Nursing Mentor/Teaching Assistant

Blackfeet Community College•Browning, MT

17h

About The Position

The Nursing Mentor/Teaching Assistant supports student learning, progression, retention, and readiness for professional nursing practice in Blackfeet Community College’s baccalaureate nursing program. The role works collaboratively with nursing faculty to provide mentoring, tutoring, and ATI/TEAS support. It is a regular, full-time faculty position with a 10-month term of employment and 20 pay periods. The position receives supervision from the Nursing Program Director, Vice President of Academic Affairs, and President. It may provide peer guidance and facilitate student-to-student mentoring, but does not independently supervise nursing faculty. The position coordinates structured peer mentoring between senior and junior nursing students; provides individual and small-group tutoring; supports ATI and TEAS preparation; and assists with learning activities in didactic courses, skills laboratory, simulation, and clinical rotations as assigned. Clinical practice experiences remain planned and evaluated by nursing faculty. The role reinforces safe, evidence-informed nursing practice and professional behaviors, models professional conduct, and maintains timely, confidential records of student support activities. The employee identifies students who may need additional academic support and communicates concerns to appropriate faculty or the Nursing Program Director, making referrals to college resources as appropriate. The position also supports program assessment and continuous improvement, participates in meetings and professional development, and monitors examinations when needed. Work schedules may include afternoons, evenings, weekends, simulation, or clinical hours depending on program and student needs. Physical duties may include prolonged standing or sitting, walking, computer use, demonstrating nursing skills, and moving or lifting instructional equipment and supplies. Reasonable accommodation applies as applicable.

Requirements

Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) from an accredited nursing program.
Current, unencumbered Registered Nurse license in the State of Montana.
Minimum of one year of clinical nursing experience.
Knowledge of professional nursing practice, student-centered learning, clinical and simulation learning environments, academic support, and nursing student progression.
Knowledge of confidentiality, professional boundaries, safety, and culturally responsive student support.
Effective oral and written communication, organization and recordkeeping, tutoring and mentoring, collaboration with faculty and students, and use of educational technology and nursing learning platforms.
Ability to work effectively with diverse learners; reinforce course and program expectations without independently changing curriculum or student evaluation standards; recognize concerns requiring referral; and maintain professional relationships and confidentiality.
Meet any additional clinical-site, college, or regulatory requirements applicable to assigned duties.

Nice To Haves

Experience with ATI or comparable nursing education/testing platforms.
Experience supporting nursing students in tutoring, mentoring, skills laboratory, simulation, clinical education, or higher education.

Responsibilities

Coordinate the nursing student mentoring program, including structured peer mentoring between senior and junior nursing students.
Provide individual and small-group tutoring across nursing coursework and reinforce study strategies, time management, clinical reasoning, and test-taking skills.
Serve as an ATI resource/champion for students and faculty; track student engagement and progress with ATI and coordinate ATI review activities for senior students.
Assist students with TEAS preparation and follow-up and support implementation of ATI Launch or comparable onboarding/readiness resources for newly admitted students.
Assist course faculty with learning activities in didactic courses, skills laboratory, simulation, and clinical rotations as assigned; clinical practice experiences remain planned and evaluated by nursing faculty.
Reinforce safe, evidence-informed nursing practice and professional behaviors, including communication, teamwork, adaptability, problem-solving, therapeutic interactions, and appropriate responses to patients and families in crisis.
Serve as a professional role model and resource to students in classroom, clinical, laboratory, and simulation settings.
Maintain timely records of student contacts, tutoring and mentoring activities, referrals, participation, and outcomes while protecting student privacy and confidentiality.
Identify students needing additional academic support, communicate concerns to appropriate course faculty and the Nursing Program Director, and make referrals to available college resources as appropriate.
Support program assessment and continuous improvement by providing requested student-support data and assisting the Nursing Program Director with reports for college leadership, the Board of Trustees, and nursing/accreditation review activities.
Participate in orientation, faculty/program meetings, training, ATI professional development/conferences, and other activities related to assigned responsibilities.
Maintain current knowledge and competency appropriate to assigned nursing education support responsibilities.
Monitor course and final exams in a classroom setting as needed, ensuring proper test-taking procedures and a distraction-free environment; monitor students throughout examinations and promptly report technical issues, suspected irregularities, or noncompliance to appropriate nursing faculty or the Nursing Program Director.
Treat students and fellow staff members with respect and follow all testing protocols.
Perform other duties necessary to the function of Blackfeet Community College and the Nursing Program, as assigned.