BSN Instructor - Mental Health - Per Diem
About The Position
Unitek Learning is seeking a Mental Health BSN Nursing Instructor to provide lab and clinical-site education to students enrolled at the assigned Workforce Solutions Program site, in partnership with Kaweah Health in Visalia. The instructor provides education in skills-lab and/or clinical settings in accordance with the established curriculum and their faculty expertise. Hours vary based on clinical rotations and skills-lab courses; clinical rotations may take place during days, evenings, or weekends, or a combination of these. The instructor plans and supervises clinical experiences, evaluates student performance against clinical learning outcomes, and provides timely feedback. The role also involves maintaining student records, ensuring clinical assignments meet student and facility needs, improving instructional quality, using online activities to enhance teaching and learning, and submitting required reports and forms to the Academic Site Director. The instructor keeps current with innovative technologies and safety regulations, participates in program committees and faculty meetings as needed, and remains available to students through office hours or other communication methods. Other duties may be assigned.
Requirements
- Hold a valid, unencumbered license issued by the California Board of Registered Nursing.
- Be eligible for approval by the California Board of Registered Nursing as an instructor in Medical-Surgical, OB, Pediatrics, Mental Health, Community Health, or Geriatrics.
- Have a master's degree from an accredited college or university that includes coursework in nursing, education, or administration, and academic preparation for the subject taught; or have completed a BSN and be currently enrolled in a master's program, which may be considered.
- Have at least four years of experience, including one year within the last five years, as a registered nurse providing direct patient care. Clinical teaching in an RN program applies toward direct patient care.
- Be clinically competent as defined in CCR Section 1420(c).
- Have expertise in at least one of these nursing areas: Mental Health, Medical-Surgical, Geriatrics, Pediatrics, L&D, Community Health, or Critical Care.
Nice To Haves
- One year of experience teaching nursing-related courses or completion of a course that includes practice in teaching nursing is preferred.
Responsibilities
- Provide education in the skills lab and/or clinical setting in accordance with the established curriculum and faculty expertise.
- Use teaching principles that recognize the characteristics of adult learners.
- Plan and supervise student clinical experiences at assigned healthcare facilities.
- Evaluate student performance in relation to clinical learning outcomes and applicable Unitek College Department of Nursing policies and procedures.
- Provide timely feedback on clinical performance or specific events after observation.
- Maintain accurate clinical and/or skills-lab attendance and completed skills check-off forms, and assist with requested programmatic outcome data collection.
- Ensure clinical assignments meet both student and facility needs.
- Determine appropriate methods to observe, instruct, and evaluate students.
- Make continuous efforts to improve the quality of instruction.
- Demonstrate or acquire skills for using online activities to enhance course content during interactive teaching and learning.
- Submit required program reports and forms to the Academic Site Director in a timely manner.
- Keep current with innovative technologies and safety regulations.
- Participate in committee activities supporting the nursing program as needed.
- Attend faculty meetings.
- Provide students with ongoing communication access through office hours, electronic communication, or another appropriate method.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision coverage for full-time employees starting the first of the month after 30 days of employment.
- Two weeks of starting vacation per year, increasing based on years of service.
- 12 paid holidays and 2 floating holidays.
- 401(k) with company match.
- Company-paid life insurance at one times annual salary.
- Leadership development and training for career advancement.
- Tuition assistance and forgiveness for the employee and family, up to 100% depending on the program.
