Non-paid Volunteer Clinical Faculty​/Graduate Clinical Preceptor; -Instructor, Senior

Job Summary

Join the CU College of Nursing as a Volunteer Clinical Faculty member. We are seeking Volunteer Clinical Faculty to serve as Graduate Clinical Preceptors and work with our graduate students. Ideal individuals have both experiential and academic preparation that would allow them to provide clinical supervision to a student or group of students in a clinical setting. Working with a Volunteer Clinical Faculty member allows students to obtain real‑life, hands‑on experience while receiving guidance and clinical expertise from the Volunteer Clinical Faculty member.

These faculty members provide opportunities for our students to learn with gradually diminishing supervision over the course of the semester.

Volunteer Clinical Faculty have the ability to aid us in developing competency and problem‑solving abilities in our students. They mentor students to help ensure that each is prepared to enter the profession and have a profound influence on the future of nursing and Advanced Practice Nurses. Roles include consultant, educator, mentor, resource person, and role‑model. Volunteer Clinical Faculty and students are paired within the clinical environments generally where the faculty member is employed.

Practices may include private offices, clinics, county departments of health, home healthcare, hospitals, and agencies. Students may be scheduled on inter‑professional consultation teams in acute‑care/hospital settings.

An expectation of a Volunteer Clinical Faculty member is to hold the clinical credentials for which the student is studying. Graduate students are paired with Volunteer Clinical Faculty who have attained a graduate or post‑graduate education. While students may work with more than one clinician, in general, students should be paired with a primary preceptor who can monitor the student's progress over the course of the semester.

Volunteer Clinical Faculty can be nurse practitioners, clinical nurse specialists, physicians, physician assistants, researchers, nurse educators, or other health care clinicians. Volunteer Clinical Faculty assist in the clinical/in‑direct care role education of CU College of Nursing graduate students.

• Communication: meet with the student via phone or in person to identify dates and times; coordinate with the student's faculty member to learn course expectations.
• Mentoring: provide orientation to systems, policies, and procedures; offer opportunities for the student to participate in team meetings, committee meetings, and other events; help the student structure learning goals to meet practicum objectives.
• Feedback: provide honest, constructive feedback; complete evaluation forms at the midpoint and/or completion of the placement; include narrative assessment of strengths and weaknesses.

• Master's degree in the specialty area (except Psychiatric Mental Health NP Preceptor).
• National certification in specialty area.
• Meets state licensing requirements for advanced practice and prescriptive authority.

• Psychiatric Mental Health NP Preceptor: nationally certified in psychiatric mental health; meets state licensing requirements; may be licensed as psychologist, psychiatric social worker, addictions counselor, psychiatrist, or other behavioral health professional.

• Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) or earned doctorate in an appropriate field of science, nursing, social science, education, or related area.

Preferred qualifications:

Doctorate degree from accredited institution of higher education with appropriate specialty/discipline content.

This is a clinical volunteer faculty appointment; there is no compensation for this volunteer position. Precept at least once per calendar year.

The University of Colorado (CU) is an Equal Opportunity Employer and complies with all applicable federal, state, and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment. We are committed to creating a workplace where all individuals are treated with respect and dignity, and we encourage individuals from all backgrounds to apply, including protected veterans and…