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POSITION PURPOSE:  

This position will primarily be assigned to teach classes on the appropriate Campus. All instructional personnel are expected to dedicate their primary energies and loyalties to the service of their students. A major responsibility of all instructional personnel is to meet every scheduled class period for classes which meet on a regular basis. Instructors shall not dismiss class or change class meeting hours, dates or classrooms without prior approval from the appropriate Dean, or Administrator. Instructors must not permit any outside interests to interfere with their obligations to students.

GENERAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:  

TEACHING/CLINICAL

• Work with assigned FT-Faculty mentor to coordinate teaching activities such as skills validations, faculty-directed clinical simulation, and lectures.
• Meet privately with assigned students at least twice per semester for mid-term and final clinical evaluations. Meeting times should not interfere with students attending class, clinical, post conference, skills practice, or validation.
• Conduct student conferences at hospital conference room or other private area.
• Observe medications administered by assigned clinical students and record on daily evaluation form including prompts needed.
• During clinical experiences, observe each student perform a head-to-toe assessments and focused assessments, and record on daily evaluation.
• During clinical experiences, observe students provide patient care, and record on daily evaluation. (Out-rotations will be approved in advance.)
• Request reports from facility nurses periodically, regarding student conduct and progress.
• Grade all clinical assignments promptly, review with student when necessary, and posts grades promptly. Keeps examples of student work for ACEN file.
• Maintain a good working relationship with assigned clinical agency.
• Attends student orientation at assigned clinical facility each semester. (Unless employed at the assigned agency as a RN)

COURSE MANAGEMENT

• Participate in at least two course team meetings each semester.  (Participation can be defined as meeting in person with faculty, or virtually.)
• Receive timely information about combined course calendar, syllabus, outline, SLOs, Canvas, clinical orientations, inter-rater reliability tools, and other associated topics, every semester.
• Review documentation for student accommodations, if any.
• Post grades to Canvas promptly.
• Communicate at least weekly with the FT Faculty mentor or course coordinator.

PROFESSIONALISM AND CONTINUED IMPROVEMENT

• Complete CEU courses on national certification issues or standards every 2 years
• Attend at least one nursing education (teaching) workshop or meeting each year, OR use Nurse Tim or other available nursing education CEU offerings to obtain 4 hours of continuing education in teaching entry-level nursing.
• Obtains 20 hours every two years of nursing continuing education related to areas of your clinical expertise and other topics required by the Texas BON.
• Conducts literature searches appropriate to clinical (and theory if applicable) instruction each semester and documents EBP sources on clinical lesson plans.
• Report safety violations, medication errors, RN practice errors, or unprofessional/uncivil conduct promptly to the ADN Program Director and sends a written report within 24 hours.
• Maintain up-to-date health care provider immunizations and CPR.
• Provide proof of a negative drug and complete a criminal history screen, as required by assigned clinical facilities or when initiated by ADN Program.
• Attend student orientation at your assigned clinical agency every semester or year.

SERVICE

• Adjunct instructors are required to attend adjunct Convocation each fall and spring semester in which they teach.
• Report any community service to Program Director at the end of each fall and spring semester to meet national accreditation standards.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

• Promptly take initiative to master new skills required by the ADN Program (i.e. faculty-directed simulation, new IV pumps, computer program, etc...)
• Keep clinical skills up to date through student clinical instruction, agency orientations, continuing education, and/or employment as RN.
• Know and follow agency and Navarro College policies and procedures for faculty and students.

POSITION QUALIFICATIONS:
Required:

• Valid Texas RN license.
• Master's degree in Nursing.
• Previous experience in acute care.

Preferred:

• Previous experience with clinical education in an ADN or BSN program

WORKING CONDITIONS:

• Must maintain patient safety in busy clinical environment with students.
• Variances from regular working hours may be necessary to fulfill the responsibilities of the position.
• Busy working environment with numerous interruptions.

SALARY:  $30 - $40 per hour - Commensurate with Education & Experience