Adjunct Nursing Clinical and Lab Instructor

Responsibilities

• Provides clinical instruction and demonstration of nursing skills and procedures to students.
• Attends and participates in new nursing student orientations for clinical sites.
• Establishes and maintains positive working relationships with clinical agency management and staff.
• Works closely with the clinical coordinator.
• Utilizes instructional methods that promote student development of critical thinking, sound decision making, and clinical competency.
• Design and implement teaching strategies that will assist a nursing student to meet the course outcomes.
• Completes all clinical documentation accurately and thoroughly and submits to the clinical coordinator.
• Refers all students to the laboratory coordinator for remedial activities as needed.
• Completes a clinical debriefing linking course outcomes to clinical practice during post-conference activities.
• Ensures students have access to student assignments to have adequate time to pre-plan for clinical experience.
• Plans, reviews, and corrects students’ clinical assignments.
• Assigns patients to student’s care based on the clinical outcomes of that particular session.
• Evaluate each assigned nursing student’s achievement and progress.
• Plan and provide clinical experiences that reflect an understanding of the philosophy, objectives, and curriculum of the Nursing Education Program.
• Maintain high standards and promote excellence in education.
• Serve as a role model for students in professional interaction with other health works and with clinical facilities.
• Be prompt and punctual in reporting for work, in meeting classes, and in keeping office hours.
• Become familiar with institutional policies and procedures as outlined in the College Catalog, the Faculty Handbook, the Nursing Faculty Handbook, and the Clinical Instructor Handbook.
• Perform any other professional duties as assigned by the Nursing Program Director.

• Have a graduate degree with a major in nursing.
• Have a bachelor’s degree with a major in nursing.
• Be enrolled in a graduate program within one year of employment as a faculty member.
• Have 3 years of direct care patient experience in nursing for part-faculty.
• Hold a current, active RN license or privilege to practice that is not encumbered and meets the requirements of the Board of Nursing.
• Interprofessional faculty teaching non-clinical nursing courses shall have advanced preparation appropriate for the content being taught.

• clinical instruction
• nursing skills
• teaching strategies
• clinical documentation
• clinical debriefing
• patient care assignment
• student evaluation
• course outcomes
• critical thinking
• decision making

• positive working relationships
• communication
• organization
• leadership
• role modeling
• professional interaction
• punctuality
• student development
• collaboration
• mentorship

• RN license
• graduate degree in nursing
• bachelor's degree in nursing