BSN Instructor - Mental Health - Per Diem

Workforce Solutions • Visalia, CA

3d • Hybrid

About The Position

Unitek Learning is seeking a Mental Health BSN Nursing Instructor to join our team in Visalia, in partnership with our Workforce Development Partner, Kaweah Health. This role involves providing lab and clinical site education to students enrolled in the assigned Workforce Development Program. The instructor will utilize principles of adult learning, plan and supervise student clinical experiences, and evaluate student performance based on established outcomes. Responsibilities include timely feedback on clinical performance, maintaining student records, ensuring clinical assignments meet student and facility needs, and determining the best methods for observation, instruction, and evaluation. The instructor will also strive to improve instruction quality, demonstrate or acquire skills for online teaching enhancements, submit required reports, stay current with technologies and safety regulations, participate in faculty meetings, and provide student access for communication through office hours or electronic means. Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Hold a valid, unencumbered license issued by the California Board of Registered Nursing
• Eligible for approval by CA BRN as Instructor for Medical-Surgical, OB, Pediatrics, Mental Health, Community Health, or Geriatrics
• Master’s degree from an accredited college or university that includes course work in nursing, education, or administration, and academic preparation for the subject they teach to be considered as Assignment Faculty
• Minimum four-years’ experience, with one year in the last five years, as a registered nurse providing direct patient care.
• Clinical experience within the last five years (clinical teaching in an RN program applies toward direct patient care.)
• Clinically competent as defined in CCR Section 1420(c)

Nice To Haves

• BSN and currently enrolled in a Master’s program may be considered for a Clinical Teaching Assistant
• One-year experience teaching courses related to nursing or completion of a course which includes practice in teaching nursing preferred
• Expertise in one of the following areas of nursing – Mental Health, Medical-Surgical, Geriatrics, Pediatrics, L&D, Community Health, and/or Critical Care

Responsibilities

• Providing education in the skills lab and/or clinical setting commensurate with established curriculum and faculty expertise (clinical rotations can be days, evenings, weekends, or a combination of all)
• Utilize principles of teaching that recognize the characteristics of the adult learner
• Plan and supervises student clinical experience in assigned health care facilities
• Evaluates student performance in relation to clinical learning outcomes in accordance with policies and procedures established by Unitek College, Department of Nursing
• Provide feedback of clinical performance or specific event in a timely manner after observation
• Assists in maintaining student records as evidenced by keeping accurate clinical and/or skills lab attendance, completed skills check-off forms, and assisting with requested programmatic outcome data collection
• Ensuring clinical assignments meet both student and facility needs
• Determines best method to observe, instruct, and evaluate students
• Makes continuous efforts to improve quality of instruction
• Demonstrate or be willing to acquire skills for utilizing online activities as enhancers to course content/material during interactive teaching and learning
• Submit required program reports and forms to the Academic Site Director of the program in a timely manner
• Keep current with innovative technologies and safety regulations
• Participate in committee activities that support the mission and function of the nursing program as needed
• Attend faculty meetings
• Provide access to students for ongoing communication through scheduling of office hours, electronic communication, or other appropriate method

Benefits

• Medical, Dental and Vision starting the 1st of the month following 30 days of employment
• 2 Weeks’ starting Vacation per year. Increasing based on years of service with company
• 12 paid Holidays and 2 Floating Holiday
• 401K with a Company Match
• Company Paid Life Insurance at 1x’s your annual salary
• Leadership development and training for career advancement
• Tuition assistance and Forgiveness for you and your family up to 100% depending on program

What This Job Offers

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