Term Instructor of Nursing

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-Term Instructor of Nursing role at Wyoming Life Resource Center

• Provide high quality, engaging theoretical instruction and clinical or practicum experiences as assigned by Director of Nursing, in accordance with Northwest College guidelines and best practices in nursing instruction.
• Contribute to and facilitate the purpose, philosophy, objectives, and organizational framework of the nursing program.
• Provide accurate, useful, and timely feedback to students.
• Design, implement and assess/evaluate the curriculum, using a written plan.
• Follow the guidelines for student admission, progression, retention, and graduation policies within the policies of the institution.
• Advise students and support students in program‑related activities.
• Post and observe office hours for the purposes of academic advising and student consultation. Hold office hours at times that support student success. Meet with students as needed by appointment.
• Advise and assist students during the ongoing registration process.
• Evaluate student achievement of curricular objectives related to nursing knowledge and practice; inform students of progress in the program. Evaluate student performance and achievement of course, program, and all‑college student learning outcomes.
• Provide students and peer evaluation of teaching effectiveness.
• Maintain one's own nursing competence and professional expertise in the area of teaching responsibility and maintaining clinical competence through clinical experience.

• Maintain a high level of content knowledge and engage in ongoing professional development in relation to one's field and teaching.
• Maintain state‑of‑the‑art knowledge and competence in appropriate academic disciplines.
• Recommend appropriate texts and teaching aids which will be of the most value to the teaching‑learning process.
• Monitor the instruction provided by off‑campus preceptors.
• Contribute to program, division, and department meetings.
• Serve as an ex‑officio member of the Nursing Advisory Board.
• Participate in college faculty meetings and committees as requested, elected or assigned.
• Maintain relationships with local, state, regional, and national groups as determined by program need.
• Coordinate and participate in assigned clinical activities to ensure the highest level of student learning and working relationships for the student, faculty and program.
• Work closely with the Director of Nursing to address instructional and student concerns.
• Maintain a current, unencumbered RN license in Wyoming.
• Demonstrate mutual respect and civility and coordinate activities to promote the highest level of student learning and productive working relationships with students, faculty, staff, administration, and community members. Maintain positive working relationships and open communication with hospital and other clinical sites and staff, as well as with faculty and staff within the program and division.
• Contribute to delivery of instruction using distance delivery methods.
• Contribute to positive program articulations with schools and colleges.
• Contribute to the college‑wide assessment of student learning outcomes.
• Actively participate in assisting the College in maintaining standards required for accreditation.
• Assist others on an as needed basis.
• Adhere to the departmental expectations for lab and clinical facility dress code.
• Participate in college activities.
• Perform additional duties as assigned.

Entry level

Full‑time

Health Care Provider

Mental Health Care