Saturday Clinical Nursing Instructor - Muskegon

About the role

We are seeking Per Diem Clinical/Skills Lab Faculty to join our team in conjunction with our Workforce Development Partner, Trinity Health. The Clinical/Skills Lab Faculty will provide Skills Lab and/or Clinical site education to students enrolled at the assigned Workforce Development Program site. Hours vary based on clinical rotation and/or skills lab course. We are currently looking for Saturday availability.

Responsibilities

• Provide Skills Lab and/or Clinical site education to students enrolled at the assigned Workforce Development Program site.
• Utilize principles of teaching that recognize the characteristics of the adult learner.
• Plan and supervise student clinical experience in assigned health care facilities.
• Evaluate student performance in relation to clinical learning outcomes in accordance with policies and procedures established by Unitek College, Department of Nursing.
• Provide feedback of clinical performance or specific event in a timely manner after observation.
• Maintain student records as evidenced by keeping accurate clinical and/or skills lab attendance, completed skills check-off forms, and assisting with requested programmatic outcome data collection.
• Determine best method to observe, instruct, and evaluate students.
• Make continuous efforts to improve quality of instruction.
• Demonstrate or be willing to acquire skills for utilizing online activities as enhancers to course content/material during interactive teaching and learning.
• Submit required program reports and forms to the Academic Site Director of the program in a timely manner.
• Keep current with innovative technologies and safety regulations.
• Participate in committee activities that support the mission and function of the nursing program as needed.
• Attend faculty meetings.
• Provide access to students for ongoing communication through scheduling of office hours, electronic communication, or other appropriate method.

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with current unencumbered licensure in the state in which you are applying to teach.
• Minimum of a completed Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university that includes course work in nursing education or administration, and academic preparation for the subject they teach to be considered.
• Able to meet the faculty requirements set by the Board of Nursing.
• Experience which demonstrates: Current knowledge of nursing practice; ability to mentor students in classroom, lab and clinical settings; ability to work independently without close supervision; broad knowledge of nursing sciences; successful handling of day-to-day operations in the nursing lab; proficient, strong communications skills, verbal and written; current knowledge/experience in clinical setting.
• Minimum four-years’ experience, with one year in the last five years, as a registered nurse providing direct patient care (clinical teaching in an RN program applies toward direct patient care).
• One-year experience teaching courses related to nursing or completion of a course which includes practice in teaching nursing preferred.
• Expertise in one of the following areas of nursing – Mental Health, Medical-Surgical, Geriatrics, Pediatrics, L&D, Community Health, and/or Critical Care preferred.
• Must obtain ATI, Assessment Technology Institute Certification within 30 days of hire (offered by Unitek).
• Current immunizations and Basic Life Support Certification.

Other duties as assigned.