About the position
MassBay fosters educational excellence and academic success to prepare students for local and global citizenship, to meet critical workforce demands of communities, and to contribute to the region's economic development. Massachusetts Bay Community College values diversity, inclusion, and collaboration. We strongly encourage members of underrepresented communities to apply to join our community. Located in Greater Boston, MassBay is a comprehensive, open-access community college offering associate degrees and certificate programs on three campuses in Wellesley Hills, Framingham, and Ashland, Massachusetts. The ideal candidate will demonstrate a passion for teaching and promoting success among a diverse student population. The candidate is expected to commit to excellence in teaching and learning, collaboration and professional development. Adjunct faculty are expected to deliver course materials in a learner-centered environment conductive to engaging students in the learning process. The faculty member in this position communicates consistently and effectively with students, faculty and administrators, and responds to communications within a 24 hour period of time. The faculty is responsible for managing this clinical course through timely grading of assignments, providing substantial student feedback with assignments, and submission of clinical evaluations, attendance and grades. MassBay Community College seeks qualified part-time instructors for the current and future semesters in the Practical Nursing Program. The practical nursing clinical course covers nursing care of clients in the medical-surgical units in an acute care hospital, long-term care, or rehabilitation facility. The instructor must have clinical experience, communicate effectively, and be able to assess students objectively and work as part of a team.
Responsibilities
- Demonstrate knowledge of subject matter and an awareness of new developments in the field
- Integrate didactic content into the student(s) clinical assignment
- Communicate with course faculty regularly to track student progress or to develop performance improvement plans to support student learning
- Responsible for conducting the mid-semester and final clinical evaluations
- Assign, supervise, plan, experience, and evaluate students in practice learning environments based on course and program student learning outcomes
- Provide support, guidance, and instruction on all aspects of patient care while at the clinical facility or laboratory classroom
- Demonstrate procedures and patient care in clinical or laboratory nursing settings
- Provide feedback to the assistant dean of nursing, program director, and clinical placement coordinator on the appropriateness of the health care agency in terms of teaching/learning environments for students
- Provide feedback to course faculty on student preparedness regarding curriculum
- Attend course-specific orientation on campus with the Assistant Dean of Nursing and course faculty
- Participate in clinical faculty mentoring as identified by the Assistant Dean of Nursing and course faculty
- Participate in the Program's continuous improvement efforts, which include BORN and ACEN requirements
- Maintain appropriate paperwork and documentation required by the program
Requirements
- Current unencumbered Massachusetts RN license
- Recent clinical practice in relevant areas: Medical Surgical clinical experience, long-term care or rehabilitation experience
- Excellent written and oral communication skills
- Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to work effectively and collaboratively with a diverse faculty, staff, and student body
- Clinical teaching experience
Nice-to-haves
- Sensitivity and commitment to the goals of Affirmative Action and workforce diversity
- Experience working in a diverse environment
- Demonstrated commitment to working with underserved students
Benefits
- Salary Range: $72.64 - 82.83 DCE Per Credit
- Position Type: DCE-Clinical Instructor
- Hiring is subject to state appropriation funding
- Final candidates are required to provide sealed transcripts and/or certifications
- Hiring is contingent upon a successful CORI clearance
