BSN PN Nurse Instructor - Per Diem Weekends

Uniteklearning; Albuquerque (NM); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental & Vision

Vacation

Holidays

401K

Life Insurance

Career development

Tuition assistance

Job summary

Unitek College invites applications for a Clinical/Skills Lab Instructor to support its PN and BSN programs in collaboration with Presbyterian Health Systems. The role requires availability for at least one day per week—Fridays, Saturdays, and/or Sundays—and involves teaching in sim labs and clinical settings.

Responsibilities include supervising student clinical experiences, evaluating performance, maintaining records, providing timely feedback, and staying current with safety regulations and

Qualifications

• Hold a valid, unencumbered nursing license.
• Eligible for Board approval as Instructor for Medical-Surgical, OB, Pediatrics, Mental Health, Community Health, or Geriatrics.
• Master's degree in nursing, education, or administration or BSN with MSN enrollment.
• Minimum four years' RN direct patient care experience, with at least one year in the last five years.
• One year teaching experience preferred.
• Expertise in Mental Health, Medical-Surgical, Geriatrics, Pediatrics, L&D, Community Health, or Critical Care.

Responsibilities

• Provide education in the sim/skills lab and clinical settings per curriculum and faculty expertise.
• Utilize teaching practices suitable for adult learners.
• Plan and supervise student clinical experiences in health care facilities.
• Evaluate student performance against clinical learning outcomes.
• Provide timely feedback after observation of performance.
• Maintain accurate student records and attendance data.
• Ensure clinical assignments meet student and facility needs.
• Observe, instruct, and evaluate students; seek instructional quality improvements.
• Incorporate online activities to enhance course content.
• Submit program reports to the Dean in a timely manner.
• Stay current with innovative technologies and safety regulations.
• Participate in committee activities and attend faculty meetings.
• Provide access to students via office hours and electronic communication.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Nursing license

Adult education

Clinical experience

RN background

Education

Master's degree in nursing or education

BSN with MSN enrollment

Job description

We are looking for a Clinical/Skills Lab Instructor to join our team in conjunction with Presbyterian Health Systems for our school in a box program and teach in our PN and BSN programs.

*We are looking for minimum of one day per week - Fridays, Saturdays, and/or Sundays.

Responsibilities

• Providing education in the sim/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 Dean 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

Qualifications

• Hold a valid, unencumbered license issued by the State Board of Nursing;
• Eligible for approval by Board 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. Or, a completed BSN with enrollment in our MSN program may be considered;
• 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;
• Expertise in one of the following areas of nursing - Mental Health, Medical-Surgical, Geriatrics, Pediatrics, L&D, Community Health, and/or Critical Care

Benefits

• 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