Fundamentals Visiting Professor
About The Position
Chamberlain College of Nursing seeks part-time Clinical Instructors interested in teaching students in its Bachelor of Science in Nursing program, with applications currently accepted for the Fundamental Nursing Skills specialty. This content focuses on health promotion and the rehabilitative aspects of patient care. Students provide direct patient care while acquiring nursing skills and concepts, using the nursing process to implement basic aspects of nursing practice. 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 and supervises clinical experiences, evaluates student performance, provides documented feedback, supports remediation, and maintains knowledge of agency and clinical policies. The role also includes developing written clinical assignments, grading student work, communicating student and agency concerns to the course coordinator, and potentially teaching didactic content under the course coordinator's supervision. 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.
- Professional nurse licensure in the state of practice.
- Excellent communication skills, a 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 all autonomous aspects of individual teaching assignments.
- Plan clinical experiences and directly supervise and evaluate nursing students providing care to individuals or groups.
- Evaluate student performance against course objectives and provide documented feedback.
- Provide student remediation 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 consistent with students' knowledge, skill competency, and individual learning needs.
- Grade homework, quizzes, tests, lab assignments, clinical paperwork, and other written work in a timely manner.
- Potentially 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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Job Type
Part-time
