Adjunct Faculty - Nursing Clinical Instructor

MassBay Community College•Framingham, MA

54d•$73 - $83

About The Position

MassBay fosters educational excellence and academic success to prepare students for local and global citizenship, to promote their personal growth, to meet critical workforce demands of communities, and to contribute to the region's economic development. Massachusetts Bay Community College is served by a cadre of employees of varied backgrounds and experiences. We invite all individuals to consider joining 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. Position Summary: The ideal candidate will join a vibrant educational community and have a desire and ability to serve a population of students with various needs and backgrounds. 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. The faculty is responsible for managing this 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 in Nursing. The instructor must have clinical experience, communicate effectively, assess students objectively, and work as part of a team. Instructor responsibilities include supervising Practical Nursing and/or Associate Degree Nursing students in the clinical setting; guidance in completing assignments such as daily clinical worksheets, concept maps, and care plans; and conducting student evaluations.

Requirements

Current unencumbered Massachusetts RN license;
Recent clinical practice in relevant areas: All areas of nursing are encouraged to apply;
Must meet one of the following requirements:
MSN with a minimum of 2 years nursing experience; or
BSN with 2 years of nursing experience and matriculated in an MSN program with expected graduation within 5 years; or
BSN and a minimum of five years of full-time experience in nursing, or its equivalent and evidence of clinical competence in the area(s) of clinical instruction;
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;

Nice To Haves

Clinical teaching experience preferred.
Sensitivity and commitment to the goals of Affirmative Action;
Experience working in a community college or similar environment;
Demonstrates commitment to working with students in need.

Responsibilities

Demonstrates knowledge of subject matter and an awareness of new developments in the field;
Integrates theory 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 clinical evaluations;
Assigns, supervises, plans experiences, and evaluates students in practice learning environments based on course and program student learning outcomes;
Provides support, guidance, and instruction on all aspects of patient care while at the clinical facility or laboratory classroom;
Demonstrates 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;
Provides feedback on student achievement of student learning outcomes;
Attend orientation on campus;
Participate in clinical faculty mentoring as identified by the Assistant Dean of Nursing and course faculty;
Participate in the Programs' continuous improvement efforts, which include BORN and ACEN requirements;
Maintain appropriate paperwork and documentation required by the programs.