Saturday Clinical Nursing Instructor - Muskegon

About the role

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 education in the skills lab and/or clinical setting commensurate with established curriculum and faculty expertise (clinical rotations can be days, evenings, weekends, or a combination of all)
• 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
• Affirmative action statement
• 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