Nursing Instructor

Position Purpose

As a Nursing Instructor, you will hold responsibility, authority, and accountability for delivering high-quality didactic and clinical instruction. You will guide students in applying the nursing process, ensuring safe, evidence-based care and fostering strong clinical judgment. You will also collaborate with faculty to create meaningful learning experiences that support student success and positive patient outcomes.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide engaging, evidence-based instruction in both classroom and clinical environments.
• Create meaningful learning assignments that promote critical thinking, clinical reasoning, and professional growth.
• Evaluate student performance and provide constructive, supportive feedback.
• Coach students on cultural diversity, civility, and professional behavior.
• Use personal teaching style and interpersonal skills to enhance learner outcomes.
• Support diverse learners by offering individualized resources and guidance.
• Serve as a role model for professionalism, communication, and collaboration within the healthcare team.
• Demonstrate and promote the values of trust, respect, collegiality, and caring.
• Foster an inclusive learning environment that values diversity among students, peers, patients, families, and communities.
• Lead and support faculty within assigned courses; collaborate effectively in a complex educational environment.
• Participate in school committees and shared governance; may serve as committee co-chair as assigned.
• Demonstrate leadership in shaping and implementing educational innovations and program improvements.
• Utilize educational theory and evidence-based teaching strategies to design and deliver instruction.
• Apply current literature and best practices to enhance teaching effectiveness.
• Participate in quality improvement initiatives, scholarly work, and the Systematic Program Evaluation process.
• Use assessment and evaluation data to improve student learning and program outcomes.
• Contribute to the development and refinement of school policies.
• Maintain active membership in professional nursing organizations.
• Engage in ongoing professional development through continuing education, conferences, and peer feedback.
• Share expertise with colleagues and contribute to a culture of innovation and excellence.
• Build positive, supportive relationships with students, faculty, leadership, and healthcare partners.

Qualifications

• Nursing Instructor Requirements:
• MSN required
• 3 years of clinical practice
• Assistant Clinical Instructor Requirements:
• BSN required
• Must be enrolled in an MSN program with a 3-year completion plan
• 3 years of clinical practice
• Priorities:
• Precepting experience required; clinical teaching experience in prelicensure program preferred
• Previous teaching experience preferred.
• Certified Nurse Educator certification preferred.

Licenses, Certifications, and Clearances

• Basic Life Support (BLS) OR Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)
• CPR required based on AHA standards that include both a didactic and skills demonstration component within 30 days of hire
• CPR Certification for BLS for Health Care Providers.
• Current Pennsylvania licensure as a Registered Professional Nurse.
• Act 33 with renewal
• Act 34 with renewal
• Act 73 FBI Clearance with renewal