching in a clinical setting. They will teach 3-4 clinical groups per week/term year-round based on need.

Responsibilities

• Teach nursing students delivering nursing care to individuals or groups of individuals.
• Provide direct supervision and evaluation of nursing students.
• Assume complete responsibility and oversight of and for students in clinical facilities.
• Clarify clinical expectations with students.
• Clarify student patient/client assignments and expectations with clinical facility staff.
• Utilize care planning time to direct students to available resources needed for clinical preparation.
• Assess student knowledge and skill level to ensure safety and optimal care to patients utilizing a variety of teaching and learning pedagogies.
• Utilize pre- and post-conference to allow students an opportunity to share learned experiences, ensuring clarity of the correlation between weekly theory content with clinical objectives and experiences.
• Provide formative and summative evaluative feedback of clinical performance.
• Communicate with School of Nursing theory faculty and/or administration of any student or agency concerns or issues.
• Initiate and implement Student Performance Improvement Plans as needed for student remediation.
• Maintain accurate documentation related to students’ issues or concerns in the clinical setting.
• Orient and maintain current knowledge related to agency/clinical policies, procedures, and expectations with the assistance of the agency/clinical personnel.
• Remain in compliance with all clinical health requirements.
• Comply with all applicable regulatory rules and standards.

Requirements

• Master’s Degree or higher in Nursing
• Unencumbered Illinois License or the ability to get an Illinois License
• Minimum of 2 years of experience working as an RN in a related clinical area within the past 5 years
• Excellent written and oral communication skills with high level of initiative and prudent clinical judgment

Qualifications

• Preferred 1-3 years of experience teaching BSN undergraduate nursing students in either theory or clinical
• NLU Inclusion Statement

Skills

Driven to succeed, enthusiastic, and committed to excellence in teaching and learning in Nursing in Higher Education.

Benefits

At National Louis University, we offer our employees an innovative environment to work together and inspire the ideas that will make an impact. As our external environment changes, our employees are provided the opportunities and tools needed to grow both personally and professionally to remain successful. NLU employees and dependents are offered a wide range of benefits, including but not limited to, Health Insurance benefits, Retirement benefits, Paid Time Off and Educational Opportunities. Additional information regarding full-time faculty benefits can be found here. NLU Faculty Salaries Are Based On Rank Within Each College. The Ranges For Each Rank For The Nursing Program Are Listed Below 2025 Nursing 12-Month Faculty Salary Ranges Compensation decisions are dependent upon the facts and circumstances of each position and candidate. Offers are based on multiple factors permitted by law, including but not limited to: budgetary considerations, job-related knowledge/skills, experience, current/previous faculty rank, market considerations, tenure and standing with the university (applicable to current employees).