Adjunct Professor-Nursing-RN

The Christ Hospital Health Network • OH, OH

7h

About The Position

This part-time, temporary position teaches or assists in teaching one or more courses or clinical experiences per academic term. The Adjunct Professor implements learning experiences for students and contributes to the college’s operational effectiveness by supervising students’ clinical and didactic experiences under the direction of course faculty. The position reports directly to the Program Chair, Nursing.

The role includes implementing clinical, simulation, skills-lab, and/or didactic learning experiences to help students meet course and clinical outcomes. The professor teaches assigned didactic courses for the academic semester and assigned clinical or laboratory experiences, collaborating with associated course faculty when appropriate. During clinical and skills-lab experiences, the professor supervises student learning as directed by course faculty, communicates objectives, orients students to clinical sites as applicable, and explains students’ roles and clinical outcomes to managers and nursing personnel. The professor applies teaching strategies designed by course faculty and informed by current education and practice-based research; provides objective informal and formal feedback; uses evaluation surveys to assess clinical experiences; maintains expertise and required qualifications in the assigned clinical area and in nursing practice; and assists with course orientation as applicable.

The professor serves as a role model for professional growth and development, maintains required active licensure, and follows professional and legal standards for client care, appearance, and conduct.

Requirements

• Completion of an approved professional nursing education program in a jurisdiction as defined in the OAC.
• For clinical instruction, a Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing is required.
• For didactic instruction, a Master’s Degree in Nursing is required.
• At least two years of experience practicing as a registered nurse.
• Current, valid Ohio RN licensure.
• BLS certification.

Nice To Haves

• A Master’s Degree in Nursing is preferred for clinical instruction.
• Teaching experience is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Teach or assist in teaching one or more courses or clinical experiences per academic term.
• Implement clinical, simulation, skills-lab, and/or didactic learning experiences to help students meet course and clinical outcomes.
• Teach assigned didactic courses for the duration of the academic semester and ensure learning assessment goals and outcomes are met.
• Collaborate with associated course faculty when appropriate.
• Teach assigned clinical and laboratory experiences.
• Supervise students’ clinical and skills-lab experiences as directed by course faculty.
• Communicate clinical objectives and orient students to assigned clinical sites, as applicable.
• Explain students’ roles and clinical outcomes to managers and nursing personnel in the clinical area.
• Implement clinical teaching strategies designed by course faculty and based on current education and practice-based research.
• Provide students informal and formal feedback on clinical performance using objective evaluative criteria.
• Use evaluation surveys to determine the effectiveness of clinical experiences.
• Maintain expertise and required qualifications for the assigned clinical area, teaching, and professional nursing practice.
• Assist with course orientation, as applicable.
• Model professional growth and development.
• Maintain active licensure as required.
• Maintain professional and legal standards relating to client care, appearance, and conduct.

What This Job Offers

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