RN Academic Practice Faculty clinical Instructor

HCA•Gainesville, FL

36d

About The Position

The Academic Practice Faculty member serves a dual role, integrating academic responsibilities with active clinical practice. This position bridges the gap between nursing education and real-world healthcare delivery, ensuring that academic instruction is grounded in current clinical practices. The faculty member will engage in teaching, curriculum development, clinical supervision, and direct patient care, while fostering strong academic-practice partnerships. Nursing faculty are responsible for engaging in the full scope of the academic nurse educator role. These responsibilities include facilitating learning and learner development; using assessment and evaluation strategies; participating in curriculum development, implementation, and evaluation; evaluating program outcomes; ongoing development of the nurse educator role; and functioning within the educational environment. This role must be fulfilled in accordance with rules and regulations of the state and federal regulatory and accrediting bodies.

Requirements

Minimum 2 years recent clinical care experience.
Bachelors degree required.
Currently licensed as a registered professional nurse in the state(s) of practice and/or has an active compact license, in accordance with law and regulation.

Nice To Haves

Masters preferred

Responsibilities

Teach undergraduate and/or graduate nursing courses in classroom, laboratory, and clinical settings.
Develop, revise, and evaluate curriculum to align with current clinical standards and evidence-based practice.
Advise and mentor nursing students, supporting academic and professional development.
Participate in faculty meetings, committee service, accreditation processes, and scholarly activities.
Contribute to the development of educational strategies that integrate clinical innovations into the curriculum.
Maintain active clinical practice in collaboration with a partnering healthcare organization.
Serve as a clinical role model, demonstrating excellence in patient care, interprofessional collaboration, and leadership.
Identify practice-based problems and support the integration of evidence-based solutions.
Facilitate student clinical placements and supervise learning experiences at the practice site.
Contribute to quality improvement and practice innovation within the healthcare setting.
Effectively facilitates learning and learner development.
Uses assessment and evaluation strategies.
Participates in curriculum development, implementation, and evaluation.
Participates in evaluation of the program outcomes.
Continuously develops in the academic educator role.
Engages in scholarship.
Functions as change agent and leader.
Functions within the educational environment.
Creates an environment that facilitates students' learning and achievement of desired student learning and program outcomes.
Implements a variety of teaching strategies appropriate to learner needs, desired learner outcomes, content, and context.
Uses information technologies and eLearning technology to support the teaching-learning process.
Provides resources to students that help meet their individual learning needs.
Helps students develop as nurses and integrate the values and behaviors expected of those who fulfill that role.
Serves as a faculty advisor to assist students in short-term program and goal achievement and long-range career planning.
Serves as a role model of professional nursing.
Uses a variety of strategies to assess and evaluate student learning in all settings (classroom, lab, or clinical) and all domains (cognitive, psychomotor, and affective) of learning.
Provides timely, constructive, and thoughtful written/verbal feedback to students regarding course performance and progress toward the achievement of learning outcomes.
Provides input into the use of teaching strategies and evaluation methods.
Ensures that the curriculum incorporates established professional standards, guidelines, and competencies; and reflects current nursing and healthcare trends, and prepares graduates to function effectively in the healthcare environment.
Designs and implements program assessments that promote continuous quality improvement of all aspects of the program.
- Uses teaching strategies based on educational theory and evidence-based practice.
Participates in professional development activities that increase socialization to and effectiveness of the faculty role.
Uses feedback obtained through self, peer, student, and administrative evaluations to increase role effectiveness.
Maintains the professional practice knowledge and expertise in areas of responsibility needed to help students prepare for contemporary nursing practice.
Uses evidence-based research/literature to improve teaching and learning and to design evidence-based teaching and evaluation practices.
Shares nursing and teaching expertise with other faculty and professionals.
Acts as a mentor to new faculty, as assigned.
Develops leadership skills to shape and implement change.
Implements strategies for organizational change.
Demonstrates commitment to the hospital's mission and values of inspiring and fostering excellence, compassion, accountability, and inclusivity.
Provides input into the selection of learning resources and technology.
Implements policies and procedures of the facility.
Communicates effectively and professionally (verbal, nonverbal, and electronic).
Projects a professional image in attire, appearance, and behavior in all settings (educational and healthcare).
Documents students' attendance into the student information system.

Benefits

Comprehensive medical coverage that covers many common services at no cost or for a low copay. Plans include prescription drug and behavioral health coverage as well as free telemedicine services and free AirMed medical transportation.
Additional options for dental and vision benefits, life and disability coverage, flexible spending accounts, supplemental health protection plans (accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity), auto and home insurance, identity theft protection, legal counseling, long-term care coverage, moving assistance, pet insurance and more.
Free counseling services and resources for emotional, physical and financial wellbeing
401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service)
Employee Stock Purchase Plan with 10% off HCA Healthcare stock
Family support through fertility and family building benefits with Progyny and adoption assistance.
Referral services for child, elder and pet care, home and auto repair, event planning and more
Consumer discounts through Abenity and Consumer Discounts
Retirement readiness, rollover assistance services and preferred banking partnerships
Education assistance (tuition, student loan, certification support, dependent scholarships)
Colleague recognition program
Time Away From Work Program (paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence)
Employee Health Assistance Fund that offers free employee-only coverage to full-time and part-time colleagues based on income.