Clinical Instructor A (Pool Search)

Job Summary

Clinical Instructor to teach one or more clinical course(s) for the College of Nursing.

Essential Functions

• Maintain your Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) certification each semester.
• Contact the clinical coordinator or your program director within 24 hours with any student concerns or issues.
• Notify the clinical coordinator and your program director prior to your absence from clinical and identify your plan to make up the time.
• Check UMass email every 24 business hours during the semester you are teaching.
• Respond to UMass student email within 24 business hours.
• Complete / Maintain immunization and licensing records on Exxat.
• Provide skills/simulation lab coverage for your assigned students.
• Evaluate student progression in ATI and use ATI Active learning strategies to create and evaluate student learning goals in the clinical experience.
• Responsible for the completion of all clinical objectives.
• Attend the Clinical Faculty Meetings at the beginning and end of the semester.
• Meet with the clinical coordinator two to three times during the semester.
• Submit clinical evaluation tool (CET) to the clinical coordinator by the end of the semester.
• Submit End of Course Evaluation at www.typhongroup.net/umass within 2 weeks after your course has ended for the semester.

Minimum Qualifications

• A valid Massachusetts RN license in good standing.
• Bachelor’s degree in nursing.
• Minimum of two years full-time experience in nursing, or its equivalent, within the last five years and evidence of clinical competence in the area of clinical instruction.
• Evidence to demonstrate the maintenance of expertise appropriate to teaching responsibilities.

Preferred Qualifications

• A master’s degree in nursing or a terminal degree.

Physical Demands/Working Conditions

• Traveling to community work locations.
• Working Conditions: Work is performed in a laboratory or healthcare setting and may involve exposure to chemicals or infectious diseases.
• Requires standing for extended periods of time and/or use of protective gear.

Work Schedule and Work Arrangement

Teaching schedules may vary from one semester to another, depending on the program needs, the availability of resources (including classroom and clinical placements, and other faculty), as well as the enrollment demand. The Associate Dean will assign workloads and schedules each semester.

Special Instructions for Applicants

Please upload your current CV/Resume and three (3) letters of recommendation. This position will remain open for the time period required by any applicable collective bargaining agreement and will continue until a suitable candidate pool is identified. Interested applicants are strongly encouraged to apply early.