Adjunct Instructor, Nursing

The Adjunct Nursing Instructor is a part-time, non-benefited position responsible for providing high-quality instruction to nursing students in the classroom, laboratory, and/or clinical settings. The instructor will help prepare students for careers in nursing by teaching essential skills, reinforcing clinical competencies, and ensuring alignment with state and national education standards. 

Compensation: $33.39/hr.  

Priority Screening Date: Position is open until filled. 

Starting Date: As soon as practical after the hiring process. This position is filled on an as needed basis. There may be multiple positions under this recruitment.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS: – this position is non-exempt and is eligible for compensatory or overtime pay provisions of the FLSA.  This listing of essential duties is not all-inclusive, but representative, other duties may be assigned).

• Teaching and Learning: Employs student-centered instruction coupled with the development and use of appropriate and current educational materials. Consistently and promptly responds to student inquiries and shares timely, appropriate, and instructive feedback and evaluation of student work. 
• Competency-Based Design: Applies competency-based design to the development of curriculum, engaging with colleagues at the course, program, and institutional level with the aim of continuous improvement.
• Professionalism: Collaborates and actively reflects on responsibilities to positively contributes to one’s discipline, Pathway, the College, and the greater community.

• Other responsibilities may be assigned based on contemporary institutional needs.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES:

Knowledge

• Knowledge of principles and methods for curriculum and training design, teaching and instruction for individuals and groups and the measurement of training effects.
• Knowledge of administrative and office procedures and systems such as word processing, managing files and records, designing forms, and workplace terminology.
• Knowledge of media production, communication, and dissemination techniques and methods. This includes alternative way to inform and entertain via written, oral, and visual media.
• Knowledge of the information and techniques needed to diagnose and treat human injuries, diseases, and deformities. This includes symptoms, treatment alternatives, drug properties and interactions, and preventive health-care measures.

Skills

• Speaking - Talking to others to convey information effectively.
• Instructing - Teaching others how to do something.
• Learning Strategies - Selecting and using training/instructional methods and procedures appropriate for the situation when learning or teaching new things.
• Active Learning - Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making.
• Active Listening  - Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
• Science - Using scientific rules and methods to solve problems.
• Writing - Communicating effectively in writing as appropriate for the needs of the audience.
• Critical Thinking - Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions, or approaches to problems.
• Monitoring - Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.
• Judgment and Decision Making - Considering the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one.
• Complex Problem Solving - Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.
• Time Management - Managing one's own time and the time of others.

 Abilities

• Ability to communicate information and ideas in speaking so others will understand.
• Ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
• Ability to speak clearly so others can understand you.
• Ability to read and understand information and ideas presented in writing.
• Ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand.
• Ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.
• Ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events).
• Ability to generate or use different sets of rules for combining or grouping things in different ways.
• Ability to tell when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong. It does not involve solving the problem, only recognizing that there is a problem.

PHYSICAL/MENTAL DEMANDS: 

• There may be occurrences of interacting with employees and/or students, past employees and/or students, members of the general public, and others who express opinions, may exhibit strong emotions, which will require the employee to interact professionally, diplomatically, and appropriately in such situations
• While performing the essential duties of this position, an employee would frequently be required to move around the assigned work areas as well as within hallways, meeting rooms, and other parts of the campus facilities
• There may be multiple/daily instances of prolonged sitting, standing, and personal computer use, which would include keyboard and/or mouse usage as well as viewing a computer monitor
• An employee must be able to lift and/or move up to 20 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required by this position include close vision, distance vision, and ability to adjust focus
• The overall work environment requires the mental ability to shift focal point quickly due to interruptions; an employee must be able to mentally track multiple projects and tasking as well
• The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate; however, there may be instances of somewhat loud environments. 

Minimum Qualifications:  

• Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing (BSN) from an accredited institution.

In lieu of the required degree, candidates with equivalent professional experience, industry certifications, or a combination of education and relevant work experience may be considered.

• Two years of Registered Nurse clinical experience or one-year of Registered Nursing Experience and one-year of other relevant professional clinical experience, professional certification (ACLS, PALS, TNCC, Certified Preceptor, etc.), or advanced nursing education.  
• License/Certification: Current, unencumbered, NLC multi-state compact nursing license that includes the state of Wyoming or an active Wyoming license or the ability to obtain a Wyoming license. For more information regarding licensure visit: http://www.nursecompact.com/.

Preferred Qualifications:   

• One year of experience working in an instructional setting
• One year of teaching in higher education
• Two years of professional Registered Nursing Experience
• Current specialized certification in nursing (ACLS, PALS, TNCC, etc.)
• Master’s Degree in Nursing from an accredited institution (MS, MSN)