What are the responsibilities and job description for the NCLEX Instructor position at Advanced College?
POSITION SUMMARY:
Delivers excellent classroom experiences through a guided review of application/analysis level exam-style questions to prepare students for the NCLEX examination.
ESSENTIAL TASKS & RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Demonstrate the ability to learn and retain knowledge related to all aspects of the NCLEX including knowledge of test format, test strategies and latest in NCLEX test plan changes.
- Utilize mentoring skills to help guide students of all levels in achieving their highest scores on online practice exams as defined by the course syllabi.
- Demonstrate excellent presentation & communication skills
- Motivate and engage students to actively participate in online discussions, journal entries and computer generated NCLEX tests
- Maintain online asynchronous or synchronous communication with students in online discussions, to assist them in achieving course objectives.
- Actively monitor and document individual student progress and provide remediation and direction as needed.
- Provide active and ongoing classroom management
- Assist the VN Program Director with the evaluation of courses taught for accuracy and quality; and to enhance course design.
- Assist with the revision of course syllabi, selection of textbooks and other teaching aids as appropriate.
- Supervising the study and learning activities of enrolled students through quizzes, homework review, and class interactive questioning
- Providing tips on test-taking and study-habit best practices to the students
- Be able to alter the instructional methods to best meet the student needs in the classroom
- Providing conceptual study guides to each class no later than the class session prior to any scheduled exam
- Requesting instructional aides and utilizing available aids to enhance the learning experiences of the students.
- Evaluating the academic progress of the students and provide periodic feedback to the VN Program Director
- Developing “remediation” plans for those students who have received non-passing grades or for other reasons to improve students’ academic performance.
- Submitting to the program Coordinator, the grading process associated with the instructional plan established for the course(s).
- Participate in the annual evaluation and goal setting processes and periodic updates on goal acquisition with the Director of Nursing.
POSITION QUALIFICATIONS:
- MSN or BSN required
- Current, unencumbered license as a RN
- Clinical nursing experience within the last 5 years required
- Prior NCLEX instructor experience within the last 2 years preferred
- Previous teaching/training experience required
- Excellent interpersonal communication, presentation and leadership skills
- Excellent dosage calculation skills
- Effectively facilitate learning, active and ongoing classroom management
- Attend faculty meetings and professional development workshops as required
- Must be flexible with schedule and available weekends
- Traveling between campuses is expected