Adult Health Clinical Faculty (Part-Time)

Covista • Tinley Park, IL

4d • $1,120 - $7,245 • Onsite

About The Position

Chamberlain University is hiring a part-time Adult Health Clinical Faculty member to teach and support nursing students. The faculty member implements the College’s philosophy, curriculum, program outcomes, and course objectives through clinical teaching and service to the College, community, health system, and profession. The role plans clinical experiences, directly supervises and evaluates students providing nursing care, and gives documented feedback based on course objectives. The faculty member may also teach didactic course content under the supervision of a course coordinator.

The position includes responsibility for individual teaching assignments, student remediation when needed, orientation to clinical agency policies and procedures, and timely correction of student work. The faculty member contributes to program development and evaluation, campus retention and assessment efforts, and improvements to college operations and student satisfaction. The role reports to the dean or assistant dean, with direct oversight also provided by a course coordinator.

This is a campus-based visiting professor position. Expected compensation is between $1,120 and $7,245 per assignment, depending on education and experience and other job-related factors.

Requirements

• Master’s degree in Nursing.
• At least 2 years of experience within the last 5 years practicing nursing as a registered nurse.
• Professional nurse licensure in the state of Illinois.
• Excellent communication skills, a high level of initiative, and prudent judgment.

Responsibilities

• Implement the College’s philosophy, curriculum, program outcomes, and course objectives through clinical teaching and service to the College, community, health system, and profession.
• Assume responsibility for autonomous aspects of individual teaching loads.
• Plan clinical experiences and directly supervise and evaluate nursing students providing care to individuals or groups.
• Make oneself available to staff at clinical agencies.
• Evaluate student performance against course objectives and provide documented feedback.
• Provide student remediation as needed.
• Maintain current knowledge of agency and clinical policies, procedures, and expectations, with assistance from agency or clinical personnel.
• Develop and post written clinical assignments suited to students’ knowledge, competencies, and learning needs.
• Correct and return homework, quizzes, tests, lab assignments, clinical paperwork, and other written work in a timely manner.
• Contribute to the ongoing development, implementation, and evaluation of programs and the College.
• May teach didactic course content under the supervision of a course coordinator.
• Keep the course coordinator informed of student and agency issues and concerns.
• Work with college administration, staff, and faculty to improve college operations and student satisfaction.
• Participate in the College Assessment Program, campus retention efforts, and departmental and campus policies.
• Serve as a professional role model in customer service, collaboration, communication, excellence, dress, attendance, and general professionalism.
• Use relationship skills for group problem solving, consensus building, and win-win negotiation.
• Comply with applicable regulatory rules, standards, policies, and standards.
• Report to the dean or assistant dean; a course coordinator also provides direct oversight.
• Handle related duties and other duties as assigned.

Benefits

• Flexible schedule.
• Excellent compensation.
• Mentorship and support programs.
• Opportunities for career growth.
• Professor support, student-led study groups, and clinical and career networking opportunities.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time