CNA Instructor LVN: Train Next-Gen Nurses

Sweetwater Care; Tulare (CA); On-site; USD 52,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Sweetwater Care in California seeks an NATP instructor to deliver Nurse Assistant Training programs with a combination of theory and supervised clinical training. The instructor will implement the approved CDPH curriculum and ensure safety, documentation, and student progression.

The role requires CA RN/LVN licensure, nursing experience, and experience planning/teaching education programs in nursing, or equivalent CE coursework.

Qualifications

• Resume depicting verifiable work experience. Must include work experience in month/year to month/year format, name and address of each employer, job duties and contact telephone number for Human Resources or administrator or supervisor.
• Active RN or LVN license in California.
• Two (2) years of nursing experience (RN, LVN).
• One (1) of the two years must be as a licensed nurse providing care and services to chronically ill or elderly patients in an acute care hospital, skilled nursing facility, intermediate care facility, home care, hospice care or other long-term care setting.

Responsibilities

• Prepare lesson plans to correlate with course outline.
• Understand and apply teaching strategics when implementing lesson plans.
• Create and maintain a safe environment conducive to learning within the classroom and clinical lab.
• Maintain discipline in the classroom and clinical settings.
• Knowledge of and adherence to training site standards.
• Participate in staff in-services and advisory meetings.
• Provide student assessments, as necessary.
• Assure students have met all requirements prior to clinical placement.
• Report verbally and in writing incidents or accidents to the NATP Administrator, RN/PD, and facility Administration.
• Maintain accurate records, complete all documentation using CDPH approved forms, retain all student files for a period of 4 years (22 CCR 71835(k)(1))
• Complete daily attendance, approve/deny absences, and assign make up dates/time, and topics missed when absent.
• Perform related duties such as, participating in special activities, and providing remedial assistance
• Provide supervised clinical training in a CDPH approved nursing facility. Student to Instructor ratio shall not exceed 15:1 in the clinical setting. (22 CCR 71828(b)(4))
• Instructor must be free of all other duties during theory and supervised clinical training.
• Flexibility
• Organizational skills
• Ability to work cooperatively with others.
• Desire to work with adolescent and adults.
• Professional attitude and appearance.
• Good verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to work with culturally diverse populations.

Skills

Teaching

Communication

Teamwork

Education

Director of Staff Development Certificate or Transcript

Job description

Sweetwater Care in California seeks an NATP instructor to deliver Nurse Assistant Training programs with a combination of theory and supervised clinical training. The instructor will implement the approved CDPH curriculum and ensure safety, documentation, and student progression.

The role requires CA RN/LVN licensure, nursing experience, and experience planning/teaching education programs in nursing, or equivalent CE coursework.