Adult Health Visiting Professor
About The Position
Chamberlain College of Nursing seeks part-time clinical instructors to teach students in its Bachelor of Science in Nursing program, with a focus on Adult Health (Medical-Surgical) Nursing. The course addresses the needs of adult patients and their families in health promotion and the management of conditions requiring acute and chronic care. Students use the nursing process to discuss health alterations affecting selected life processes and continue developing professional skills as members of the health team. The clinical instructor 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 instructor plans clinical experiences, directly supervises and evaluates students providing nursing care, and gives documented feedback based on course objectives. The role may also include student remediation, orientation to clinical agency policies, development of written clinical assignments, timely grading, and teaching didactic content under the supervision of a course coordinator. The instructor keeps the course coordinator informed about student and agency issues and concerns. The position is associated with clinical placements at Vibra Hospital in Folsom and Northbay Fairfield. Listed teaching days are Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. Proof of COVID-19 vaccination may be required at certain clinical partner sites. The position reports to the dean or assistant dean, with direct oversight also provided by a course coordinator.
Requirements
- Master's degree in Nursing.
- At least 2 years of direct patient care experience in the relevant clinical specialty or content area assigned, to support safe, effective, evidence-based instruction.
- Excellent communication skills.
- High level of initiative and prudent judgment.
- Professional nurse licensure in the state of practice.
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 all autonomous aspects of individual teaching assignments.
- Plan clinical experiences and directly supervise and evaluate nursing students delivering care to individuals or groups.
- Evaluate students and provide documented feedback on their performance based on course objectives.
- Be available to remediate students as required or needed.
- Orient to and maintain current knowledge of agency and clinical policies, procedures, and expectations, with assistance from agency or clinical personnel.
- Develop and post written clinical assignments appropriate to students' knowledge, competencies, and individual learning needs.
- Grade homework, quizzes, tests, lab assignments, clinical paperwork, and other written work in a timely manner.
- May teach didactic course content under the supervision of the course coordinator.
- Keep the course coordinator informed of student and agency issues and concerns.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Part-time
Career Level
Mid Level
