Mental Health BSN Nursing Instructor - Per diem - Fresno

Workforce Solutions • Fresno, CA

5d • Onsite

About The Position

Unitek Learning is seeking a Mental Health BSN Nursing Instructor to join their team in Fresno, in partnership with Community Health Systems. This role involves providing clinical site education to students enrolled in the Workforce Solutions Program. The instructor will deliver education in skills labs and/or clinical settings, utilizing adult learning principles, and planning/supervising student clinical experiences. Responsibilities include evaluating student performance, providing timely feedback, 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, integrate online activities, submit required reports, stay current with technologies and safety regulations, participate in committee activities, attend faculty meetings, and provide student communication through office hours or electronic methods. Other duties may be 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 coursework in nursing, education, or administration, and academic preparation for the subject they teach to be considered as Assignment Faculty.
• BSN and currently enrolled in a Master’s program may be considered for a Clinical Teaching Assistant.
• 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).
• Expertise in one of the following areas of nursing – Mental Health, Medical-Surgical, Geriatrics, Pediatrics, L&D, Community Health, and/or Critical Care.

Nice To Haves

• One-year experience teaching courses related to nursing or completion of a course which includes practice in teaching nursing preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide Clinical site education to students enrolled at the assigned Workforce Solutions Program site.
• Provide education in the skills lab and/or clinical setting commensurate with established curriculum and faculty expertise.
• Utilize principles of teaching that recognize the characteristics of the adult learner.
• Plan and supervise student clinical experience in assigned health care facilities.
• Evaluate 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.
• Assist 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.
• Ensure clinical assignments meet both student and facility needs.
• Determine best method to observe, instruct, and evaluate students.
• Make 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.
• Other duties as assigned.

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