RN Clinical Adjunct Instructor - Citizens School of Nursing at AHN Saint Vincent (Casual)

Highmark Health•Erie, PA

6d•Onsite

About The Position

Allegheny Health Network Citizens School of Nursing is opening a satellite campus in Erie and launching a part-time, three-year program for students balancing work and family. The first class begins in January, with up to 25 students. This adjunct faculty role provides clinical instruction at AHN St. Vincent Hospital in Erie and is approximately 12 hours per week. The instructor is responsible and accountable for teaching nursing students in clinical settings. The role includes developing and using effective teaching strategies, guiding students in patient care, documenting student progress, coordinating course goals with didactic faculty, promoting patient safety and quality improvement, and serving as a professional role model and mentor. The instructor also collaborates with students, faculty, management, patients, families, and health care team members, and provides feedback to peers and the School of Nursing. Employees must follow applicable ethical, legal, privacy, information-security, and company conduct requirements, including HIPAA and the company’s Code of Business Conduct.

Requirements

Current Pennsylvania RN license or current multistate licensure through the enhanced Nurse Licensure Compact (eNLC).
A master's degree in nursing, or obtain one within five years of hire.
Act 34 Criminal Background Clearance Certificate.
Act 33 Child Abuse Clearance Certificate.
Act 73 FBI Fingerprinting Criminal Background Clearance Certificate.
CPR certification from the American Heart Association.
At least two years of experience in the clinical area of direct responsibility may be required, depending on specialty.

Nice To Haves

Two years of teaching experience in a school of nursing.
Three years of inpatient RN experience with foundations of Medical/Surgical nursing.

Responsibilities

Develop and use creative, innovative teaching and learning strategies in clinical settings; provide quality instruction to groups and individual students and support daily goals and patient care plans.
Document student progress and establish goals and timelines with didactic faculty leaders to meet course objectives.
Support continuous learning and lifelong learning by sharing research and professional resources, presenting on the unit, and teaching students.
Consider patient condition, intervention complexity, and outcome predictability when maintaining a safe environment; promote patient safety initiatives and participate in department quality initiatives.
Ensure appropriate order sets are used and participate in interdisciplinary evaluation of clinical care or health services.
Establish and maintain positive relationships with students, faculty, management, patients, families, and other health care team members.
Apply critical thinking to identify patients’ clinical, social, safety, psychological, and spiritual needs.
Serve as a role model for professional nursing practice and contribute to team development through mentoring and helping others succeed.
Share knowledge and skills with peers and colleagues and provide verbal and written feedback on clinical practice and role performance.
Provide curriculum feedback to the School of Nursing.
Communicate and translate patient care and condition to other care providers.
Use teaching opportunities to demonstrate learning enhancements and share outcomes with nurses, faculty, and schools of nursing where applicable.
Perform other duties as assigned or requested.
Comply with HIPAA, company privacy and information-security policies, the Code of Business Conduct, applicable laws and regulations, and company training requirements.