Adjunct Faculty - Nursing Clinical Instruction

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The Nursing Clinical Adjunct is responsible for the general effectiveness of clinical experiences. Adjunct Faculty has a primary responsibility for preparing and teaching clinical and/or laboratory nursing courses. The Nursing Clinical Adjunct works with the Lead Clinical Faculty, Clinical Coordinator, and the Program Director.

This is an in-person position. Not remote.

• Supervises students in clinical practice, internships, observations, field experiences, nursing labs, and other similar course and graduation requirements
• Counsels or refers students with identified clinical performance problems.
• Maintains the highest moral and ethical standards as an educator, as a nursing professional, and as a responsible member of the community.
• Debriefs and evaluates students in clinical practice, observations, and field experiences.
• Teaches the number of hours and courses stated in the employment contract for the stated time periods.
• Meets all clinical and other scheduled responsibilities such as office hours and meetings at the designated time.
• Articulates course learning outcomes or objectives to ensure student understanding of course learning objectives and expectations.
• Creates course materials required to deliver course information in an understandable and interesting manner to ensure students are engaged with the course material to facilitate achievement of the course learning outcomes.
• Adheres to identified office hours and be available to assist students to understand course content and/or clinical scenarios to facilitate the comprehension of materials through one-to-one meeting or in assists students to master course material by being available through “office hours” and or small group sessions.
• Other duties as assigned.

• Bachelor’s degree required, a master's degree in nursing preferred

• Experience in Pediatrics or Medical/Surgical required
• Two (2) years of experience in the clinical specialty area
• Current knowledge in the area of clinical practice.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills including the ability to build successful relationships with student populations.
• Outstanding conflict resolution skills.
• Demonstrated time management and detail-oriented skills
• Computer based skills (i.e., software, analytical, and report writing skills)
• Demonstrated clinical competency and professional standards of practice.
• Ability to work effectively under pressure and to meet frequently occurring deadlines.
• Ability to develop a professional rapport with diverse school/campus constituents.
• Ability to develop and complete projects without continued direct supervision
• Ability to learn from students’ participation, demonstrates fair and consistent behavior in all matters, and shows compassion without being ineffectual
• Ability to perform with legal and ethical boundaries.

• Unencumbered RN nursing License
• Membership in a professional association related to area of instruction preferred.

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those encountered while performing the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the position.

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