PT - Skills Lab Assistant (2 Vacancies)

COLLEGE OF MAINLAND; Texas City (TX); On-site; USD 29,504 - 42,020; Full time

Job summary

College of the Mainland in Texas City, TX seeks a Nursing Lab Assistant to support nursing program laboratories, assist faculty and students, and ensure smooth operation of simulation and skills labs. The role emphasizes safety, teaching methods, and patient-centered care within an educational environment.

The position requires healthcare experience and appropriate credentials, with a focus on organization, communication, and collaborative problem solving in a college setting.

Qualifications

• Associate’s degree or healthcare certificate with credentials.
• Minimum of one year working in healthcare.
• Bachelor’s degree preferred.
• Strong organizational and interpersonal skills.
• Teaching principles and training techniques.
• Detailed healthcare knowledge and clinical skills.
• Record keeping and clear communication with stakeholders.
• Empathy and openness towards students.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate setup of clinical skills practice labs.
• Assist students using nursing simulation labs during open practice.
• Support lab usage tracking and inventory management.
• Mentor students in professional development and critical thinking.
• Assist faculty with coordinating lab instructions and checkoffs.
• Collaborate with faculty to identify needed equipment and software.

Skills

Organizational skills

Interpersonal skills

Healthcare knowledge

Teaching principles

Training techniques

Communication skills

Empathy

Feedback

Student engagement

Dependability

Education

Associate’s degree or healthcare certificate

Bachelor’s degree (preferred)

Tools

SimCapture

Job description

To provide a positive environment for student learning within the Nursing Program laboratories. To assist nursing faculty and students in accomplishing learning needs necessary to meet lab objectives. Responsible for compliance with all college policies and safety policies. To be aware of recycling and environmental conservation in order to support and promote its concepts.

Qualifications

• Associate’s degree or healthcare certificate with credentials.
• A minimum of one year working in healthcare.
• Bachelor’s degree (preferred).
• High degree of organizational and interpersonal skills; highly competent in healthcare theory and clinical healthcare skills.
• Principles and practices of teaching.
• Training techniques.
• Detailed knowledge of healthcare.
• Student engagement techniques.
• Record keeping procedures.
• Communication, interpersonal skills sufficient to exchange or convey information and to receive work direction.
• Ensure timely, clear, and professional communication across multiple stakeholders, including students, faculty, college departments, clinical partners, and accrediting agencies.
• Dependable, punctual, and accountable.
• Empathy toward students, colleagues, and patients.
• Ability to provide constructive feedback with kindness.
• Open and approachable for students.
• If licensed or certified, unencumbered licensure/certification or privileges to work in Texas.
• Clear criminal history with no felony record.
• Clear drug screen.

Job Duties

• Coordinate the setup of clinical skills practice labs.
• Act as a resource person for students using the nursing simulation and skills labs during open practice hours.
• Assist with capturing lab usage.
• Provide supplemental student support and supervision of clinical skills for students referred by faculty.
• Mentor students in professional development by role modeling appropriate behavior and critical thinking.
• Support students in utilizing computer software available in assigned laboratories.
• Assist in maintaining an inventory of all equipment, including software, located in the assigned laboratories.
• Coordinate the ordering and storage of all supplies and equipment used in the assigned laboratories.
• Assist with cleaning of equipment in assigned laboratories.
• Collaborate with faculty to identify supportive services, equipment, and software needed for assigned laboratories and submit requests to appropriate faculty as well as the Simulation/Skills Lab Coordinator.
• Willingness to learn and support the use of SimCapture, including basic troubleshooting and assisting faculty and students with simulation technology needs.
• Responsible for timely turnover of simulation rooms, including resetting equipment and supplies between sessions.
• Keep knowledge of relevant clinical issues and teaching methods suitable to the learning laboratory current.
• Assist with maintaining a current video and book library.
• Assist nursing faculty with coordinating lab instructions and checkoffs as requested.
• Models ethical, compassionate, and culturally competent care.
• Upholds academic and clinical standards.
• Serves as a role model and mentor for students.
• Advocates for student success and academic integrity.
• Any other duties as assigned by the Director of Nursing.

Physical Requirements

Usual Environment: May work indoors in classroom, skills lab, and office. Work with students and staff. Occasional irregular hours. May be assigned evening hours.

Physical: High physical demand. Must be able to stoop, bend, lift up to 50 pounds, and assist in patient care/clinical teaching situations, or demonstrate ability to perform tasks successfully.

Minimum Salary Range

$25.96/hour

EEO Statement

College of the Mainland is an affirmative action/equal opportunity institution and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, disability or veteran status.

College of the Mainland does not discriminate on the basis of disability in the recruitment and admission of students, the recruitment and employment of faculty and staff, and the operation of its programs and activities, as specified by federal laws and regulations within Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 and 1992.