Glassboro

Virtua Memorial Hospital•Glassboro, NJ

23h•Onsite

About The Position

The Nursing Instructor plans, implements, and evaluates nursing students’ classroom, clinical, virtual, and in-person learning experiences. The role includes providing student guidance and tutoring, contributing to the overall nursing program, and demonstrating professionalism and continued development in teaching, service, and scholarship. The instructor works at the School of Nursing in Glassboro, New Jersey, on site, full time, with a first-shift schedule and 40 weekly hours. The instructor plans and delivers courses that integrate theory and clinical experience to prepare students for entry-level nursing practice. They organize courses around established outlines, develop evaluation tools, coordinate clinical placements, use creative teaching strategies, assess learning experiences, and submit written course reports. They also contribute to curriculum development, course planning, faculty activities, student recruitment and admissions activities, program promotion, and the school’s committees and events. The role manages student guidance, evaluation, and discipline; provides advisement and formative and summative evaluations; and applies school policies fairly. The instructor maintains clinical competence, participates in continuing education and faculty orientation, supports and incorporates nursing and nursing education research, and promotes the nursing profession through community service. The role also requires adherence to applicable laws, regulations, privacy requirements, and organizational policies, including compliance and safety standards.

Requirements

Master of Nursing degree required.
New Jersey RN licensure required.
BLS certification required.
At least 2 years of teaching experience preferred; novice educators with adjunct faculty experience will be trained.
Maintain CPR certification for health care providers.
Meet hospital-based mandatory education requirements.

Nice To Haves

Master of Nursing Education, EdD, PhD, or DNP preferred.
Certified Nurse Educator (CNE) preferred.
ACLS, NALS, and PALS required for specialty courses.

Responsibilities

Plan and implement courses integrating theory and clinical experiences to prepare students for entry-level nursing practice.
Organize courses based on course outlines, develop evaluation tools, coordinate clinical experiences with appropriate agencies, and use creative teaching strategies.
Evaluate courses and clinical learning experiences and submit written course reports.
Serve as a role model and demonstrate caring behaviors to students, patients, families, and staff.
Participate in planning, developing, and evaluating curriculum, and attend weekly course-planning meetings.
Select appropriate learning environments and contribute to the annual budget and faculty workshops.
Promote the nursing program by participating in open houses, applicant interviews, school activities, and Faculty Organization committees.
Provide student guidance and advisement; conduct fair evaluations and discipline; enforce school policies; and manage classroom and clinical student behavior.
Participate in continuing education, maintain required CPR certification, complete hospital-based mandatory education, and demonstrate clinical competence.
Promote nursing through community service and participate in new-faculty orientation and the development of faculty personnel policies.
Support and use nursing and nursing education research; incorporate research findings into theory content, clinical practice, and program development and evaluation; and participate in research activities.
Comply with applicable ethical, regulatory, legal, privacy, safety, infection-control, and organizational requirements; protect records and report noncompliance or privacy breaches.