Vocational Nursing Instructor- Per Diem Clinicals

Unitek Learning; Bakersfield (CA); On-site; USD 62,000 - 83,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental & Vision

Vacation time

12 paid holidays

401K with company match

Life insurance

Tuition assistance

Career development

Job summary

Unitek Learning in Bakersfield, CA is seeking a Vocational Nursing Instructor to join our team on a Per Diem basis. Weekend availability is highly preferred, with weekend clinicals from 6am to 7pm on Saturdays or Sundays.

You will teach both lecture content and clinical rotations, review and revise syllabi, and maintain student records while staying current with nursing standards and requirements.

Qualifications

• Must hold current RN or LVN licensure in the state where you teach.
• Board of Vocational Nursing requirements: 3 years bedside RN or 6 years bedside LVN with an associate degree.
• Preferred: current immunizations and BLS/ACLS.

Responsibilities

• Improve quality of instruction using varied teaching methods.
• Utilize online activities to enhance course content and interactivity.
• Review and revise syllabus within program guidelines.
• Submit required program reports to the Director on time.
• Stay current with nursing technologies and safety regulations.
• Maintain student attendance, grades, and skill check-off records.

Skills

Nursing practice

Clinical mentoring

Communication skills

Student guidance

Education

RN/LVN licensure

Job description

• Part-time
• Type of Position : Campus
• Compensation: USD 45.00 - USD 60.00 - hourly

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.

Why Work for Unitek Learning? To be part of a healthcare revolution.There is plenty of demand from students who want to become nurses, and there is plenty of demand to hire highly skilled nurses. Unitek Learning is on a mission to fix the connection between those who want to become nurses and the communities who desperately need them. We graduate culturally competent and highly skilled nurses, and we do this at scale.We have history, stability and strong student outcomes. We need your experience and transfer of knowledge to make this vision come to life.Be a part of the solution.

Job Description

We are looking for a Vocational Nursing Instructor to join our team on a Per Diem basis.

Weekend availability HIGHLY preferred

Weekend clinicals - 6am-7pm - Saturday or Sunday

You will:

• Make continuous efforts to improve quality of instruction by reviewing and utilizing different and innovative methodologies / techniques in teaching
• Demonstrate or willing to acquire skills for utilizing online activities as enhancers to course content/material during interactive teaching and learning
• Assist with reviewing and revising of syllabus for specific course within the program and instructional guidelines
• Submit required program reports and forms to Director of the program in a timely manner
• Keep current with new technologies and safety regulations
• Maintains student records of attendance, grades, and skills check-off forms and assist with program data collection that meet set due dates and deadlines
• Assists with updating and maintaining student files as relates to clinical requirements, immunizations and educational requirements
• Teach courses at a variety of times and locations in responds to program needs
• Teaches both lecture content and clinical rotations (clinical rotations can be days, and/or evenings, on week days and/or weekends)
• Participate in professional development; maintain CE hours to ensure renewed licensure, takes responsibility for staying current with college updates
• Actively participates in committees as assigned, based on availability, taking into consideration teaching responsibilities as priority
• Experience that demonstratesCurrent knowledge of nursing practice; ability to mentor students in classroom, lab, and clinical settings; ability to work independently without close supervision; broad understanding 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

Pay Range

The hourly pay range for this position is $45.00 (minimum), $52.80 (midpoint), and $60.00 maximum).*

*Typical hiring range is between the minimum and midpoint of the above pay range. Actual starting base pay may vary based on factors such as education, experience, skills, location and budget.

Qualifications

To be considered for the position, you must meet the requirements set by the board of nursing below:

• Registered Nurse or Licensed Vocational Nurse with current licensure in the state in which you are applying to teach
• You must meet one of the following requirements set by the board of vocational nursing:
  • 3 years bedside experience with RN/BSNOR
  • 6 years bedside experience with LVN/Associates Degree
• Preferred: current immunizations and Basic Life Support Certification or ACLS

Additional Information

We Offer (for Full Time):

• 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