"Clinical Instructor - Nursing (part-time)"

Job Summary:

Clinical Instructors report to the School of Nursing (SON) Director. As special faculty, clinical instructors are responsible for teaching in clinical, laboratory, and simulated learning environments. Clinical Instructors collaborate with semester-level faculty to ensure that direct care assignments and focused clinical learning activities enable achievement of the integrated practicum learning outcomes.

RESPONSIBILITIES/DUTIES:

• Provide clinical instruction in approved health care settings and the nursing simulation laboratory
• Maintain positive relationships with partners in the assigned clinical setting
• Assist with instruction in the nursing skills lab
• Serve as a professional registered nurse role model
• Guide student reflection for practice improvement in post-clinical conferences
• Maintain clinical expertise in assigned clinical area (e.g. pediatrics, obstetrics, medical)
• Evaluate student performance and achievement of clinical learning outcomes
• Communicate evaluation with students on a weekly basis
• Complete written evaluations at midterm and final
• Assign pass/fail grades based on objective assessment
• Identify students at risk of not passing; collaborate with course clinical lead, Director of Clinical Education and other faculty as needed to design remediation plans
• Contribute to clinical site evaluations at the completion of a clinical rotation
• Capstone instructors evaluate clinical preceptors after each capstone course
• Participate in ongoing teaching and learning development activities offered by the SON
• Participate in continuing education to maintain clinical competence in area of expertise
• Maintain knowledge of the BSN curriculum, student policies, and clinical requirements

Required Qualifications:

Demonstrated expertise is required for teaching as a clinical instructor; expertise is normally demonstrated by one or more of the following:

• Master's degree in nursing or Bachelor's degree in nursing and a graduate degree in a health or education-related field
• Unencumbered Washington Registered Nurse license, or eligible for licensure
• Current healthcare provider CPR certification
• At least three years recent clinical experience in assigned clinical area
• Excellent interpersonal communication skills
• Demonstrated ability to apply a responsive and flexible approach that is supportive to the needs including universal access of our students, faculty staff and the public.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Five years recent clinical experience in assigned clinical area
• Master's level course work in nursing education
• Prior experience teaching in a clinical, laboratory, or simulated learning environment
• Experience working with Canvas or another learning management system

Job Duties:

% of Time: 100
Responsibility / Duty: Teaching workload for individuals appointed to a clinical instructor position will be specified in their individual letter of appointment.
Teaching includes the following additional related responsibilities as defined in the faculty CBA:

• Meet all scheduled classes
• Plan, organize and inform students of the course content, texts, readings, assignments, attendance regulations and methods of evaluation including grading scales
• Schedule and attend office hours
• Turn in grades according to established deadlines

Additionally, all faculty are expected to engage in effective teaching and assessment of student learning.
Essential Function Indicator: Yes

Salary Information:

Semester Clinical Instructors will be compensated at the rate of at One Thousand One Hundred Sixty-Three ($1163) per credit.

Posting Date:

04/19/2023

Open Until Further Notice: Yes
Screening to Begin: Continuous screening to meet departmental needs