Practical Nursing Teaching Assistant

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At Columbus City Schools, we strive to make sure each student is highly-educated, prepared for leadership and service, and empowered for success as a citizen in a global community. As an award‑winning school district in the city of Columbus, OH, we are proud of the work our more than 9,000 employees do every day to change the lives of our students.

With more than 46,000 students located in over 100 schools, we know there is a position that is right for you.

Responsible for planning and supervising the student’s clinical and laboratory experiences and evaluating their performance in the practical nursing education program, providing quality services that support the department’s mission to serve our customers. Responsibilities include establishing and communicating clinical objectives, providing orientation to the clinical site, and evaluating student experience, achievement, and progress.

• Abide by the policies and procedures of the Department of Adult and Community Education, the Practical Nursing Program, and respective clinical institutions.
• Design students’ clinical experiences and assignments to achieve stated clinical course objectives in cooperation with the course teacher.
• Communicate and collaborate with nursing management and staff at the clinical facility to assure that facility policies and procedures are followed and that student needs and assignments are clear.
• Provide orientation to the assigned clinical facility, including the physical environment, staff, and facility policies/procedures.
• Supervise students in the clinical area to maintain safe practice and achieve clinical objectives, remaining available at all times during their clinical experience; delegate to an RN staff nurse the responsibility to supervise a nursing task by a student, limited to one performance of the specified task.
• Provide conferences in the clinical area concurrent with unit experience, clinical learning objectives, and individual student needs.
• Maintain attendance and tardy records of assigned students.
• Assist the course instructor in laboratory and/or classroom settings as needed.
• Contribute to the evaluation of student progress toward meeting clinical objectives using the established clinical evaluation tool and communicate progress verbally and in writing to the course teacher and to the student at least midterm and at term end as needed.
• Complete written clinical probation notices for attendance or performance issues and provide copies to course instructor, program administrator, and student.
• Work cooperatively with the course teacher(s) to counsel students regarding attendance, classroom, or clinical issues and assist students in developing an improvement plan and referring them to other resources or program administrators.
• Report problems, issues, deviations from expected outcomes to the course teacher(s) and/or program administrator.
• Participate in faculty meetings, in‑service programs, and projects/committees as needed or assigned.
• Participate in graduation and other school activities as assigned.
• Be familiar with and apply the philosophy, objectives, and conceptual framework of the Practical Nursing Program.
• Assume responsibility for ongoing continuing education related to current nursing practice and trends.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

• Completion of an approved registered nursing education program in a jurisdiction as defined in paragraph (R) of rule 4723‑5‑01 of the Ohio Administrative Code.
• At least two years of experience in the practice of nursing as a registered nurse.
• Current, valid licensure as a registered nurse in Ohio.
• Ohio Department of Education – Adult Education Permit (Health Occupations).

• Evidence of competent clinical skills in the area being taught.
• Availability to work during times when customers need services, including evenings.
• Previous teaching assistant experience.
• Expert communication and writing skills.
• Ability to work with a variety of programs and staff.

Columbus City Schools (CCS) is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants for employment will receive consideration regardless of race, sex, sexual orientation, religion, national origin, age, gender identity or expression, ancestry, familial status, military status or disability.