Clinical Instructor - Full Time, Days

NYU Langone Hospital—Suffolk is a 306-bed medical center providing care to residents of eastern Long Island. The facility includes the Knapp Cardiac Care Center, a modern ambulatory surgical pavilion with specialized services such as women's imaging, a sleep laboratory, and bariatric surgery. It also operates a Provisional Level 2 Trauma Center, a Primary Stroke Center designated by the New York State Department of Health, and multiple outpatient sites including a wound care center, hemodialysis center, and various primary care and specialty offices.

About the Role

The Clinical Instructor will play a major role in the orientation of new nursing personnel, guiding the process from the classroom to the clinical area by working with orientees and preceptors. This role encompasses the functions of educator, facilitator, change agent, consultant, researcher, and leader, aligned with the ANA Scope and Standards of Practice for Nursing Professional Development.

Responsibilities

• Assessment of Educational Needs:
  • Collects pertinent data related to educational needs using techniques such as focus groups, questionnaires, evaluations of past programs, and trend analysis.
  • Gathers data from nurses, professional organizations, consumers, nursing experts, healthcare system trends, and advances in treatment and technology.
  • Derives target audience and learner needs from assessment data.
• Identification of Educational Outcomes:
  • Identifies the general purpose and educational objectives for each learning activity based on learner needs.
  • Ensures educational objectives are attainable with available resources and incorporate adult learning principles.
• Planning:
  • Partners with content experts to develop activities that facilitate achievement of educational objectives.
  • Documents the content outline and ensures adult learning principles are reflected in planning.
• Implementation:
  • Ensures planned educational activities are implemented in a timely and appropriate manner.
  • Verifies that activities align with the planned general purpose, educational objectives, and content outline.
• Evaluation:
  • Conducts comprehensive, systematic, and criterion-based evaluations of educational activities.
  • Evaluates the effectiveness of learning activities in relation to the achievement of educational objectives.
  • Incorporates evaluation data into future planning of educational activities.
• Quality of Nursing Development Practice:
  • Systematically evaluates the quality and effectiveness of Nursing Professional Development practice.
  • Identifies aspects of practice important for quality monitoring and relevant indicators.
  • Collects and analyzes data to identify opportunities for improvement.
  • Formulates recommendations to enhance Nursing Professional practice.
  • Participates in interdisciplinary teams evaluating professional development.

Requirements

• Current license to practice professional nursing in New York State.
• Bachelor’s degree in Nursing (BSN) required; Master’s degree preferred.
• Minimum of 5 years of progressively responsible acute care nursing experience.
• BLS and ACLS certifications required.
• Demonstrated knowledge of educational content, including teaching and learning theories, adult education principles, testing, measurement, and evaluation.
• Ability to communicate effectively with all levels of staff.
• High-level computer skills.

Required Licenses: Registered Nurse License-NYS, Basic Life Support (BLS) Certification, Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS).

Pay

The salary range for this role is $125,400.00 - $158,150.00 annually. Actual salaries depend on factors such as experience, specialty, education, and hospital need. This range does not include bonuses, incentive pay, differential pay, or other forms of compensation or benefits.