Per Diem Clinical Nursing Instructor - Muskegon

Unitek Education; Muskegon (MI); On-site; USD 50,000 - 70,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance

401K with a Company Match

Tuition assistance and Forgiveness

Leadership development and training

Job summary

Unitek Education is seeking a Per Diem Clinical/Skills Lab Faculty in Muskegon, Michigan, to provide education in skills labs and clinical settings. The ideal candidate is a Registered Nurse with a Bachelor’s degree and knowledge in nursing practice, as well as teaching experience.

This role includes evaluating student performance, maintaining records, and ensuring quality educational experiences. Full-time employees enjoy benefits such as medical coverage, vacation, and 401K matching.

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with current unencumbered licensure in Michigan.
• Minimum four years of nursing experience, at least one year in direct patient care.
• Experience in teaching courses related to nursing preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide education in the skills lab and clinical settings.
• Evaluate student performance in clinical learning outcomes.
• Assist in maintaining student records and documentation.

Skills

Clinical teaching

Nursing practice knowledge

Communication skills

Mentoring students

Education

Bachelor’s degree in nursing or administration

Job description

• Contract
• Type of Position : Campus

Company Description

As a leading healthcare education organization, Unitek Learning’s family of schools helps thousands of students launch and accelerate their careers every year. As a rapidly growing and highly successful company, Unitek is also a great place to pursue a rewarding and challenging career. We offer a competitive salary, generous benefits, unlimited growth potential, and a collegiate work environment.

Job Description

We are looking for Per Diem Clinical/Skills Lab Faculty to join our team in conjunction with our Workforce Development Partner, Trinity Health.

The Clinical/Skills Lab Faculty will provide Skills Lab and/or Clinical site education to students enrolled at the assigned Workforce Development Program site.

Hours vary based on clinical rotation and/or skills lab course. We are currently looking for Saturday availability.

• Providing education in the skills lab and/or clinical setting commensurate with established curriculum and faculty expertise (clinical rotations can be days, evenings, weekends, or a combination of all);
• Utilize principles of teaching that recognize the characteristics of the adult learner;
• Plan and supervises student clinical experience in assigned health care facilities;
• Evaluates student performance in relation to clinical learning outcomes in accordance with policies and procedures established by Unitek College, Department of Nursing;
• Provide feedback of clinical performance or specific event in a timely manner after observation;
• Assists in maintaining student records as evidenced by keeping accurate clinical and/or skills lab attendance, completed skills check-off forms, and assisting with requested programmatic outcome data collection;
• Ensuring clinical assignments meet both student and facility needs;
• Determines best method to observe, instruct, and evaluate students;
• Makes continuous efforts to improve quality of instruction;
• Demonstrate or be willing to acquire skills for utilizing online activities as enhancers to course content/material during interactive teaching and learning;
• Submit required program reports and forms to the Academic Site Director of the program in a timely manner;
• Keep current with innovative technologies and safety regulations;
• Participate in committee activities that support the mission and function of the nursing program as needed;
• Attend faculty meetings;
• Provide access to students for ongoing communication through scheduling of office hours, electronic communication, or other appropriate method.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with current unencumbered licensure in the state in which you are applying to teach.
• Minimum of a completed Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university that includes course work in nursing education or administration, and academic preparation for the subject they teach to be considered.
• Able to meet the faculty requirements set by the Board of Nursing.
• Experience which demonstrates: Current knowledge of nursing practice; ability to mentor students in classroom, lab and clinical settings; ability to work independently without close supervision; broad knowledge of nursing sciences; successful handling of day-to-day operations in the nursing lab; proficient, strong communications skills, verbal and written; current knowledge/experience in clinical setting.
• Minimum four-years’ experience, with one year in the last five years, as a registered nurse providing direct patient care (clinical teaching in an RN program applies toward direct patient care.)
• One-year experience teaching courses related to nursing or completion of a course which includes practice in teaching nursing preferred.
• Expertise in one of the following areas of nursing – Mental Health, Medical-Surgical, Geriatrics, Pediatrics, L&D, Community Health, and/or Critical Care preferred.
• Must obtain ATI, Assessment Technology Institute Certification within 30 days of hire (offered by Unitek).
• Current immunizations and Basic Life Support Certification.

Additional Information

For Full Time Employees, We Offer:

• Medical, Dental and Vision starting the 1st of the month following 30 days of employment
• 2 Weeks’ starting Vacation per year. Increasing based on years of service with company
• 12paid Holidays and 2Floating Holiday
• 401K with a Company Match
• Company Paid Life Insurance at 1x’s your annual salary
• Leadership development and training for career advancement
• Tuition assistance and Forgiveness for you and your family up to 100% depending on program