Clinical & Lab Nursing Instructor — MSN Entry into Practice

Johns Hopkins University; Baltimore (MD); On-site; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Part time

Job summary

The Johns Hopkins University Clinical/Laboratory Instructor will teach primarily in clinical and lab/simulation settings for the MSN (Entry into Practice) program. The role reports to the Clinical Course Coordinator and Associate Director for Clinical Practice, with a semester-term appointment and renewal based on program needs and evaluations.

Responsibilities include delivering evidence-based clinical instruction, ensuring student compliance, and providing timely feedback.

Qualifications

• Current licensure as a registered nurse.
• Master's degree in nursing or DNP.
• Complete compliance requirements of SON and/or clinical site.
• Minimum of 2 years of providing direct patient care as an RN or advanced practice nurse.
• Excellent organizational, written and interpersonal communication skills.
• Ability to effectively manage details and problem solve in a complex environment.
• Demonstrated experience working in and fostering a diverse faculty, staff, and student environment or commitment to do so at Johns Hopkins SON.
• Experience as a clinical educator is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Participate in all mandatory training and/or meetings required before the semester, including site-specific orientation.
• Teaching in the clinical/laboratory/simulation settings utilizing evidence-based practice and adult learning principles.
• Proactively creates an inclusive learning environment.
• Accountable for ensuring complete/assigned clinical hours.
• Maintain familiarity with theory content.
• Provide standardized learning experiences when applicable.
• Follows the direction of the Clinical Coordinator and Program Director of the MSN (Entry into Nursing) Program.
• Attends course planning meetings as directed by the Clinical Course Coordinator.
• Ensures that all students in the assigned clinical group have completed compliance requirements for the assigned clinical site by the identified due date.
• Prepares and submits incident reports related to student exposures according to site and SON policies.
• Takes students to the Occupational Health Clinic following exposures as directed by the Infectious Disease or Occupational Health official at the clinical site.
• Works collaboratively with nurse managers, staff nurses, and other representatives of the clinical units assigned.
• Meets with students as requested or when necessary to address student performance concerns.
• Works closely with students' clinical course coordinator when a student's performance in clinical/laboratory/course places the student at risk for failure.
• Provides students with a recommended plan for academic improvement as needed and follows up to determine if student performance improves.
• Provides timely feedback to students on their clinical/laboratory/course progress.
• Communicate in writing with the clinical coordinator if they are considering issuing a course warning and when/if it is issued.
• If appropriate, initiate notifications of missed clinical time and/or clinical/laboratory/course warnings.
• Communicate in writing with students and the clinical coordinator if the student is not passing at midterm or at the end of the course.
• Communicate concerns about non-academic student issues to the Associate Dean for Student Affairs
• Reviews patient log and verifies time log in EXXAT
• Able to travel to Johns Hopkins SON and clinical facilities in the Baltimore-Washington area

Skills

Organizational communication

Written communication

Interpersonal skills

Problem solving

Diversity & inclusion

Clinical education experience

Education

Master's degree in nursing or DNP

RN licensure

Job description

The Johns Hopkins University Clinical/Laboratory Instructor will teach primarily in clinical and lab/simulation settings for the MSN (Entry into Practice) program. The role reports to the Clinical Course Coordinator and Associate Director for Clinical Practice, with a semester-term appointment and renewal based on program needs and evaluations.

Responsibilities include delivering evidence-based clinical instruction, ensuring student compliance, and providing timely feedback.