Public Health Clinical Instructor Part-time

Salem State University; Salem (MA); On-site; USD 30,000 - 54,000; Part time

Job summary

Salem State University in Massachusetts is seeking a clinical adjunct faculty member in the School of Nursing. The role focuses on teaching, supervising, and evaluating nursing students in clinical and laboratory settings.

The position requires a Massachusetts RN license, a graduate nursing degree, and at least five years of full-time RN experience within the last eight years, with opportunities for ongoing professional development and compliance training.

Qualifications

• Hold a current unencumbered Massachusetts Registered Nurse license.
• Graduate degree in nursing; five years of full-time RN experience within the last eight years.
• Evidence of clinical competency in clinical instruction.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with faculty and provide updates on student performance.
• Attend mandatory program update meetings each semester for clinical adjunct faculty.
• Complete orientation and training to fulfill compliance requirements.
• Be accountable for instruction, supervision, and evaluation of student competencies in clinical/lab settings.
• Develop and maintain teaching competence including orientation and mentoring to the nurse educator role.
• Participate in professional development in nursing education.
• Collaborate with faculty to support program policies and evaluation plans.

Skills

Nursing education

Clinical instruction

Curriculum development

Education

Graduate degree in nursing

Bachelor's degree in nursing

Job description

Duties and Responsibilities:

Work collaboratively with faculty, in a school with future-directed leadership and a collective focus on academic excellence, success of our students and faculty development.

• Provide weekly updates on student performance to the course coordinator.
• Attend the mandatory program update meeting each semester for clinical adjunct faculty.
• Attend orientation/training to fulfill compliance requirements as required by the School of Nursing and by any assigned clinical practice sites.
• Be accountable for instruction, supervision, and evaluation of student competencies of a diverse student population in the clinical practice and/or laboratory setting.
• Develop and maintain competence appropriate to teaching responsibilities including, but not limited to orientation and mentoring to the nurse educator role.
• Participation in professional development in nursing education such as certification, and continuing education.
• Collaborate with faculty, staff, and program administrator to support policies and objectives of the program and on all applicable components of the systematic evaluation plan.

Required Qualifications:

• Hold a current unencumbered Massachusetts Registered Nurse license.
• Graduate degree in nursing. Minimum of five years of full-time registered nurse experience within the last eight years. Evidence of clinical competency in clinical instruction.

OR

• Hold a current unencumbered Massachusetts Registered Nurse license.
• Possess a minimum of five years full-time registered nurse experience within the last eight years.
• Baccalaureate degree in nursing and meet at least one of the following criteria
• Matriculation in a graduate nursing program with expected graduation date within five years of the date of appointment.
• Possess a related non-nursing graduate degree.
• Possess a current Nurse Education Certification recognized by a Massachusetts Board certified organization.

Employment is contingent upon a completed background and CORI check satisfactory to the university.

• This position is not eligible for H1B visa sponsorship.