Fundamentals Visiting Professor

Covista•Sacramento, CA

1h•$65 - $98•Hybrid

About The Position

The Fundamentals Visiting Professor teaches Fundamental Nursing Skills, with content focused on health promotion and the rehabilitative aspects of patient care. Students provide direct patient care while developing nursing skills and concepts and applying the nursing process and basic nursing practice. The professor 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 includes planning and supervising clinical experiences, evaluating student performance, providing feedback and remediation, and contributing to program development and college operations. The position is part-time and offers a flexible schedule.

Requirements

Master’s degree in Nursing.
At least 2 years of direct patient care experience in the relevant clinical specialty or content area.
Professional Nurse licensure in the state of practice.
Excellent communication skills.
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 patient care.
Make oneself available to staff at clinical agencies.
Evaluate students’ performance against course objectives and provide documented feedback.
Provide student remediation as required or 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 consistent with 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 ongoing program and College development, implementation, and evaluation.
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 professionalism.
Use relationship skills in 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, with direct oversight also provided by a course coordinator.
Handle related duties and other duties as assigned.