Adjunct Nursing Instructor - Per Diem - Variable

Mohawk Valley Health System • City of Utica, NY

18d • $47 - $63

About The Position

Under the direction of the President of the College of Nursing and the Deans of Student and Faculty Development, the Adjunct Nursing Instructor guides students during laboratory and clinical practice. The instructor helps students use the nursing process while adhering to the State Nurse Practice Act, the Code of Ethics for Nurses, ANA Standards of Care, and the mission, philosophy, policies, and procedures of St. Elizabeth Medical Center or another designated facility.

The role promotes the connection between biopsychosocial sciences, nursing theory, and clinical practice; develops learners’ critical-thinking and reasoning skills; evaluates learning across cognitive, psychomotor, and affective domains; and provides learners with feedback on their progress. The instructor maintains professional knowledge relevant to contemporary nursing practice and builds collegial relationships with students, faculty, and clinical agency personnel to foster a caring learning environment.

Requirements

• Master’s degree in Nursing from an accredited college.
• Two years of clinical nursing practice.
• At least one year of teaching experience.
• Current licensure as a registered professional nurse in New York State.
• Certification in CPR at the BLS level.
• Membership in the New York State Nurses Association.

Responsibilities

• Guide students in laboratory and clinical practice as they use the nursing process and follow applicable professional standards, facility policies, and procedures.
• Promote the correlation of biopsychosocial sciences and nursing theory to clinical practice.
• Create opportunities for learners to develop multiperspectival critical-thinking and reasoning skills.
• Manage responsibilities in a timely, accurate, and thorough manner.
• Communicate each learner’s progress through consistent feedback and collaborate on remediation plans when appropriate.
• Use a variety of strategies to evaluate learning in the cognitive, psychomotor, and affective domains.
• Maintain the professional practice knowledge base needed to prepare learners for contemporary nursing practice.
• Develop collegial working relationships with students, faculty colleagues, and clinical agency personnel to promote a caring learning environment.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Mid Level