BSN Instructor - Peds/OB Specialty - Per Diem

Unitek Learning; Porterville (CA); On-site; USD 76,000 - 96,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental & Vision starting 1st

Vacation time

Holidays

401K with company match

Life insurance

Career development

Tuition assistance

Job summary

Unitek Learning is seeking a BSN Nursing Instructor to provide clinical education at the Workforce Development Program site in Porterville, CA, with Pediatrics or Obstetrics experience. The instructor will oversee clinical rotations, supervise student learning, and align teaching with established nursing curriculum.

Responsibilities include planning clinical experiences, evaluating student performance, documenting attendance and skill check-offs, and coordinating with the Academic Site Director.

Qualifications

• California BRN license is required.
• Experience teaching nursing courses is preferred.
• Clinical teaching in an RN program counts toward direct patient care.
• Expertise in one or more nursing specialty areas is required.

Responsibilities

• Provide clinical site education to students in the Workforce Development Program site.
• Plan and supervise student clinical experience in assigned facilities.
• Evaluate student performance against clinical learning outcomes.
• Provide timely feedback after observations and during/after rotations.
• Maintain accurate attendance records and skill check-offs.
• Ensure clinical assignments meet student and facility needs.
• Observe, instruct, and evaluate students using approved methods.
• Support use of online activities to enhance course content.
• Attend faculty meetings and participate in program committees.
• Maintain open communication with students via office hours or electronic channels.

Skills

Pediatrics or Obstetrics experience

Education

California BRN license

Master’s in Nursing/Education/Administration

BSN; enrolled in Master’s program (TA)

4+ years RN clinical experience

1 year nursing education experience

Expertise in Mental Health/Med-Surg/Geriatrics/Pediatrics/L&D/Community Health/Critical Care

CA BRN approval as Instructor for Medical-Surgical/OB/Pediatrics/Mental Health/Community Health/Geriatrics

Job description

Company Description

As a leading healthcare education organization, Unitek Learning’s family of schools helps thousands of students launch and accelerate their careers every year. As a rapidly growing and highly successful company, Unitek is also a great place to pursue a rewarding and challenging career. We offer a competitive salary, generous benefits, unlimited growth potential, and a collegiate work environment.

Company Description

As a leading healthcare education organization, Unitek Learning’s family of schools helps thousands of students launch and accelerate their careers every year. As a rapidly growing and highly successful company, Unitek is also a great place to pursue a rewarding and challenging career. We offer a competitive salary, generous benefits, unlimited growth potential, and a collegiate work environment.

Job Description

We are looking for a BSN Nursing Instructor to join our team in conjunction with our Workforce Development Partner, Sierra View in Porterville. We are looking for individuals with Pediatrics or Obstetrics experience. The BSN Nursing Instructor will provide Clinical site education to students enrolled at the assigned Workforce Development Program site.

• Hours vary based on clinical rotation and/or skills lab course.
• Providing education in the skills lab and/or clinical setting commensurate with established curriculum and faculty expertise (clinical rotations can be days, evenings, weekends, or a combination of all);
• Utilize principles of teaching that recognize the characteristics of the adult learner;
• Plan and supervises student clinical experience in assigned health care facilities;
• Evaluates student performance in relation to clinical learning outcomes in accordance with policies and procedures established by Unitek College, Department of Nursing;
• Provide feedback of clinical performance or specific event in a timely manner after observation;
• Assists in maintaining student records as evidenced by keeping accurate clinical and/or skills lab attendance, completed skills check-off forms, and assisting with requested programmatic outcome data collection;
• Ensuring clinical assignments meet both student and facility needs;
• Determines best method to observe, instruct, and evaluate students;
• Makes continuous efforts to improve quality of instruction;
• Demonstrate or be willing to acquire skills for utilizing online activities as enhancers to course content/material during interactive teaching and learning;
• Submit required program reports and forms to the Academic Site Director of the program in a timely manner;
• Keep current with innovative technologies and safety regulations;
• Participate in committee activities that support the mission and function of the nursing program as needed;
• Attend faculty meetings;
• Provide access to students for ongoing communication through scheduling of office hours, electronic communication, or other appropriate method.
• Other duties as assigned.

Pay Range: $55-$70/hr DOE

Qualifications

• Hold a valid, unencumbered license issued by the California Board of Registered Nursing;
• Eligible for approval by CA BRN as Instructor for Medical-Surgical, OB, Pediatrics, Mental Health, Community Health, or Geriatrics;
• Master’s degree from an accredited college or university that includes course work in nursing, education, or administration, and academic preparation for the subject they teach to be considered as Assignment Faculty;
• BSN and currently enrolled in a Master’s program may be considered for a Clinical Teaching Assistant;
• Minimum four-years’ experience, with one year in the last five years, as a registered nurse providing direct patient care. Clinical experience within the last five years (clinical teaching in an RN program applies toward direct patient care.) Clinically competent as defined in CCR Section 1420(c);
• One-year experience teaching courses related to nursing or completion of a course which includes practice in teaching nursing preferred; and
• Expertise in one of the following areas of nursing – Mental Health, Medical-Surgical, Geriatrics, Pediatrics, L&D, Community Health, and/or Critical Care

For Full Time Employees, We Offer:

• Medical, Dental and Vision starting the 1st of the month following 30 days of employment
• 2 Weeks’ starting Vacation per year. Increasing based on years of service with company
• 12 paid Holidays and 2 Floating Holiday
• 401K with a Company Match
• Company Paid Life Insurance at 1x’s your annual salary
• Leadership development and training for career advancement
• Tuition assistance and Forgiveness for you and your family up to 100% depending on program