Clinical Learning Specialist

CP11 University of New Hampshire; Durham (NH); Hybrid; USD 48,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

The University of New Hampshire in Durham is seeking an experienced nursing educator to supervise nursing students in the clinical setting and help them achieve the course learning objectives. You will ensure safe patient care and support students as they develop clinical decision-making and communication skills.

Responsibilities include evaluating student performance, providing feedback, and collaborating with faculty on remediation plans while guiding growth in the health professional field.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Nursing or BSN with master’s enrollment and significant clinical experience.
• Strong teaching and communication skills to guide students in clinical settings.
• Competence in clinical documentation and patient care supervision.

Responsibilities

• Provide supervision of students within the clinical setting and ensure safe, quality patient care.
• Supervise students to accomplish clinical learning objectives defined by the course.
• Evaluate student performance and provide feedback to support learning goals.
• Collaborate with course faculty on remediation plans when needed.
• Facilitate clinical experiences consistent with course objectives.

Skills

Clinical nursing

Teaching skills

Student evaluation

EHR proficiency

Professional conduct

Team collaboration

Communication

Education

Master’s degree in Nursing

Bachelor’s degree in Nursing (and enrolled in master’s)

Tools

Electronic Health Records (EHR)

Job description

Duties / Responsibilities

• Provide supervision of students within the clinical setting, assist the students to accomplish the clinical learning objectives defined by the course (70%)


• Understand the course and clinical objectives of the course to which they are assigned to provide clinical instruction and be familiar with the overall academic program curriculum.


• Provide supervision of students within the clinical setting and provide safe, quality patient or client care in a positive and supportive learning environment.


• Assist the students to accomplish the clinical learning objectives defined by the course.


• Facilitate clinical experiences for each student in the clinical group(s) for which they are assigned consistent with course and clinical objectives.


• If applicable, provide supervision of students engaging clinical education through simulation activities.


• Evaluate Student Performance (20%) Evaluate students' clinical practice and provide feedback to students on their accomplishment of clinical objectives. Collaborate with course faculty in student remediation plans if necessary.


• Guide students in their growth in the relevant health or social care profession (10%) Validate students' understanding of theoretical, scientific, and evidence-based practice to support safe and effective care. Assist the students to learn clinical decision-making and clinical judgment skills, develop competency in the execution of clinical skills and foster good communication skills with patients, clients, families, and other members of the health or social care team.

Requirements Minimum Acceptable Education & Experience

• Master’s degree in Nursing and 2 years of experience in the relevant clinical specialty area.


• Or bachelor’s degree in Nursing with enrollment in a master’s degree program and five years of experience in the relevant clinical specialty area.

Required Licenses & Certifications

• Unencumbered registered nurse license within relevant State


• Unencumbered professional license within relevant State


• Current BLS Certification

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Strong clinical expertise in nursing practice


• Effective teaching and communication skills and ability to facilitate student learning in clinical settings


• Skilled in student evaluation and feedback


• Proficient in clinical documentation and electronic health records (EHR)


• Ability to model professional behavior and ethical practice


• Commitment to student success and academic excellence


• Ability to collaborate with academic and clinical partners

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in clinical teaching/precepting

Location: Durham

Compensation Pay Range: $47,920.00 - $85,410.00

The pay range for this position is listed above. Actual offer will be based on skills, qualifications, experience, and internal equity, in addition to relevant business considerations.

More information on benefits can be found here: USNH Employee Benefits | Human Resources

The University of New Hampshire is an R1 Carnegie classification research institution providing comprehensive, high-quality undergraduate and graduate programs of distinction. UNH is located in Durham on a 188-acre campus, 60 miles north of Boston and 8 miles from the Atlantic coast and is convenient to New Hampshire’s lakes and mountains. There is a student enrollment of 13,000 students, with a full-time faculty of over 600, offering 90 undergraduate and more than 70 graduate programs. The University actively promotes a dynamic learning environment in which qualified individuals of differing perspectives, life experiences, and cultural backgrounds pursue academic goals with mutual respect and shared inquiry.

EEO Statement The University System of New Hampshire is an Equal Opportunity/Equal Access employer. The University System is committed to creating an environment that values and supports diversity and inclusiveness across our campus communities and encourages applications from qualified individuals who will help us achieve this mission. The University System prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or marital status.