PN Instructor (Evening Classes)

SmartRecruiters, Inc.; Murray (UT); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Leadership development and training

Tuition assistance

Job summary

Unitek Learning seeks an experienced RN instructor to teach nursing courses and supervise clinical experiences at its Utah-based programs. You will mentor students, plan orientation for new faculty, and apply adult-learning principles across theory and clinical settings.

Responsibilities include evaluating student performance, maintaining records, and collaborating on instructional initiatives while staying current with safety standards and technology in healthcare education.

Qualifications

• Registered Nurse with current licensure in the state you are applying to teach.
• Graduate of an approved School of Nursing; BSN required.
• MSN preferred or must enroll in a MSN program within 5 years of start; ATI certification within 30 days of hire.

Responsibilities

• Collaborates with instructors in preparing, administering, and grading examinations; participates in final evaluations.
• Keeps attendance and grades; submits records.
• Assists with strategic planning and assessment of instructional initiatives.
• Plans orientation of new faculty for theory and clinical facilities.
• Utilizes adult learning principles in teaching.
• Aims to continuously improve instruction quality.
• Develops online activities to enhance content and learning.
• Maintains student attendance and skills check-off records; assists with data collection.
• Submits program reports to the Director in a timely manner.
• Keeps current with new technologies and safety regulations.
• Participates in committee activities and faculty meetings.
• Plans and supervises student clinical experiences; evaluates outcomes.
• Provides timely feedback after observations.
• Maintains student records; assists with data collection.
• Ensures clinical assignments meet student and facility needs.
• Observes, instructs, and evaluates using appropriate methods.
• Verifies clinical facilities meet health and safety requirements.
• Provides access for ongoing communication with students.
• Participates in student advising activities

Skills

Mentoring

Independent work

Verbal communication

Written communication

Nursing practice knowledge

Clinical education

Safety knowledge

Education

RN licensure in state

BSN degree

MSN preferred or enrolled within 5 years

Graduate of approved School of Nursing

Job description

Unitek Learning is a leading healthcare education organization focused on preparing the next generation of nurses and healthcare professionals.

Through its family of institutions, including Unitek College of Nursing, Eagle Gate College, Provo College, Brookline College, and Unitek EMT, Unitek delivers career-focused education designed to help students build meaningful careers while addressing critical workforce needs across the healthcare industry.

Through our Workforce Solutions segment, Unitek partners with hospitals and health systems to create sustainable talent pipelines and expand access to healthcare education through employer-based training and workforce development programs nationwide.

Job Description

• Collaborates with other instructors in preparing, administering, and grading examinations for the course. Participates in the preparation of the final evaluations for the course
• Responsible for assuring class attendance and grades are kept and submitted
• Assist with strategic planning and assessment of instructional initiatives to ensure quality of program
• Plans and implements orientation of new faculty in both theory and clinical facilities for the courses
• Utilize principles of teaching that recognize the characteristics of the adult learner
• 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
• Maintains student records of attendance, skills check-off forms, and assist with program data collection
• Submit required program reports and forms to the Director of the program in a timely manner
• Keep current with new technologies and safety regulations
• Participate in committee activities that support the mission and function of the nursing program
• Attend faculty meetings
• 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 Learning, Department of Nursing
• Provide feedback of clinical performance or specific event immediately after observation
• Assists in maintains student records of clinical attendance, skills check-off forms, and assist with program data collection
• Responsible for making sure the clinical assignments meet both student and facility needs
• Determines best method to observe, instruct, and evaluate students.
• Determines if clinical facility meet all health and safety requirements for Unitek Learning students to attend clinicals
• Provide access to students for ongoing communication through scheduling of office hours, electronic communication and other appropriate methods
• Participate in student advising activities

Qualifications

• Registered Nursewith current licensure in the state in which you are applying to teach.
• Graduate of an approved School of Nursing.
• BSN required, Master's in nursing prefrred or must enroll in an MSN program within 5 years of start.
• 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.
• Must obtain ATI, Assessment Technology Institute Certification within 30 days of hire (offered by Unitek).
• Current immunizations and Basic Life Support Certification

Additional Information

We Offer:

• Leadership development and training for career advancement
• Tuition assistance and Forgiveness for you and your family up to 100% depending on program