Instructor - Practical Nursing

Sowela Technical Community College; Jennings (LA); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Retirement options

Multiple medical insurance options

Generous annual leave

Employee Assistance Program

Job summary

A community college in Jennings, LA, is seeking a Nursing Instructor to oversee practical nursing education. The ideal candidate must possess a registered nurse license, three years of nursing experience, and be proficient with standard office software. Teaching experience is preferred. The college offers a competitive benefits package, and the role includes both classroom and clinical instruction responsibilities.

Qualifications

• Must be a licensed Registered Nurse.
• Three years of nursing experience required.
• Teaching experience is preferred.
• Ability to organize instruction and maintain clear records.

Responsibilities

• Organizes instruction in classrooms, labs as per curriculum.
• Responsible for maintaining accurate grade and attendance records.
• Supervises students during patient care and evaluations.
• Provides advisement and monitors student progress for completion and retention.

Skills

Proficiency in Microsoft Word

Team collaboration

Motivated self-starter

Professional appearance

Professional attitude towards students

Self-starter

Education

Registered Nurse License

Master’s degree (preferred)

Job description

Instructor - Practical Nursing Job no: 495237

Closes: Work Type: Faculty Full-Time. Locations: Jennings, LA. Categories: Nursing.

College: SOWELA

Department: Academic Affairs

Sub department: School of Nursing & Allied Health

Type of Appointment: Unclassified - Faculty 12 month

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Duties and Responsibilities

• Cooperates with other agencies to promote technical and community college education.
• Adheres to all applicable Louisiana Community and Technical College System (LCTCS) policies.
• Adheres to policies and procedures contained in the SOWELA Technical Community College (STCC) Instructor’s Manual.
• Submits all required reports in a timely manner.
• Maintains accurate grade and attendance records.
• Adheres to all laws pertaining to disclosure of student records.
• Demonstrates and encourages professional growth and improvement.
• Attends all commencement ceremonies.
• Participates in local business and industry activities.
• Demonstrates appropriate work ethic (attendance, cooperation, etc.).
• Utilizes the approved curriculum.
• Develops clearly-stated course objectives and learning outcomes.
• Responsible for student completion, placement, and retention rates ensuring that they meet accrediting agencies standards.
• Responsible for providing training in the competencies essential to success in the occupation including attitudes, job knowledge, and skills.
• Organizes instruction in classrooms, shops, and laboratories as evidenced by course outlines, lesson plans, competency tests, and instructional materials such as textbooks, instruction sheets, and audiovisuals.
• Provides sufficient practice with equipment in order to develop skill proficiency.
• Ensures the objectives and content of the courses taught are current.
• Utilizes a craft committee to ensure that desirable, relevant, and current practices of the occupation are being taught. The committee is composed of at least three members external to the institution, meets at least twice per year, and keeps minutes to document committee activities.
• Provides advisement services to assigned advisees.
• Maintains individual student progress data and ensures this is a part of the student’s permanent record.
• Maintains current standard reference books, periodicals, and manuals of a business, professional, technical, and industrial nature to facilitate the educational program objectives.
• Maintains a healthful, safe, and secure classroom/lab environment.
• Posts emergency evacuation routes in case of natural or other disasters.
• Requests adequate equipment and supplies to support the program.
• Ensures all instructional equipment and supplies meet safety standards.
• Ensures tests and other means of assessing the achievement of student are sufficiently accurate.
• Evaluates follow-up data from completers and employers to obtain information concerning program effectiveness and relevance to improve the quality of the program where needed.

Practical Nursing Teaching Duties

• Maintain current unencumbered license as a Registered Nurse in the state of Louisiana.
• Follow curriculum guidelines as approved by the Louisiana State Board of Practical Nurse Examiners.
• Instruct students in nursing theory.
• Assist with clinical instruction.
• Develop lesson plans with guidance of the NCLEX Practical Nursing test plan.
• Keep up to date with NCLEX changes.
• Uphold classroom and clinical policies.
• Evaluate skill performances.

Practical Nursing Clinical Duties

• Familiarize students with facility policies.
• Assist with simulation lab check offs as scheduled.
• Supervise students during patient care.
• Evaluate and monitor students for procedures; give instruction as needed.
• Assist students with documentation.
• Arrange and plan pre and post conference.
• Uphold classroom and clinical policies.
• Complete clinical evaluation of student, using coordinating guidelines for the evaluation tool.
• Other duties as assigned.

Required Education

• Must be a registered nurse.

Required Experience

• Three years of nursing experience. At least one of the three years must have been as a medical-surgical hospital staff nurse providing direct patient care.
• An applicant for nurse instructor must have practiced as a nurse for a minimum of six full-time months during the three years immediately preceding application.

Required Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Proficiency in the use of standard office equipment and networked personal computers, utilizing a variety of software is essential that includes but is not limited to Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook and PowerPoint.
• Individual must be a committed, motivated self-starter who is capable of initiating and completing work with little supervision and/or as a part of a team on larger projects.
• Maintain a professional appearance.
• Project a professional attitude toward the students.

Required Licenses or Certifications

• Must meet LSBPNE requirements.

Preferred Education

• A Master’s degree is preferred.

Preferred Experience

• Teaching experience is preferred.
• Experience in labor and delivery as well as pediatrics is a plus.

Preferred Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

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Benefits

As a member of the Louisiana Community and Technical College System, SOWELA has an attractive benefits package with a wide variety of benefit options. Benefits offered include retirement, multiple medical insurance options, supplemental insurances (dental, term life, disability, accident, vision, etc.), Tax Saver Flexible Benefits Plan (saves tax dollars on some child care and medical expenses), holidays (14 per year, typically includes longer break at Christmas), generous annual (vacation) and sick leave benefits and Employee Assistance Program. Specific benefits depend on job category, percent effort and length of employment.

Passing pre-employment criminal background screen is required as a condition of employment. SOWELA is an equal opportunity/equal access employer. SOWELA is a State As a Model Employer (SAME) agency that supports improved employment opportunities for individuals with disabilities.