Applicant Pool for Adjunct Faculty, Clinical Teaching Assistant, Nursing

Owens Community College•Findlay, OH

9d•Onsite

About The Position

The part-time nursing clinical faculty member works under the direction of a full-time faculty member to plan, direct, instruct, and evaluate nursing students’ clinical learning experiences. The adjunct communicates student performance concerns and evaluation information to full-time faculty, shares course goals and learning outcomes with healthcare agency personnel, and collaborates with agency staff to support students’ critical thinking, reflective thinking, and decision-making. The position follows Nursing Program policies and attends clinical faculty meetings. The role requires current clinical nursing knowledge, professional communication, sound judgment, and the ability to provide safe patient care while considering clients’ needs and safety. The clinical teaching assistant serves as a professional and ethical role model, supports student learning through constructive feedback and advocacy, and uses equipment available in a hospital setting. The position meets clinical agency orientation requirements and facilitates student orientation. Under faculty direction, it plans and evaluates learning experiences, adapts strategies to adult learners, communicates with agency staff, evaluates student progress, and collaborates with faculty and healthcare personnel to support student success. It also completes and submits student evaluations and schedules on time, maintains communications, and attends part-time Nursing Clinical Faculty meetings. Applicants must meet Ohio Board of Nursing requirements. Applicants with an associate degree in nursing and a current, valid, unencumbered Ohio Registered Nurse license must have at least two years of RN experience; qualified applicants may teach LPN students in clinical settings. Applicants with a bachelor’s degree in nursing and the same license and experience requirements may teach LPN and RN students in clinical and laboratory settings, as permitted by applicable requirements.

Requirements

Current, valid, unencumbered Registered Nurse license in the State of Ohio.
At least two years of experience as a Registered Nurse.
For LPN clinical teaching eligibility: an associate degree in nursing (ADN/ASN).
For teaching LPN and RN students in clinical and laboratory settings, as permitted by applicable Ohio Board of Nursing requirements: a bachelor’s degree in nursing (BSN).
Working knowledge of current clinical practice in an area of nursing expertise.
Ability to demonstrate critical thinking and clinical reasoning.
Ability to communicate professionally and in a timely manner with clinical agency staff and College personnel.
Ability to make quick decisions, make decisions under pressure, and multitask.
Ability to provide safe patient care and understand and use equipment present in a hospital setting.
Ability to consider client needs and safety in relation to student learning experiences.
Punctuality and ability to work the assigned shift in its entirety.

Responsibilities

Plan, direct, instruct, and evaluate nursing students’ clinical learning experiences under the direction of full-time faculty.
Communicate student performance concerns and evaluation information to full-time faculty.
Communicate course goals and student learning outcomes to healthcare agency personnel.
Collaborate with agency staff to create opportunities for student critical reasoning, reflective thinking, and decision-making.
Meet clinical agency orientation requirements and facilitate orientation for students.
Consider clients’ needs and safety when planning student learning experiences.
Identify individual learning styles and develop strategies appropriate for adult learners using educational theory and evidence-based practice.
Post schedules and inner rotation forms in a timely manner.
Evaluate student progress and provide effective, constructive communication throughout the clinical experience.
Collaborate with full-time faculty to provide conditions that support student success.
Follow Nursing Program policies, submit student evaluations on time, and maintain communication by email and interoffice mail.
Attend Part-time Nursing Clinical Faculty meetings.
Serve as a professional, ethical role model and collaborate as part of the healthcare team.