Adjunct Clinical Nursing Instructor

wilkesuniversitycareers; Wilkes-Barre (Luzerne County); On-site; USD 35,000 - 60,000; Part time

Job summary

Wilkes University seeks candidates for open positions as Adjunct Clinical Instructors in the Passan School of Nursing (PSON). The PSON provides comprehensive programming which has expanded professional opportunities for undergraduate students.

The undergraduate program is fully accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE). The successful candidate will be tasked with teaching, supervising, and evaluating Wilkes University nursing students in clinical practice experiences.

Qualifications

• Master's degree in nursing required.
• Current license to practice as a registered professional nurse in Pennsylvania.
• Two to four years of relevant clinical experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Teach, supervise, and evaluate nursing students in clinical practice experiences.
• Collaborate with nursing faculty on skill demonstrations and observe demonstrations.
• Assign clinical activities that align with theoretical objectives and provide critiques.
• Participate in clinical agency orientation program.

Skills

Teaching

Clinical supervision

Student assessment

Education

Master's degree in Nursing

Job description

Wilkes University seeks candidates for open positions as Adjunct Clinical Instructors in the Passan School of Nursing (PSON). The PSON provides comprehensive programming which has expanded professional opportunities for undergraduate students. The undergraduate program is fully accredited by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE).

The successful candidate will be tasked with teaching, supervising, and evaluating Wilkes University nursing students in clinical practice experiences. Instructors will collaborate with nursing faculty on skill demonstration, observe student skill demonstrations, and assign clinical activities that correlate with theoretical objectives. Instructors will also provide critiques and evaluate students' clinical performance and participates in clinical agency orientation program.

• The following nursing specialties are needed: geriatric, medical-surgical, obstetrics, pediatrics and psychiatric/mental health nursing

A masters degree in nursing is required. Instructors must also hold a current license to practice as a registered professional nurse in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Two to four years of relevant clinical experience is preferred.

Wilkes University is constantly seeking to become a more diverse community and to enhance its capacity to value and capitalize on the cultural richness that diversity brings. The University strongly encourages applications from persons with diverse backgrounds. Wilkes University does not discriminate in its employment practices or in its educational programs or activities on the basis of race, color, national or ethnic origin, age, religion, disability, pregnancy, sex/gender, gender identity and/or expression, sexual orientation, marital or family status, military or veteran status, or genetic information.

Employment at Wilkes is contingent upon the results of a thorough background screening. PA Act 153 requires that persons working in positions with regular and unsupervised contact with minors complete additional clearances, including FBI fingerprinting and PA criminal and child abuse clearances.