Clinical Instructor - Nursing (part-time)

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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

Benefits: Faculty eligibility rules are complex and depend on the nature of your appointment
Faculty with a quarter-to-quarter or semester-to-semester appointment who are in an EWU paid appointment of at least 50 percent or more are eligible for PEBB insurance on the first day of the month following the start of their second consecutive academic term
See WAC 182-12-114 section (3)(a)(ii) for more details.

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
• Experience working with individuals from diverse backgrounds and identities

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

Other Skills and Abilities:

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

Conditions of Employment:

Appointment is as specified in the letter of appointment
Appointment as an clinical instructor member does not confer any right to subsequent appointment for additional semesters.

To be considered eligible for appointment into the position, applicants must be available and able to start in the position no later than the date specified in the letter of appointment.

This position, during the course of university employment will be involved in the receipt of, or accountability for, university funds or other items of value, as well as the unsupervised access with the developmentally disabled, vulnerable adults or children under the age of 16
The offer of employment is contingent upon successful completion and passing of a background check prior to beginning employment.

All new employees must comply with EWU immunization Policy 602-02 and provide proof of immunity or vaccination to MMR before beginning work at EWU
Waivers for the immunization requirements are available for medical or sincerely held religious beliefs.

Salary Information: Semester Clinical Instructors will be compensated at the rate of at One Thousand One Hundred Twenty Eight ($1128) per credit.

Posting Date: 04/19/2023

Open Until Further Notice: Yes

Closing Date:

Screening to Begin: Continous screening to meet departmental needs

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