Pediatric Visiting Professor

Covista•New Orleans, LA

9d•$1,120 - $7,245

About The Position

Chamberlain College of Nursing seeks a part-time clinical instructor to teach students in its Bachelor of Science in Nursing program in the Pediatric Nursing specialty. The instructor mentors students in a clinical setting as they demonstrate nursing skills and procedures. The course focuses on family-centered care of children, including normal child care and health alterations from infancy through adolescence. Students work as members of a multidisciplinary health team to provide health promotion, illness prevention, health restoration and maintenance, and rehabilitative care to children and families. The position involves clinical teaching, planning and supervising student clinical experiences, evaluating student performance, providing feedback and remediation, coordinating with clinical agencies, and contributing to the College’s programs and operations. The scheduled clinical day is one day per week, with a 7 a.m.–7 p.m. time window. The position reports to a dean, assistant dean, or course coordinator. Compensation is $1,120 to $7,245 per assignment, depending on education and experience and other job-related factors.

Requirements

Master’s or doctoral degree in Nursing from a regionally accredited college or university.
Unencumbered professional nursing license in Louisiana.
At least two years of professional experience as a registered nurse in pediatrics within the last five years.
Genuine passion for nursing, education, and lifelong learning.
Exceptional subject matter expertise and excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Eagerness to serve students and colleagues with passion, respect, and care.
Sense of responsibility and purpose, with a desire to enrich colleagues, students, and the broader community.

Nice To Haves

Teaching or precepting experience is preferred but not required.

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 autonomous aspects of individual teaching loads.
Plan clinical experiences and directly supervise and evaluate nursing students delivering care to individuals or groups.
Make themselves available to staff at clinical agencies.
Evaluate students and provide documented feedback on their performance based on course objectives.
Be available to remediate students as needed.
Stay current with agency and clinical policies, procedures, and expectations, with assistance from agency or clinical personnel.
Develop and post written clinical assignments suited to students’ knowledge, skills, and individual learning needs.
Correct and return homework, quizzes, tests, lab assignments, clinical paperwork, and other written work in a timely manner.
Contribute to the ongoing development, implementation, and evaluation of College programs.
May teach didactic course content under the supervision of a course coordinator.
Keep the course coordinator informed of student and agency issues and concerns.
Work with college administration, staff, and faculty to improve college operations and student satisfaction.
Participate in the College Assessment Program, campus retention efforts, and departmental and campus policies.
Serve as a professional role model in customer service, collaboration, communication, excellence, dress, attendance, and general professionalism.
Use relationship skills for group problem solving, consensus building, and win-win negotiation.
Comply with applicable regulatory rules and standards.