UPMC Hamot School of Nursing is looking for a Casual Assistant Clinical Instructor to join their rapidly growing team of life changers! This position requires a minimum of two days a week.
MSN or current enrollment in an MSN program is required. Apply today!
A nursing professional who has the authority, responsibility and accountability for the clinical instruction of students at the Schools of Nursing at UPMC.
The position requires clinical competence as a professional nurse and the ability to instruct, guide and evaluate nursing students during the provision of nursing care to patients during clinical practicum experience.
Responsibilities :
- Reflects a commitment to nursing, the school and the program goals.
- Explores creative and innovative teaching learning strategies during conference and on the clinical unit.
- Serves as a professional role model for students in the clinical area.
- Works cooperatively with other faculty members to achieve school goals.
- Works cooperatively and productively to achieve the school goals in accordance with the mission and values of the parent organization.
- Maintains open communication with other health care team members to achieve academic and organizational goals.
- Understands how the concepts of trust, respect, professionalism and caring are utilized to build an organizational climate that fosters the development of the student.
- Applies principles of dignity and respect in meeting the diverse learning needs of students in clinical practice.
- Resolves and manages conflict effectively and in a timely manner.
- Creates an environment which recognizes and values differences in students, peers, patients, families and communities.
- Coaches students on cultural diversity and civility in the educational environment.
- Models critical and reflective thinking in the clinical area.
- Utilizes information technology skillfully to support the teaching learning process.
- Demonstrates interest and respect for learners through mentoring and knowledge sharing.
- Provides quality instruction to groups of students in the clinical area utilizing teaching learning concepts reflective of best practice in nursing education.
- Provides timely, thoughtful and constructive feedback and evaluations to learners.
- Establishes and maintains positive, caring relationships with students, faculty, management, patients / families and all other members of the health care team.
- Works productively and effectively within a complex educational environment.
- Creates meaningful clinical learning assignments based on student learning needs.
- Demonstrates sound clinical judgment with critical thinking, analytical and problem-solving abilities required as related to various aspects of the teaching-learning process.
- Utilizes critical thinking skills necessary to lead students in the application of the nursing process in the clinical area.
- Demonstrates commitment to lifelong learning as evidenced by continuous formal and informal education.
- Participates in self-review by critically analyzing strengths, areas for improvement in relation to performance as a clinical instructor.
- Receives and utilizes constructive feedback to improve clinical teaching.
- Demonstrates clinical competence in order to provide the highest quality of clinical instruction for nursing students.
- Utilizes research and evidence-based practice to support improvement in clinical teaching.
- Assesses student performance to ensure care reflects evidenced based nursing practice.
- Shares outcomes from improvement projects with other faculty and schools of nursing.
If you would like to discuss this opportunity and more with a Recruiter for Hamot Nursing and Nursing Support, you can schedule an appointment to meet with us during our virtual office hours!
We are available Mondays and Wednesdays 8AM-10AM, 12PM-2PM, 5PM-7PM. We are also available every first Saturday of the month by request, please email to request Saturdays.
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- BSN required
- 3 years of clinical practice required
- Precepting experience required; clinical teaching experience in prelicensure program preferred
- Must be enrolled in an MSN program with a 3-year completion plan
- Appointment to this position and retention of this position is contingent upon the approval of the PA State Board of Nursing.
Licensure, Certifications, and Clearances :
- Current Pennsylvania licensure as a Registered Professional Nurse.
- CPR Certification for BLS for Health Care Providers.
- Act 33, 34 and 73 (FBI) clearances.
- Appointment to this position and retention of this position is contingent upon the approval of the PA State Board of Nursing.
- CPR required based on AHA standards that include both a didactic and skills demonstration component within 30 days of hire
- Basic Life Support (BLS) OR Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)
- Registered Nurse (RN)
UPMC is an Equal Opportunity Employer / Disability / Veteran