Adjunct Nursing Clinical Instructor

Brenau University; Gainesville (GA); On-site; USD 34,000 - 62,000; Part time

Job summary

Brenau University in Georgia invites applications for adjunct clinical instructor positions within the nursing program. The role focuses on supervising nursing students in clinical environments, providing instruction, and evaluating performance to meet program outcomes.

Minimum requirements include a BSN and at least two years of patient care experience; an MSN or Doctorate is preferred. This is an adjunct, on-site teaching opportunity supporting clinical sites and faculty collaboration.

Qualifications

• Minimum BSN (MSN or Doctorate preferred) and 2 years of patient care experience in your specialty.

Responsibilities

• Adjunct clinical instructors assist in the supervision of all the clinical activities of nursing students in a clinical environment. They are responsible for providing adequate guidance, giving effective instruction, and evaluating the clinical performance of the nursing students.
• Facilitate Clinical Learning: Provide guidance and support to nursing students during their clinical rotations by facilitating clinical learning experiences. This involves coordinating with the lead instructor and clinical site staff to plan and implement effective learning activities.
• Supervise Students: Observe and oversee students' clinical performance, ensuring opportunities to meet the required competencies and learning objectives. Provide constructive feedback to help students improve their skills and knowledge.
• Collaborate with course professors to evaluate student clinical performance and progress toward meeting required competencies.
• Teach Practical Skills: Demonstrate and teach nursing skills, such as patient assessment, medication administration, wound care, and other clinical procedures. Ensure students understand and can perform these skills safely and effectively. Provide hands-on guidance and supervise students' practice to ensure compliance with best practices and safety standards.
• Foster Clinical Judgment: Promote critical thinking and clinical decision-making skills among nursing students. Encourage students to analyze patient situations, prioritize care, and make sound nursing judgments based on evidence-based practice. Engage students in discussions that stimulate critical thinking and problem-solving abilities.
• Collaborate with Clinical Site Staff: Collaborate with clinical site staff, including nurse managers, preceptors, and other healthcare professionals, to coordinate student experiences. Communicate student progress, challenges, and concerns to the clinical site staff and seek their input and support in providing quality clinical education.
• Maintain Academic Standards: Adhere to the curriculum guidelines, course objectives and learning outcomes set by the nursing program. Ensure that students are exposed to a variety of patient populations, clinical settings and healthcare challenges to meet the program's requirements.
• Stay Updated with Nursing Practice: Cont

Skills

Clinical instruction

Nursing education

Education

BSN

MSN or Doctorate preferred

Job description

Brenau University in Georgia invites applications for adjunct clinical instructor positions within the nursing program. The role focuses on supervising nursing students in clinical environments, providing instruction, and evaluating performance to meet program outcomes.

Minimum requirements include a BSN and at least two years of patient care experience; an MSN or Doctorate is preferred. This is an adjunct, on-site teaching opportunity supporting clinical sites and faculty collaboration.