Job Description
We are looking for per diem nursing instructors to teach in our BSN program. No prior teaching experience required!
Instruction
- Facilitate student learning, provide effective instruction, and perform evaluations of student learning for all assigned clinicals, labs, or simulated clinical experiences (SCE), using each course's standard course outline as a guide. Ensure that students have attained minimum course competencies as described in the course syllabus
- Supervise, debrief, and evaluate students in lab, clinical, SCE, and similar settings as appropriate for the course or program
- Be available to students via email, phone, or personal conferences
- Meet all classes and other scheduled responsibilities such as scheduled clinical hours and meetings at the designated times. A faculty member should inform the Program Director/Academic Dean if they are unable to meet a student group on time
- Assure that classroom, lab, or pre- and post-conference rooms are left clean and orderly at the end of each event
Training and Professional Development
- Attend New Faculty Orientation and participate in Faculty Mentor Program
- Maintain a faculty development plan with the assistance of academic administration
- Attend campus faculty meetings and in-service trainings and other meetings as assigned
- Remain current in program knowledge, including maintaining licensure, certification, or continuing education requirements where appropriate
- Participate in professional development activities
Administrative
- Keep accurate attendance records, posting attendance in the portal and submitting attendance roster to the Academic Department for each class period in a timely manner
- Assign grades and maintain course/student records in accordance with FERPA regulations and submit grades and records by established deadlines
- Make missed lab, SCE, or clinical phone calls to students that misses or are not actively engaged in learning outcomes
- Make recommendations and adhere to the Academic Freedom policy as outlined in the Faculty handbook
- Perform other duties designated by the Program Administrator, Lead Instructor and/or Academic Dean
- 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 College, 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 College 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