RN Clinical Adjunct Instructor (Casual), West Penn Hospital

Highmark Health•Tarentum, PA

2d•Onsite

About The Position

The RN Clinical Adjunct Instructor serves as adjunct faculty for the Allegheny Health Network Schools of Nursing and is accountable for providing clinical instruction to nursing students. The role covers clinicals at Pittsburgh-area AHN hospitals and is approximately 12 hours per week. The instructor develops creative teaching and learning strategies, provides instruction to groups and individual students, supports daily learning goals and patient care plans, documents student progress, and coordinates goals and timelines with didactic faculty leaders. The role also supports ongoing learning by sharing research and professional resources, presenting on the unit, and teaching students. The instructor promotes patient safety and participates in quality initiatives and interdisciplinary evaluation of clinical care. The role establishes positive relationships with students, faculty, management, patients, families, and the health care team; models professional nursing practice; mentors colleagues; provides feedback on clinical practice; and shares curriculum feedback with the School of Nursing. Other duties may be assigned or requested.

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.
American Heart Association CPR certification.
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.

Responsibilities

Develop and use creative, innovative teaching and learning strategies in clinical settings.
Provide quality clinical instruction to groups and individual students, supporting daily goals and patient care plans.
Document student progress and coordinate goals and timelines with didactic faculty leaders to meet course objectives.
Support lifelong learning by sharing research and professional resources, presenting on the unit, and teaching students.
Promote a safe environment and patient safety initiatives; participate in department quality initiatives and interdisciplinary evaluations of clinical care or health services.
Establish and maintain positive relationships with students, faculty, management, patients and families, and other health care team members.
Use critical thinking to identify clinical, social, safety, psychological, and spiritual issues affecting patient care.
Model professional nursing practice and contribute leadership in a professional practice setting.
Mentor and support peers and colleagues by sharing knowledge and skills and providing 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 information to other care providers.
Use educational and teaching opportunities to enhance learning and share outcomes with practicing nurses, faculty, and schools of nursing where applicable.
Perform other duties as assigned or requested.