Instructor, 9M Clinical & Simulation Lab

Wake Technical Community College; Raleigh (NC); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Wake Technical Community College seeks a nursing educator to provide effective clinical, lab, and simulation instruction in assigned courses. The instructor will maintain records, prepare thoroughly, and adapt teaching to diverse student needs while ensuring a safe learning environment.

The role requires a BSN and an active North Carolina RN license, with at least two years of clinical nursing practice. Collaboration with faculty and partners is essential, as is meeting NC nursing education

Qualifications

• BSN required; current unrestricted RN license in NC.
• Two calendar years of full-time clinical nursing practice as an RN.
• Ability to teach across multiple clinical settings (Pediatric, Behavioral Health, Mother/Baby, Med-Surg).
• NC Board of Nursing educational requirements to be met within 3 years of hire; MSN within 5 years.

Responsibilities

• Instructs students in clinical, lab and simulation settings efficiently and effectively.
• Maintains accurate records of student work and attendance.
• Prepares thoroughly for instructional responsibilities.
• Provides flexible teaching across clinical and simulation settings as needed.
• Maintains a safe learning environment and timely feedback to students.
• Advises students regarding grades and progress.
• Supervises and evaluates students in clinical settings per policy.
• Collaborates with course faculty and clinical partners to evaluate lab and clinical experiences.
• Maintains and uses evidence-based teaching strategies; participates in program development.

Skills

Teaching methods

Interpersonal skills

Communication

Record keeping

Teamwork

Education

Bachelor of Science in Nursing

RN license in North Carolina

Master of Science in Nursing within 5 years

Job description

Responsible for providing effective clinical, lab and/or simulation instruction in assigned courses.
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform the essential job functions satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the primary job functions herein described.

• Instructs and guides students in clinical, laboratory, and SIM settings in an efficient and effective manner
• Maintains accurate records of student work and attendance
• Prepares thoroughly for instructional responsibilities
• Provides flexibility in clinical teaching, simulation teaching, and specialty area teaching as needed by the department
• Maintains a safe learning environment
• Provides regular, timely, formative and summative feedback to students regarding progress
• Advisesstudentsregardingtheirgradesandprogressinthecourse/program
• Meets and maintains division and clinical partner annual requirements
• Collaborates with course faculty, clinical coordinator, and/or simulation/lab coordinator to evaluate lab, simulation and clinical site experiences
• Communicates with course faculty and nursing division leadership as needed regarding attendance, student or clinical site issues in a timely manner
• Selects clinical learning experiences that facilitate each student’s progress toward End-of Program, Course, and Clinical Student Learning Outcomes
• Supervises and evaluates students in the clinical setting per division and clinical partner policies
• Maintains laboratory/SIM equipment and materials in a safe and organized manner

Serves as faculty advisor to students
Maintains records of advisee's enrollment, courses taken, courses dropped, grades received and progress toward graduation
Provides input for nursing division admission criteria
Maintains and posts regular office hours
Uses evidence-based teaching and assessment strategies, provides constructive feedback, and adapts instructional methods to meet diverse student learning needs.
Serves as a member of faculty, advisory, and assigned Nursing Division and college committees
Attends professional development opportunities including completion of annual HR requirements
Participates in professional meetings, college outreach & recruitment efforts and community service
Participates in ongoing program curriculum development, implementation, and evaluation including input on recommended changes
Participates in pinning and graduation exercises, Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
Able to use a wide variety of teaching methods to role model and promote effective organizational skills in the clinical/simulation setting
Innovative,creative,motivated and works well with others.
Models effective interpersonal skills
Able to maintain records accurately and meet deadlines consistently
Able to perform normal duties with minimal supervision
Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Requirements

Bachelor of Science in Nursing
A current unrestricted license to practice as a Registered Nurse in North Carolina
Must have two(2) calendar years' prior full-time employment, or the equivalent, in clinical nursing practice as a registered nurse
Must have knowledge, skills, and ability to teach in more than one type of clinical setting such as
Pediatric, Behavioral Health, Mother/Baby, in addition to Med-Surg
Must meet educational requirements of the NC Board of Nursing within three (3) years of hire
Must obtain Master of Science in Nursing within five (5) years of hire

Preferences

Master of Science in Nursing
Clinical teaching experience in a program at or above the level of Associate Degree Nursing
Depth of nursing practice experience in at least one specialty clinical area (Depth rather than just short stints in multiple settings).