Nursing Lab Technician

Hocking College; Nelsonville (OH); On-site; USD 52,279 - 74,459; Full time

Job summary

Hocking College is seeking a Nursing Lab Technician in Nelsonville, Ohio, to coordinate nursing skills lab evaluations and assist faculty and students. Responsibilities include managing evaluations, supervising clinical instruction, and maintaining documentation for compliance standards. Candidates must hold a BSN with 2 years of nursing experience, possess strong communication and organizational skills, and be able to work collaboratively. Reasonable accommodations are available as per ADA.

Qualifications

• 2 years of direct patient nursing experience required.
• Experience with nursing program skills lab.
• Prior teaching experience preferred.
• Knowledge of FERPA and HIPAA.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate and maintain nursing skills lab evaluations.
• Recruit clinical agency student placement sites.
• Supervise and evaluate faculty providing clinical instruction.
• Collaborate with faculty for relevant student learning experiences.
• Maintain a policies and procedures manual for lab.

Skills

Microsoft Office skills

Excellent communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Time management

Organizational skills

Ability to manage multiple tasks

Ability to work collaboratively

Confidence

Education

BSN degree

MSN preferred

Job description

Nursing Lab Technician

Location: Nelsonville, OH

Job Id: 920

# of Openings: 1

Salary: $46.00 per hour

Position Purpose: The Nursing Laboratory Technician responsibilities include coordinating and maintaining all nursing skills lab evaluations, including inventory management, and assisting students and faculty as needed to improve student assessment skills and performance of clinical nursing skills; scheduling and covering open labs and assisting with simulations as needed.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Identify, recruit and tour clinical agency student placement sites.
• Supervise and evaluate faculty providing clinical instruction.
• Visit clinical sites while instructors are working and evaluate instructors and sites.
• Responsible for maintaining documents and files for ACEN and OBN reports and maintaining confidentiality of all student records.
• Collaborate with the Simulation Lab Manager to provide simulation experiences.
• To be trained in operation of the Simulation Lab.
• Oversee the functioning and scheduling of all Basic Nursing Skills Labs and assist in the High-Fidelity Simulation Nursing Lab.
• Collaborate with faculty to provide for consistent and relevant student learning experiences to meet course and clinical objectives in the nursing skills labs.
• Assist faculty with skills and simulation activities and in establishing and revising the critical elements for performing clinical skills.
• Ensure supervision of students in the lab, maintaining safe practices and abiding by all established policies and procedures for the lab.
• Contribute to the evaluation of students during skills and simulation activities as well as on other occasions by request i.e. exit prescription skills performance practice and review.
• Provide assistance to students upon faculty referral for remediation.
• Maintain a policies and procedures manual for the labs and Clinical.
• May be assigned to a lab if needed.
• Other duties as required by the appropriate administrator.

Qualifications – Education, Experience, and Skills

• BSN degree required. MSN preferred.
• 2 years of direct patient nursing experience.
• Experience working in a Nursing program skills lab and assisting with skills checkoffs and meeting course objectives.
• Prior teaching experience preferred.
• Strong Microsoft office skills.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Time management and organizational skills.
• Manage multiple tasks and set priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Demonstrate the ability to work collaboratively with internal and external partners.
• Ability to act in confidence.
• Knowledge of FERPA and HIPAA.

Reasonable accommodations may be requested and reviewed according to the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA).