Nursing Adjunct Instructor; TEMPORARY Job Martinez area,California USA,Education / Teaching

Position: Nursing Adjunct Instructor (TEMPORARY)

Overview

This is a part time position in Nursing. This position is a clinical faculty position in the RN and/or LVN program with assignments in the areas of Fundamentals or Medical/Surgical nursing, Maternal Newborn or Pediatrics. Approval from the Contra Costa Community College Board and Board of Registered Nursing/Board of Vocational Nursing must be received prior to hire. This position requires adaptability and flexibility in assignments.

Contra Costa Community College District is returning to some in-person activities, in a gradual, responsive process that is following all relevant local, state, federal, and CDC guidance related to COVID-19. Applicants are advised that the Contra Costa Community College District has mandated that District employees will need to be vaccinated, test regularly, or obtain a waiver for religious or medical reasons.

For those employees who receive a waiver they will be required to wear a mask and test regularly. If this employment condition is unacceptable to an applicant, they should not apply for consideration.

Description of Position

Approval from the Contra Costa Community College Board and Board of Registered Nursing/Board of Vocational Nursing must be received prior to hire. This position requires adaptability and flexibility in assignments. This teaching assignment may be during the day, evening and/or on weekends.

Responsibilities

Maintaining current knowledge in the subject matter area and effective teaching/learning strategies;

Maintaining appropriate standards of professional conduct and ethics;

Informing students of course requirements, evaluation procedures and attendance requirements;

Preparing and grading clinical assignments and informing students of their clinical progress;

Maintaining attendance, scholastic, and personnel records and submitting them according to published deadlines;

Providing instruction in accordance with established curriculum, course outlines and class schedules;

Creating and maintaining an environment which emphasizes learning, encourages free discussion of ideas and critical thinking;

Evaluating progress of students concerning educational matters and grades student work;

Meeting with students outside of class; and

Fulfilling professional responsibilities of a part-time/temporary faculty member and maintaining accurate academic records.

Qualifications

Education:
(1) A Master’s or higher degree from an accredited college or university which includes course work in nursing, education or administration;
Verified course work in nursing if degree other than nursing.

Experience:
(2) At least one year’s experience as a registered nurse providing direct patient care in any medical-surgical setting (e.g., acute care, SNF, LTC, home health, outpatient).

Teaching

Experience:

(3) Completion of at least one year’s experience teaching registered nursing or post-baccalaureate courses related to nursing or a course that includes practice in teaching nursing.

Clinical Competence:
(4) Demonstrate “clinical competence” as defined by the Board of Registered Nursing. Definition found in Section 1420 as follows: “Clinical Competency” means that a nursing program faculty member possesses and exercises the degree of learning, skill, care and experience ordinarily possessed and exercised by a staff level registered nurses on the clinical unit to which the instructor is assigned”.

Licensure:
(5) Hold a current, valid license to practice as a registered nurse in California.

Desirable

Qualifications:

Competency with EPIC documentation software
1. Experience in teaching nursing skills as well as experience teaching psychiatric nursing clinical to registered nursing students at the pre-licensure or post-licensure level.
2. Experience developing, implementing, and evaluating curriculum in nursing and/or formal teaching presentations.
3. Experience utilizing a variety of teaching strategies to foster critical thinking and application of theory to practice.
4. Experience in facilitating student application of theory to practice by use of the nursing process and critical thinking in both classroom and clinical settings.
5. Sensitivity to and experience working with diverse populations;…


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