Practical Nursing Instructor

Dorsey College • Woodhaven, MI

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About The Position

The Instructor is entrusted with imparting the knowledge and skills each student needs to be successful by providing quality delivery of assigned courses while ensuring that all students achieve competency in the course objectives. Instructors evaluate and resolve student questions, issues and problems, and ensure appropriate action is taken to the satisfaction of the student, Dorsey Schools, and/or regulatory agencies in compliance with policy, procedures, and legal requirements. Instructors are to be motivating, fair and impartial, creative, dedicated, and professional.

Requirements

• Must document and maintain current, unencumbered Michigan licensure as a registered nurse (RN).
• Must hold a minimum of a bachelor's degree in nursing science.
• Must possess at least one year's documented experience related to the course taught.
• An individual with an associate degree in Nursing (ADN) who is actively pursuing a Bachelor's Degree in Nursing (BSN) is qualified to teach in the Practical Nurse program.

Responsibilities

• Plan, prepare, and deliver quality classroom instruction in lecture, clinical, and/or laboratory format based on the approved course outline.
• Assess student learning using appropriate methods.
• Demonstrate effectiveness with strong outcomes in Student Retention, Student Success, and Student Attendance.
• Conduct an engaging classroom lecture and/or lab based on the course outline.
• Motivate students by demonstrating sensitivity for concerns and actively involving students in classroom discussions and/or activities.
• Advise students on attendance, grades, and issues in order to ensure successful completion of their course.
• Contact absentee students by text, email, and/or phone as needed to improve retention.
• Manage classroom environment through compliance with campus policies.
• Ensure instructor preparedness before class by listing necessary information on the whiteboard.
• Monitor and prepare supplies and equipment to ensure readiness prior to class.
• Participate in faculty, staff, committee, and in-service meetings.
• Demonstrate professional growth in the subject through various activities.
• Actively support other departments such as Financial Aid, Admissions, and Career Services.
• Ensure that all educational activity is conducted in a legal and ethical manner.
• Demonstrate continuous improvement by working within the guidelines of the Company's Faculty Development Program.
• Maintain employer relationships by at least annual contacts with employers.

Benefits

• Tuition discounts for Dorsey programs (employee, spouse, and dependent).
• Tuition discount opportunities for select on-line Lindenwood University degrees for employees that qualify.
• Comprehensive benefits plan: medical, dental, vision, life insurance, disability insurance, employee assistance program, and 403b retirement plan.
• Eleven Paid holidays: MLK Jr. day, Memorial Day, Juneteenth, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving break, Christmas Eve and Christmas Days, and New Year's Eve and New Year's Day.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Entry Level
• Industry: Educational Services
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 251-500 employees