Weekday Per Diem Clinical Nursing Instructor - Ann Arbor

Company Description

As a leading healthcare education organization, Unitek Learning's family of schools helps thousands of students launch and accelerate their careers every year. As a rapidly growing and highly successful company, Unitek is also a great place to pursue a rewarding and challenging career. We offer a competitive salary, generous benefits, unlimited growth potential, and a collegiate work environment.

Job Description

We are looking for Clinical/Skills Lab Faculty to join our team in conjunction with our Workforce Development Partner, Trinity Health.

The Clinical/Skills Lab Faculty will provide Skills Lab and/or Clinical site education to students enrolled at the assigned Workforce Development Program site.

* Hours vary based on clinical rotation and/or skills lab course.

* Providing education in the skills lab and/or clinical setting commensurate with established curriculum and faculty expertise (clinical rotations can be days, evenings, weekends, or a combination of all);

* Utilize principles of teaching that recognize the characteristics of the adult learner;

* 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 College, Department of Nursing;

* Provide feedback of clinical performance or specific event in a timely manner after observation;

* Assists in maintaining student records as evidenced by keeping accurate clinical and/or skills lab attendance, completed skills check-off forms, and assisting with requested programmatic outcome data collection;

* Ensuring clinical assignments meet both student and facility needs;

* Determines best method to observe, instruct, and evaluate students;

* 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;

* Submit required program reports and forms to the Academic Site Director of the program in a timely manner;

* Keep current with innovative technologies and safety regulations;

* Participate in committee activities that support the mission and function of the nursing program as needed;

* Attend faculty meetings;

* Provide access to students for ongoing communication through scheduling of office hours, electronic communication, or other appropriate method.

* Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

* Registered Nurse with current unencumbered licensure in the state in which you are applying to teach.

* Minimum of a completed Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university that includes course work in nursing education or administration, and academic preparation for the subject they teach to be considered.

* Able to meet the faculty requirements set by the Board of Nursing.

* Experience which demonstrates:
Current knowledge of nursing practice; ability to mentor students in classroom, lab and clinical settings; ability to work independently without close supervision; broad knowledge of nursing sciences; successful handling of day-to-day operations in the nursing lab; proficient, strong communications skills, verbal and written; current knowledge/experience in clinical setting.

* Minimum four-years' experience, with one year in the last five years, as a registered nurse providing direct patient care (clinical teaching in an RN program applies toward direct patient care.)

* One-year experience teaching courses related to nursing or completion of a course which includes practice in teaching nursing preferred.

* Expertise in one of the following areas of nursing - Mental Health, Medical-Surgical, Geriatrics, Pediatrics, L&D, Community Health, and/or Critical Care preferred.

* Must obtain ATI, Assessment Technology Institute Certification within 30 days of hire (offered by Unitek).

* Current immunizations and Basic Life Support Certification.

Additional Information

For Full Time Employees, We

Offer:

* Medical, Dental and Vision starting the 1st of the month following 30 days of employment

* 2 Weeks' starting Vacation per year. Increasing based on years of service with company

* 12 paid Holidays and 2 Floating Holiday

* 401K with a Company Match

* Company Paid Life Insurance at 1x's your annual salary

* Leadership development and training for career advancement

* Tuition assistance and Forgiveness for you and your family up to 100% depending on program