Onsite Instructor, Learning Lab - Salt Lake City, UT - Part Time

Western Governors University•Salt Lake City, UT

11d•Onsite

About The Position

This position is located ON-SITE in the WGU Clinical Learning & Simulation Center in Salt Lake City, UT. This position will be required to work 3 days/week (24hrs/wk) 7:30 am - 4:30 pm as needed. The Instructor, Learning Lab is a clinically experienced subject matter expert who is responsible for facilitating student learning and performance assessment(s) in on-site Clinical Learning Labs. Student learning activities in Clinical Learning Labs range from learning basic nursing skills to resolving simple-to-complex patient care situations via high-fidelity simulation. Teaching responsibilities can include traditional basic nursing skills and nursing care with high-fidelity simulation.

Requirements

Active Nurse Practitioner license and current Nurse Practitioner Certification.
Problem solving skills – Investigates appropriate resources and involves partners when appropriate. Is future oriented. Assesses what will help or hinder achieving goals. Focuses on what is important.
Interpersonal skills – Deals with others in a considerate, respectful, and unbiased manner. Approaches conflict proactively. Solicits and shares feedback openly. Listens with empathy and maintains composure.
Accuracy – Draws on facts collected from a broad knowledge of WGUs goals and processes.
Adaptability – Corrects behaviors and communication style to meet the needs of a wide range of situations. Tackle obstacles appropriately and is comfortable with ambiguity.
Reliability – Accountable to others; does what it takes to get the job done. Actions are consistent with words. Follows through on commitments. Exhibits exceptional integrity.
Attitude – Displays commitment to the organization and to personal growth. Is self-motivated and able to motivate and inspire others. Asserts self appropriately to champion ideas. Tells the truth in a direct and constructive manner.
Initiative – Self-directs with a strong tendency for action. Leads the way to improve performance or processes. Displays keen interest in students and organization.
MSN required (contingent on State Board of Nursing regulations).
Active Nurse Practitioner license and current Nurse Practitioner Certification
2+ years of professional work experience.
Experience with primary care procedures, including suturing, skin biopsies, casting, splinting, joint injections, and women's health examinations.
This individual is a demonstrated subject matter expert with assigned content or practice area(s).
Requires an active and unencumbered (will be verified) RN License in the State of the lab location.

Nice To Haves

Strong experience with distance education and distance learning students is preferred.
Experience in simulation-based education is preferred.
Experience with integrated technology systems and tools

Responsibilities

Serves as a professional role model for students in dress, communication, deportment, problem solving, care delivery and patient advocacy to facilitate student’s socialization into the profession.
Demonstrates understanding of and participates in implementation of the philosophy and goals of the nursing program.
Demonstrates respect for the student as a new learner by communicating constructive feedback.
Uses evidence-based tools and measures to evaluate the students’ clinical learning.
Maintains communication with the Supervisor, Lab Faculty to make appropriate student referrals for remediation or other needs in post lab reports.
Engages in teaching through demonstration, practice, and assistance.
Facilitates student advancement through the performance of basic nursing skills to resolution of simple and/or complex patient care situations via high-fidelity simulation.
When teaching in a simulated environment, the candidate demonstrates the ability to facilitate scenarios according to evidence-based standards and guidelines.
Assists the student with application of clinical judgment, critical thinking, problem solving using reflection, probing, active listening, and other clinical teaching strategies.
Assists students in the application of the nursing process to include assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of care.
Understands and practices the difference between “doing it for” the student and “supporting the student” during the learning experience.
Assists students in the identification of individual learning needs.
Promotes, provides, and maintains a safe learning experience.
Incorporates student and self as an integral part of the nursing team in the provision of safe patient care when teaching in a simulated environment.
Works closely with Supervisor, Lab Faculty to appropriately integrate lab operations, obtain maximum utilization for the most efficient expenditure, and to moderate student and program costs.
Support quality improvement measurements related to faculty and student satisfaction.
Provides orientation and substantial first cohort support to new Learning Lab Instructors and Simulation Technicians during onboarding to the WGU model and standards for lab instruction.
Assist in planning staff schedules.
Assist in maintaining the supply inventory.
Performs other related duties as assigned.