Adjunct Clinical Nursing Faculty - Medical-Surg

Adjunct Clinical Medical-Surgical Nursing faculty provides part-time clinical instruction, supervision, and evaluation of pre-licensure nursing students in the specialty setting. This position supports implementation of the BRN-approved curriculum and ensures clinical education meets California Board of Registered Nursing (BRN) regulations and Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE) accreditation standards.

• Provide direct, on-site supervision, and clinical instruction to nursing students in specialty setting.
• Implement clinical learning experiences consistent with approved course objectives and program outcomes for BSN Nursing Programs.
• Maintain faculty-to-student ratios in compliance with BRN clinical supervision requirements.
• Promote safe, ethical, evidence-based, and culturally responsive nursing practices.

• Evaluate student clinical performance using MSMU BSN approved clinical evaluation tools.
• Provide mid-semester/session formative feedback, complete summative clinical evaluations, and submit grades.
• Identify students who are not meeting clinical competencies early and communicate concerns promptly to the Course Lead or Program Director.
• Accurately complete all required clinical documentation, and evaluations in accordance with BRN and institutional policies.

• Use MSMU email as the official mode of communication for university business.
• Participate in required meetings with the Course Lead or designee to review clinical objectives, student progress, concerns, and course expectations.
• Communicate and collaborate with theory and other clinical course faculty, clinical coordinators, and clinical site staff and nurses to ensure consistency across clinical learning experiences.
• Attend required faculty orientation and scheduled meetings related to assigned courses.

• Adhere to ANA Code of Ethics, BRN regulations, CCNE accreditation standards, institutional policies, and clinical agency requirements.
• Maintain and submit faculty clinical compliance documents in the designated electronic system.
• Ensure all student clinical hours meet BRN requirements, all hours are recorded and validated prior to student grade submission.
• Maintain confidentiality in compliance with HIPAA and FERPA.
• Serve as a professional role model consistent with professional nursing standards and institutional values.

• Clinical hours may include early mornings, evenings, nights, or weekends, and non-hospital clinical locations throughout the Greater Los Angeles Area.
• Clinical assignments typically consist of one (1) or two (2) days per week; 8-hour shifts or 12-hour shifts based on clinical site availability and course requirements.

Position Pay Per Unit: $2,283

• Current, active, unencumbered Registered Nurse (RN) license in California
• BSN required; MSN preferred
• Minimum of two years of recent direct patient care experience in Medical-Surgical nursing, consistent with BRN faculty requirements.
• Demonstrated clinical competence in Medical-Surgical practices.
• Must possess the ability to be approved by the California State Board of Nursing in in accordance with California Code of Regulations (CCR), Title 16, Section 1425.