Practical Nursing Instructor- Per Diem
About The Position
As a Practical Nursing Instructor at Unitek Learning, you will be responsible for assuring class attendance and grades are kept and submitted, assisting with strategic planning and assessment of instructional initiatives to ensure program quality. This role involves planning and implementing orientation for new faculty in both theory and clinical settings, utilizing principles of teaching that recognize adult learners, and continuously striving to improve instruction quality. You will be expected to demonstrate or acquire skills for using online activities to enhance course content. Key responsibilities also include maintaining student records (attendance, skills check-off forms), assisting with program data collection, and submitting required reports to the Program Director in a timely manner. You will keep current with new technologies and safety regulations, participate in committee activities, and attend faculty meetings. The instructor plans and supervises student clinical experiences in assigned health care facilities, evaluates student performance against clinical learning outcomes, and provides immediate feedback. You will ensure clinical assignments meet student and facility needs, determine optimal observation, instruction, and evaluation methods, and verify clinical facilities meet health and safety requirements. Additionally, you will provide students with ongoing communication access through office hours and electronic means, and participate in student advising activities.
Requirements
- MSN degree
- 3 years bedside as an RN in field
Responsibilities
- Assuring class attendance and grades are kept and submitted
- Assist with strategic planning and assessment of instructional initiatives to ensure quality of program
- Plans and implements orientation of new faculty in both theory and clinical facilities for the courses
- Utilize principles of teaching that recognize the characteristics of the adult learner
- Makes 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
- Maintains student records of attendance, skills check-off forms, and assist with program data collection
- Submit required program reports and forms to the Director of the program in a timely manner
- Keep current with new technologies and safety regulations
- Participate in committee activities that support the mission and function of the nursing program
- Attend faculty meetings
- Plan and supervises student clinical experience in assigned health care facilities
- Evaluates student performance in relation to clinical learning outcomes in accordance with policies and procedures established by Unitek Learning, Department of Nursing
- Provide feedback of clinical performance or specific event immediately after observation
- Assists in maintains student records of clinical attendance, skills check-off forms, and assist with program data collection
- Responsible for making sure the clinical assignments meet both student and facility needs
- Determines best method to observe, instruct, and evaluate students
- Determines if clinical facility meet all health and safety requirements for Unitek Learning students to attend clinicals
- Provide access to students for ongoing communication through scheduling of office hours, electronic communication and other appropriate methods
- Participate in student advising activities
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Part-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Number of Employees
11-50 employees
