Nursing Clinical Lab Instructor

About Us

Founded in 1968, Cecil College has been serving the community and shaping its future for over 50 years. The College is governed by a Board of Trustees appointed by the governor, and its fifth president, Dr. Mary Way Bolt, reports directly to the Board. Cecil College is centrally located in Maryland’s northeastern county, just one half mile from Interstate 95, and is easily accessible from Philadelphia, Baltimore, and Wilmington, Delaware.

With a diverse student population, the College enrolls approximately 2,500 credit students and 3,400 non‑credit students, offering associate degrees, certificate programs, and non‑credit classes. The College’s open admissions policy welcomes learners of all ages, genders, ethnic origins, sexual orientations, disabilities, and socioeconomic statuses. Employees, including online and virtual instructors, must be residents of Maryland or the contiguous states of Delaware, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia, or the District of Columbia, and must be authorized to work in the U.S. as the College does not sponsor visas.

Manages the clinical skills practice labs, including scheduling and resource management, and collaborates with faculty members in the creation of learning experiences and in the provision of student instruction and evaluation in nursing skills. The role also includes didactic and clinical instruction and the evaluation of students. This part‑time, in‑person, onsite position requires a flexible schedule across weekdays, some Saturdays, and evenings.

• Coordinate the scheduling of clinical practice labs for nursing and Health Care Careers.
• Supervise and assist students in practicing nursing skills.
• Act as a resource person for students using the clinical labs during open practice hours.
• Evaluate student performance in clinical test‑outs.
• Provide supplemental student support and supervise clinical skills for students referred by faculty.
• Collaborate with faculty to develop new simulated laboratory experiences for students.
• Mentor students in professional development by role‑modeling appropriate behavior and critical thinking.
• Coordinate scheduling of students for test‑outs and workshops.
• Inventory, coordinate ordering, storage, cleaning, and maintenance of the hi‑fidelity mannequins.
• Coordinate the cleaning and maintenance of all supplies and equipment used in the assigned laboratories.
• Collaborate with faculty to identify supportive services, equipment, and software needed for assigned labs and submit requests to appropriate individuals.
• Develop and revise, in collaboration with the appropriate faculty, policies and procedures related to the safe usage of equipment and lab space.
• Attend all scheduled and special nursing faculty meetings and meetings of other groups to which the position is assigned (division, committees, etc.).
• Keep abreast of current, relevant clinical issues and teaching methods suitable to the clinical learning laboratory.
• Evaluate student performance both formatively and summatively.
• Submit student and agency evaluations and other documentation as necessary when due.
• Actively participate in the accreditation process as required.

• Education:
  
  Bachelor’s degree in nursing; master’s degree preferred.
• Experience:
  
  Minimum five years as a registered nurse; teaching and simulation experience preferred.
• Licensure:
  Current, unencumbered licensure as a Registered Nurse in Maryland or a Multistate license.

• Knowledge of simulation equipment and its function.
• Previous work with simulation, nursing technologies, and instructional methodology.

• Weekdays, some Saturdays, and evenings; 20 hours per week.

Ability to lift supplies and equipment. The physical activity of this position includes, but is not limited to: climbing, walking, stooping, kneeling, crouching, reaching, standing, pulling, lifting, grasping, twisting, and sitting.

Work environment involves everyday risks or discomforts that require normal safety precautions typical of office or meeting and training rooms, such as use of safe workplace practices…