Coordinator, Nursing Laboratories (Adjunct Position)

The Chronicle Of Higher Education, Inc.; Saint Charles (MO); On-site; USD 30,000 - 46,000; Part time

Job summary

Lindenwood University in Saint Charles, Missouri seeks a Coordinator for Nursing Laboratories (adjunct position) to support daily nursing skills and simulation labs. The role ensures instructional spaces are clean, stocked, and ready for faculty-led activities.

The coordinator collaborates with faculty and staff to improve laboratory operations, maintain equipment, and promote a safe learning environment for students. Strong organizational and communication skills are essential.

Qualifications

• Associates degree (preferred in healthcare)
• Experience with nursing/medical equipment or health profession
• Ability to work independently and take initiative on projects

Responsibilities

• Support nursing labs operations, ensuring spaces are clean, organized, and ready for faculty-led lab and simulation activities
• Coordinate prep, breakdown, inventory management, and equipment organization for labs
• Collaborate with nursing faculty, staff, and program leadership to support instructional needs and continuous improvement of laboratory operations and spaces
• Demonstrate professionalism and reliability in interactions with students, faculty, staff, and administrators
• Complete any other requirements as requested by the dean
• Job may require other duties as assigned

Skills

Education

Tools

Job description

JOB TITLE SUMMARY

Job title: Coordinator, Nursing Laboratories (adjunctposition)

Department: Health Sciences/Nursing

Evaluation group: Adjunct Instructor

FLSA status: Exempt

Reports to: Varies

Positions supervised: N/A

Summary

The nursing program lab coordinator supports the daily operationsof the nursing skills and simulation laboratories by ensuring allinstructional spaces are clean, organized, fully stocked, andprepared for faculty-led lab and simulation activities.

Essential Job Functions and Performance Indicators

The intent of this job description is to provide a representativeand level of the types of duties and responsibilities that will berequired of positions given this title and shall not be construedas a declaration of the total of the specific duties andresponsibilities of any particular position.

Employees may be directed to perform job-related tasks other thanthose specifically presented in this description.

• Support the academic mission of the Nursing Program bycontributing to high-quality, organized, and safe laboratory andsimulation learning environments that promote student success andskills development
• Coordinate and support nursing skills and simulationlaboratories, including preparation, breakdown, inventorymanagement, and equipment organization to ensure instructionalreadiness for faculty-led lab and simulation activities
• Collaborate with nursing faculty, staff, and program leadershipto support instructional needs, special projects, and continuousimprovement of laboratory operations and learning spaces
• Demonstrate interpersonal effectiveness, professionalism, andrespect in all interactions with students, faculty, staff, andadministrators by functioning as a reliable team member andsupporting a positive, student-centered learning environment
• Providing an unwavering example of professionalism
• Complete any other requirements as requested by the dean

Job may require other duties as assigned

Required Qualifications – Required qualifications toeffectively perform the job. An equivalent combination ofeducation, training and experience will be considered. (Additionalrequirements may be designated by position.)

• Associates degree (preferrable in healthcare area)
• Knowledge of nursing/medical equipment as demonstrated byexperience in health profession

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities – May be representative, but not all-inclusive, of thoseknowledge, skills and abilities commonly associated with thisposition.

• Demonstrated ability to work independently and take initiativefor projects related to duties
• Excellent written and communication skills
• Ability to think critically and solve problemsindependently
• Ability to be organized and work on multiple taskssimultaneously
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint,Canvas

Work Environment – Environmental or atmospheric conditionscommonly associated with the performance of the functions of thisjob.

• General office, classroom, Nursing lab conditions

Physical Abilities - Activities that are commonly associatedwith the performance of the functions of this job. The physicaldemands described below are representative of those that must bemet by an employee to successfully perform the essential functionsof this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enableindividuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

• Ability to communicate with others through speaking, listening,reading, and writing
• Stamina to teach class as required
• Ability to stand or sit for extended time periods
• Regular attendance is a necessary and essential function
• Ability to lift 40 lbs

Equal Opportunity Employer

Lindenwood University is an Equal Opportunity employer. TheUniversity complies with appropriate federal, state, and local lawsand provides equal employment opportunities and access toeducational programs without regard to race, color, religion,gender, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin,veteran status, disability, or any other protected status to allqualified applicants and employees. Lindenwood University iscommitted to a policy of non-discrimination and dedicated toproviding a positive discrimination-free educational workenvironment.