Faculty, AAS in Nursing Program

Overview

Position title: Faculty, AAS in Nursing Program

The instructor works under the direction of the Program Dean. Teaches theory and practical applications using instructional methods and teaching skills in the classroom, clinical practicum, simulation and skills laboratory; tracking student attendance and progress; setting educational objectives for the students; continuing curriculum development to strengthen the curricula/courses taught; ongoing mentoring of students; retention; attentive to the continued needs of our students;

obligated to continued self-improvement; and maintaining a satisfactory working relationship with our students, faculty, and staff. Participates in training, preparation, and continuing education in instructional methods and teaching skills.

• Classroom Instruction (40:1 ratio):
  Teaches assigned number of classes using the prescribed courses of study with established texts and/or prescribed instructional materials.
• Uses additional instructional resources such as guest speakers, field trips, films, interactive media and active learning activities to enhance the learning process.
• Holds conferences with students on a scheduled and as-needed basis.
• Maintains classroom in good physical order.
• Enters classroom at designated time with all necessary materials. Begins and ends class on time.
• Responsible and accountable for supervising students in a laboratory and/or clinical setting for respective course(s) taught.

• Patient Care Clinical Instruction (10:1 ratio):
  Maintains professional relationship with nursing staff at clinical facilities.
• Arranges orientation, security clearance and parking for student nurses and instructor.
• Provides clear explanation to student nurses of clinical objectives, written clinical assignments, and clinical evaluations.
• Coordinates with charge nurse on assigned unit at facility by providing clinical schedule of practicum dates, student names, and current immunization/CPR documentation.
• Reports to facility before arrival of student nurses for preparation of patient assignments.
• Conferences with each student nurse to determine preparedness to care for their assigned patient.
• Supervises, directs and evaluates all students when performing nursing procedures to determine competence before allowing independent performance.
• Initials the student’s clinical skills checklist when procedures are witnessed.
• Evaluates written nursing care plans, concept maps or other assignments weekly and tracks progress with students.
• Reports/records daily attendance.
• Available by cell phone for student/school needs.
• Plans pre- or post-clinical conference each clinical day to reinforce learning.
• Prepares and presents written mid-rotation (formative) and final (summative) clinical evaluations to each student; documents final clinical evaluation in the student record by course end.

• Skills Laboratory Instruction (10:1 ratio):
  Maintains currency of skills laboratory objectives as changes occur in clinical practice and nursing research.
• Reviews and orders proper medical supplies for laboratory experience.
• Arrives before commencement of lab to set up work stations with medical supplies.
• Prepares/curates online resources for instruction.
• Provides hands-on instruction for nursing students via demonstrations.
• Assesses learning by evaluating competency with return demonstrations.
• Signs and dates each student nurse’s skill checklist with satisfactory/unsatisfactory; counsels and reschedules as needed until skills are satisfactorily completed.
• Manages simulation scenarios and evaluates student responses.

• Outside of Class Time:
  Demonstrates and applies knowledge of the teaching field; plans and organizes instruction to maximize student learning; practices excellence in teaching; modifies instructional methods to meet diverse student needs; prepares lesson plans and teaches courses as prescribed by the approved institutional curriculum; encourages development of communication and higher order thinking skills through assignments.

• Current Texas RN license
• Minimum of a Master’s Degree or Doctoral Degree, preferably in Nursing. Preference is that the Master’s Degree is in Nursing (MSN).…