RN Clinical Adjunct Instructor (Casual), West Penn Hospital

Allegheny Clinic; Tarentum (Allegheny County); On-site; USD 41,000 - 69,000; Part time

Job summary

Allegheny Health Network is seeking an adjunct nursing instructor to provide clinical instruction to students at the Citizens School of Nursing in Tarentum, PA. The role supports student learning on the clinical unit, guiding care plans with didactic faculty, and promoting lifelong learning in clinical settings.

Ideal candidates have PA RN licensure (or ENLC multi-state) and a nursing master’s degree (or plan to obtain within five years).

Qualifications

• 2 years of experience in a clinical area may be required depending on specialty.
• Current PA RN licensure or multi-state licensure via eNLC.
• Master's degree in nursing or ability to obtain within 5 years.
• Act 34/33/73/ FBI clearances and CPR certification are required.

Responsibilities

• Provides clinical instruction to nursing students on the unit with clear goals and timelines.
• Maintains patient safety practices and supports quality initiatives.
• Establishes positive relationships with students, faculty, and healthcare teams.
• Exhibits professional nursing practice and mentors peers and learners.
• Delivers effective communication and translates patient care to the care team.

Skills

Teaching

Communication

Critical thinking

Education

PA RN licensure

Master's degree in nursing (or will obtain within 5 years)

Job description

Company : Allegheny Health Network Job Description :

This role will cover clinicals amongst the Pittsburgh-area AHN hospitals. Hours will be approximately 12 per week.

CITIZENS SCHOOL OF NURSING:

Citizens School of Nursing, located in Tarentum, PA, offers a 22-month full-time RN diploma program, or a 32-month part-time RN program.

ALLEGHENY HEALTH NETWORK:

At AHN, employees trust working together and place patients at the center of all they do. This 9 Hospital system, a part of Highmark Health, is transforming the future of healthcare by providing highly effective services to customers, patients and communities. AHN has commitment and dedication to being inclusive, valuing fresh perspectives, and offering the best growth and educational opportunities to employees.

GENERAL OVERVIEW:

This role serves in an adjunct faculty role for the AHN Schools of Nursing. This nurse has the authority, responsibility, and accountability for clinical instruction of students.

ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Explores creative and innovative teaching and learning strategies on the clinical unit, providing quality instruction to groups of students and individuals as needed providing for daily goals and a plan of care for patients Provides documentation of the students' progress and sets goals and timelines with didactic faculty leaders for the accomplishments of the course objectives. Supports continuous learning and commitment to lifelong learning in the clinical area by sharing research, materials from professional organizations, presenting on the unit, and teaching students. (40%)
• Considers maintenance of a safe environment, patient condition, complexity of the intervention and predictability of the outcome. Promotes patient safety initiatives (ex: National Patient Safety Goals). Participates in department specific quality initiatives (ex: EBP population specific). Assures appropriate order sets are used. Participates on interdisciplinary team to evaluate clinical care or health services. Willingly accepts mistakes of self and others, creating a culture in which risk taking is not only safe but expected. (15%)
• Establishes and maintains positive relationships with students, faculty, management, patients/families, and all other members of the health care team. Demonstrates critical thinking in the identification of clinical, social, safety, psychological and spiritual issues for the patient care Serves as a role model of professional nursing practice for students and peer nursing staff. (15%)
• Provides leadership in a professional practice setting. This role is a team player who contributes to building the team by helping others succeed through role modeling and mentoring. Shares knowledge and skills with peers and colleagues. Provides peers with both verbal and written feedback regarding clinical practice and role performance. Provides curriculum feedback to the SON. (15%)
• Practices solid communication skills and can articulate and translate the patient's care & condition to other care providers. Demonstrates critical thinking in the identification of clinical, social, safety, psychological and spiritual issues for the patient. Utilizes educational/teaching instances to demonstrate learning enhancements and shares the outcomes with peer practicing nurses, other faculty, and schools of nursing where applicable. (15%)
• Other duties as assigned or requested.

QUALIFICATIONS:

Minimum

• 2 years of experience in clinical area of direct responsibility may be required depending on specialty.
• Current State of PA RN licensure OR Current multi-state licensure through the enhanced Nurse Licensure Compact (eNLC).

Substitutions

None

Preferred

• 2 years of teaching experience in a school of nursing

Additional Employment Requirements:

• Master's degree in nursing OR obtain within 5 years of hire.
• Act 34 Criminal Background Clearance Certificate
• Act 33 Child Abuse Clearance Certificate
• Act 73 FBI Fingerprinting Criminal Background Clearance Certificate
• CPR - American Heart Association

Disclaimer: The job description has been designed to indicate the general nature and essential duties and responsibilities of work performed by employees within this job title. It may not contain a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees to do this job.

Compliance Requirement : This job adheres to the ethical and legal standards and behavioral expectations as set forth in the code of business conduct and company policies.

As a component of job responsibilities, employees may have access to covered information, cardholder data, or other confidential customer information that must be protected at all times . In connection with this, all employees must comply with both the Health Insurance Portability Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) as described in the Notice of Privacy Practices and Privacy Policies and Procedures as well as all data security guidelines established within the Company's Handbook of Privacy