Part Time Clinical Nursing Instructor, Mental Health Nursing

North Shore Community College • Danvers, MA

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About The Position

North Shore Community College is hiring a part-time Clinical Nursing Instructor for Mental Health Nursing. The instructor will facilitate student learning in a mental health clinical setting and supervise students providing safe, evidence-based nursing care to hospitalized patients. The role teaches clinical reasoning, patient assessment, medication administration, care planning, interdisciplinary communication, and nursing skills. The instructor evaluates student performance against program learning outcomes, clinical objectives, and professional nursing standards; documents formative and summative feedback on clinical competencies; and collaborates with nursing faculty and healthcare agency personnel to provide a quality clinical learning experience. The instructor communicates weekly with the Course Team Leader and Department Chair about student attainment of outcomes.

The position is based at a clinical agency and is scheduled Thursdays and Fridays from 7:00 AM to 3:00 PM. It is a non-benefited MCCC unit position. Pay is $72.45 per hour for a BSN or $80.73 per hour for an MSN or higher degree. The College is not providing visa sponsorships.

Requirements

• A Massachusetts Registered Nurse license in good standing.
• Either a master's degree in nursing and at least two years of full-time nursing employment in the last five years, or a bachelor's degree in nursing and at least five years of full-time Registered Nurse experience within the last eight years.
• BSN faculty must matriculate in a graduate nursing program within one year of appointment and have an expected graduation date within five years of matriculation, or obtain current Nurse Education certification from a Board-recognized certifying organization within three years of appointment.
• At least two years of full-time nursing experience, or its equivalent, within the last five years.
• BLS Health Provider Level certification from the American Heart Association.
• Must clear a 10-panel urine drug screen under the clinical placement policy as a condition of employment.
• Must pass a CORI/SORI and/or National Background Check as a condition of employment.

Nice To Haves

• An earned master's degree in nursing.
• Previous clinical teaching experience.
• Experience with patient simulation and technology.
• Successful experience interacting with culturally diverse populations.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate student learning in a mental health clinical setting.
• Supervise students in the delivery of safe, evidence-based nursing care to hospitalized patients.
• Teach clinical reasoning, patient assessment, medication administration, care planning, interdisciplinary communication, and nursing skills.
• Evaluate student performance in accordance with program learning outcomes, clinical objectives, and professional nursing standards.
• Provide and document formative and summative feedback regarding student achievement of clinical competencies.
• Collaborate with nursing faculty and healthcare agency personnel to ensure a quality clinical learning experience.
• Communicate weekly with the Course Team Leader and Department Chair about student attainment of outcomes.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time