Nursing Instructor Wanted

Nursing Instructor Job Description

Job Summary
We are seeking a dedicated and knowledgeable Nursing Instructor to join our academic team. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in nursing, particularly in acute care and ICU settings, and possess the ability to effectively teach and mentor nursing students. This role involves developing course materials, delivering lectures, and guiding students through practical applications of nursing principles. A passion for education and a commitment to fostering a positive learning environment are essential.

We are looking for

1. Medical Surgical Theory and/or Clinical Instructors

2. Pediatric Theory and/or Clinical Instructors

3. Obstretric Theory and/or Clinical Instructors

4. Mental Health Theory and/or Clinical Instructors

5. Critical Care Theory and/or Clinical Instructors.

Responsibilities

• Develop and deliver engaging course content for nursing programs, utilizing learning technologies such as Blackboard.
• Conduct lectures, seminars, and hands-on training sessions for students in various nursing disciplines.
• Evaluate student performance through documentation review, assessments, and practical examinations.
• Provide mentorship and support to students, fostering their professional growth and development in the field of nursing.
• Collaborate with faculty members to enhance curriculum design and improve instructional methods.
• Stay current with advancements in nursing practices, particularly in pediatrics and nursing administration.
• Participate in departmental meetings and contribute to program accreditation processes.

Requirements

• Current RN license with experience in acute care or ICU settings.
• Previous teaching experience or experience working with students in a clinical or educational environment is preferred.
• Strong understanding of nursing principles, practices, and documentation standards.
• Familiarity with educational technology platforms such as Blackboard is highly desirable.
• Excellent communication skills and the ability to engage students effectively.
• Commitment to continuous professional development and staying abreast of industry trends.

Quality Safety Education for Nurses QSEN

• Faculty need to understand how to integrate QSEN throughout their nursing courses and curriculum.
• Systematic in the way we provide care in a meaningful way.
• Faculty are required to integrate QSEN into nursing education because it focuses its attention on the system learning for the student in a clinical situation.
• Faculty will be responsible to join discussion groups that explore Watson’s caring theory to their own work and/or to discuss Carative Factors in their individual classes.
• Faculty will serve as catalysts that will help students integrate Watson’s Nursing Theory and Ten Carative Factors into their clinical practice. Faculty need to be visionaries that will force this new theoretical concept.
• Faculty will institute QSEN throughout their course to emphasize a culture of safety throughout the program from Beginning through Advanced Level Courses.
• The faculty will integrate QSEN into their individual courses in the following areas:
• Patient centered care
• Teamwork and collaboration
• Evidence based practice
• Safety
• Quality improvement
• Informatics
• Faculty will teach nurses not to just view themselves by what they are individually doing for a patient they must learn that healthcare organizations and systems are characterized by complex multi-levels and multi-functional systems.
• Faculty can broaden the students learning by not only focusing on personal effort in a single situation but to bring the students understanding to focus on a sequence of events with possible multiple causes for both individuals and populations.

The Nursing Process

• It is an expectation that the nursing process be used throughout the nursing curriculum and in each individual course.

Specific Levels of Faculty as required by BRN Regulation:

• Content Expert: Section 1425(d) As assistant instructor shall meet the following minimum qualifications:
• A baccalaureate degree from an accredited college which shall include courses in nursing, or in natural, behavioral or social science relevant to nursing practice;
• Direct patient care experience within the previous five (5) years in the nursing area to which he or she will be assigned, which can be met by:
• One (1) year’s continuous, full-time or its equivalent experience providing direct patient care as a registered nursing in the designated nursing area; or
• One (1) academic year of register nurse level clinical teaching experience in the designated nursing are or its equivalent that demonstrated clinical competency.
• _ Instructor:_ an approved instructor by the BRN which is bachelors or master’s-level prepared and teaches theory/clinical courses and coordinates the designated nursing area in both theory and clinical settings; instructors are typically content experts who teach theory and supervise assistant instructors and clinical teaching assistants.
• Assistant Instructor: an approved assistant instructor by the Board who is baccalaureate-level prepared and teaches in a designated nursing area.
• Clinical Teaching Assistant: an approved clinical teaching assistant is approved by the BRN with at least one-year continuous, full-time experience as a registered nurse in a designated nursing area within the past five (5) years.

Join our team as a Nursing Instructor and play a vital role in shaping the next generation of healthcare professionals!

Please apply and would love to have you join the SSKI Team.

Job Type: Part-time

Pay: $60.00 - $80.00 per hour

Expected hours: 1 – 4 per week

Medical Specialty:

• Critical & Intensive Care
• Geriatrics
• Medical-Surgical
• Ob/Gyn
• Pediatrics

Schedule:

• 12 hour shift
• 8 hour shift
• Day shift
• Evenings as needed
• Morning shift

Education:

• Master's (Required)

Experience:

• nursing: 1 year (Required)

License/Certification:

• nursing license (Required)

Ability to Commute:

• Orange, CA 92869 (Required)

Ability to Relocate:

• Orange, CA 92869: Relocate before starting work (Preferred)

Work Location: In person

Salary : $60 - $80