Per Diem Clinical Nurse Educator (DNP)

About the role

The Clinical Instructor is responsible for overseeing advanced practice nursing students (approximately 6-8 students) and various activities related to the education of nurse practitioner (NP) students. This position requires the clinical instructor to provide clinical oversight, supervision, and evaluation of students, preceptors, and the clinical learning experiences. Additionally, the faculty member must stay current in clinical practice per BRN guidelines, maintain national board certification as a NP, and complete sufficient continuing education requirements to maintain currency in course content and clinical practice.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical oversight, supervision, and evaluation of students, preceptors, and the clinical learning experiences.
• Maintain national board certification as a NP and keep up to date with continuing education requirements.
• Remain current in clinical practice per BRN guidelines.
• Manage time, prioritize tasks, and see projects through to completion on deadline.
• Collaborate productively in a team environment with all levels of internal and external personnel and convey complex clinical information in a clear, concise manner.
• Conduct evidence-based research, data collection, analysis, and reporting.
• Assess and solve moderately-complex problems quickly.

Requirements

• Thorough knowledge of delivering clinical nursing education and training material for orientation and skills / competency learning and leadership development.
• Strong interpersonal skills to provide education, training, and resources, and to develop positive working relationships with nursing staff and leadership.
• Detail-oriented with proven organizational skills to effectively manage time, prioritize tasks, and see projects through to completion on deadline.
• Strong skills in written and verbal communications to collaborate productively in a team environment with all levels of internal and external personnel and to convey complex clinical information in a clear, concise manner.
• Thorough knowledge of a broad spectrum of professional nursing practices and issues.
• Thorough knowledge of methodology for conducting evidence-based research, data collection, analysis, and reporting.
• Strong critical thinking and problem-solving skills to manage multiple levels of information and responsibilities.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in Nursing.
• Registered Nurse in the State of California.
• National Board Certification as a NP in the population-focused area of the track.
• Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) may provide oversight of a psychiatric mental health (PMH) NP program with documentation of degree(s) and national certification(s) as a PMH CNS.
• Nursing experience preferred.
• Doctoral degree in Nursing preferred.
• Certificate within area of specialty preferred.

Skills

• Knowledge of delivering clinical nursing education and training material.
• Interpersonal skills to provide education, training, and resources.
• Organizational skills to manage time and prioritize tasks.
• Written and verbal communication skills to collaborate with all levels of personnel.
• Knowledge of professional nursing practices and issues.
• Skills in conducting evidence-based research, data collection, analysis, and reporting.
• Problem-solving skills to manage multiple levels of information and responsibilities.

Benefits

At the UCI Sue & Bill Gross School of Nursing, we offer a comprehensive benefits package to support your well-being and career growth. This includes medical insurance, sick and vacation time, retirement savings plans, and access to a variety of discounts and perks. For more information, please visit our benefits page.

Pay

Details of pay range can be found in the total compensation section.

Schedule

Details of the schedule can be found in the total compensation section.