Adjunct Clinical Faculty Practical Nursing-Medical Surgical LTC/Rehabilitation

Department: Nursing PN

Location: Framingham

MassBay fosters educational excellence and academic success to prepare students for local and global citizenship, to promote their personal growth, to meet critical workforce demands of communities, and to contribute to the region's economic development.

Massachusetts Bay Community College is served by a cadre of employees of varied backgrounds and experiences. We invite all individuals to consider joining our community.

Located in Greater Boston, MassBay is a comprehensive, open-access community college, offering associate degrees and certificate programs on three campuses in Wellesley Hills, Framingham, and Ashland, Massachusetts.

Position Summary:

The ideal candidate will join a vibrant educational community, and have a desire and ability to serve a population of students with various needs and backgrounds. The candidate is expected to commit to excellence in teaching and learning, collaboration and professional development. Adjunct faculty are expected to deliver course materials in a learner-centered environment conductive to engaging students in the learning process. The faculty member in this position communicates consistently and effectively with students, faculty and administrators, and responds to communications within a 24 hour period of time. The faculty is responsible for managing this clinical course through timely grading of assignments, providing substantial student feedback with assignments, and submission of clinical evaluations, attendance and grades.

MassBay Community College seeks qualified part-time instructors for the current and future semesters in the Practical Nursing Program. The practical nursing clinical course covers nursing care of clients in the medical-surgical units in an acute care hospital, long-term care, or rehabilitation facility. The instructor must have clinical experience, communicate effectively, and be able to assess students objectively and work as part of a team.
Instructor responsibilities include supervising students in the clinical setting; guidance in completing assignments such as daily clinical worksheets, concept maps, and care plans; medication card system, and conducting student evaluations.
Available Clinical: Spring 2025
PN 121 Medical/Surgical Nursing I: Mondays & Wednesdays 7:00am-3:30pm or 2:00pm-1030pm (clinical course)
PN 122 Medical/Surgical Nursing II: Mondays & Wednesdays 7:00am-3:30pm or 2:00pm-1030pm (clinical course)

Key Responsibilities and Duties:

• Demonstrate knowledge of subject matter and an awareness of new developments in the field;
• Integrate didactic content into the student(s) clinical assignment;
• Communicate with course faculty regularly to track student progress or to develop performance improvement plans to support student learning;
• Responsible for conducting the mid-semester and final clinical evaluations;
• Assign, supervise, plan, experience, and evaluate students in practice learning environments based on course and program student learning outcomes;
• Provide support, guidance, and instruction on all aspects of patient care while at the clinical facility or laboratory classroom;
• Demonstrate procedures and patient care in clinical or laboratory nursing settings;
• Provide feedback to the assistant dean of nursing, program director, and clinical placement coordinator on the appropriateness of the health care agency in terms of teaching/learning environments for students;
• Provide feedback to course faculty on student preparedness regarding curriculum;
• Attend course-specific orientation on campus with the Assistant Dean of Nursing and course faculty;
• Participate in clinical faculty mentoring as identified by the Assistant Dean of Nursing and course faculty;
• Participate in the Program's continuous improvement efforts, which include BORN and ACEN requirements;
• Maintain appropriate paperwork and documentation required by the program.

This list is not to be considered all-inclusive. A supervisor may assign other duties as required to meet the needs and foster the mission of the College.

All employees of MassBay are expected to work collegially and collaboratively within a community that values and celebrates the variety of student experience.

Required Qualifications:

• Current unencumbered Massachusetts RN license;
• Recent clinical practice in relevant areas: Medical Surgical clinical experience, long-term care or rehabilitation experience;
• Excellent written and oral communication skills;
• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to work effectively and collaboratively with a diverse faculty, staff, and student body;
• Clinical teaching experience.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Sensitivity and commitment to the goals of Affirmative Action;
• Experience working in a community college or similar environment;
• Demonstrated commitment to working with students in need.

Additional Information:

Salary Range: $72.64 - 82.83 DCE Per Credit

Position Type: DCE-Clinical Instructor

Application Deadline: Open until filled.

To Apply: Please include a letter of interest and resume with your online application.