Nursing Mentor​/Teaching Assistant

Nursing Program

Faculty Position, Regular Full-Time

10 months/year, 20 pay periods

Exempt

• Nursing Program Director
• Vice President of Academic Affairs
• President

May provide peer guidance and facilitate student-to-student mentoring activities; does not independently supervise nursing faculty.

Supports student learning, progression, retention, and readiness for professional nursing practice in BFCC's baccalaureate nursing program. Works collaboratively with nursing faculty to provide mentoring, tutoring, ATI/TEAS support

• Coordinate the nursing student mentoring program, including structured peer mentoring between senior and junior nursing students.
• Provide individual and small-group tutoring across nursing coursework and reinforce study strategies, time management, clinical reasoning, and test-taking skills.
• Serve as an ATI resource/champion for students and faculty; track student engagement and progress with ATI and coordinate ATI review activities for senior students.
• Assist students with TEAS preparation and follow-up and support implementation of ATI Launch or comparable onboarding/readiness resources for newly admitted students.
• Assist course faculty with learning activities in didactic courses, skills laboratory, simulation, and clinical rotations as assigned. Clinical practice experiences remain planned and evaluated by nursing faculty.
• Reinforce safe, evidence-informed nursing practice and professional behaviors, including communication, teamwork, adaptability, problem-solving, therapeutic interactions, and appropriate responses to patients and families in crisis.
• Serve as a professional role model and resource to students in classroom, clinical, laboratory, and simulation settings.
• Maintain timely records of student contacts, tutoring/mentoring activities, referrals, participation, and outcomes; protect student privacy and confidentiality.
• Identify students needing additional academic support and communicate concerns to the appropriate course faculty and Nursing Program Director; make referrals to available college resources as appropriate.
• Support program assessment and continuous improvement by providing requested student-support data and assisting the Nursing Program Director with reports for college leadership, the Board of Trustees, and nursing/accreditation review activities.
• Participate in orientation, faculty/program meetings, training, ATI professional development/conferences, and other activities related to assigned responsibilities.
• Maintain current knowledge and competency appropriate to assigned nursing education support responsibilities.
• Work schedules may include afternoons, evenings, weekends, simulation, or clinical hours based on program and student needs.
• Perform other duties necessary to the function of Blackfeet Community College and the Nursing Program, as assigned.
• Monitor course exams and final exams in a classroom setting, as needed, to ensure proper test-taking procedures are followed while maintaining a distraction-free environment. Treat students and fellow staff members with respect and ensure all testing protocols are followed. Monitor students for the entirety of the examination and promptly report technical issues, suspected testing irregularities, or student noncompliance with examination rules to the appropriate nursing faculty member or Nursing Program Director.

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) from an accredited nursing program required.
• Current, unencumbered Registered Nurse license in the State of Montana required.
• Minimum of one (1) year of clinical nursing experience required.
• Experience with ATI or comparable nursing education/testing platforms preferred.
• Experience supporting nursing students in tutoring, mentoring, skills laboratory, simulation, clinical education, or higher education preferred.
• Must meet any additional clinical-site, college, or regulatory requirements applicable to assigned duties.

Knowledge

Required:

• Principles of professional nursing practice, student-centered learning, clinical and simulation learning environments, academic support, and nursing student progression.
• Basic principles of confidentiality, professional boundaries, safety, and culturally responsive student support.

Skills Required:

• Effective oral and written communication; organization and recordkeeping; tutoring and…