Adjunct Faculty, Nursing Clinicals

South University•Virginia Beach, VA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

South University provides a warm, supportive learning environment for faculty, staff, and students, encouraging professional growth. With a 125-year history, South University is committed to its community and aims to be a place where individuals can belong, believe, and become, making a difference in students' lives. The Nursing Clinical Adjunct is responsible for the overall effectiveness of clinical experiences, primarily preparing and teaching clinical and/or laboratory nursing courses. This role involves collaboration with the Lead Clinical Faculty, Clinical Coordinator, and Program Director. This is an in-person position, not remote.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree
Two years’ experience in the clinical specialty area
Current knowledge in area of clinical practice.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills including the ability to build successful relationships with student populations.
Outstanding conflict resolution skills.
Demonstrated time management and detail-oriented skills
Computer based skills (i.e., software, analytical, and report writing skills)
Demonstrated clinical competency and professional standards of practice.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree in nursing preferred
Preferred specialty areas sought are medical-surgical nursing, intensive care, or emergency department settings.
Membership in a professional association related to area of instruction preferred.

Responsibilities

Supervises students in clinical practice, internships, observations, field experiences, nursing labs, and other similar course and graduation requirements
Counsels or refers students with identified clinical performance problems.
Maintains the highest moral and ethical standards as an educator, as a nursing professional, and as a responsible member of the community.
Debriefs and evaluates students in clinical practice, observations, and field experiences.
Teaches the number of hours and courses stated in the employment contract for the stated time periods.
Meets all clinicals and other scheduled responsibilities such as office hours and meetings at the designated time.
Articulates course learning outcomes or objectives to ensure student understanding of course learning objectives and expectations.
Assists the Lead Clinical Faculty with the creation of the course/clinical syllabus
Creates course materials required to deliver course information in an understandable and interesting manner to ensure students are engaged with the course material to facilitate achievement of the course learning outcomes.
Adheres to identified office hours and be available to assist students to understand course content and/or clinical scenarios to facilitate the comprehension of materials through one-to-one meeting or in assists students to master course material by being available through “office hours” and or small group sessions