Adjunct Faculty

Position Title: Clinical Instructor 

Reports to: BSN  Program Director 

Supervises: N/A

Classification: Adjunct

FLSA Status: Exempt 

Job Purpose

The Adjunct Clinical Nursing Faculty member assists in implementation and evaluation of the nursing program on a temporary basis. This position participates in teaching in the clinical and/or laboratory setting, evaluation of student achievement, and other matters as assigned in accordance with the mission, core values, and purposes of the university. 

Duties and responsibilities

The Nursing Faculty member performs the following essential functions: 

1. Personnel 

• Arranges for coverage of clinical during own absences and emergency leaves. 
• Promotes rapport within the department, campus, and community. 
• Frequently check and answer emails from students who seek help with clinical paperwork. 
• Maintains punctuality in meeting assigned classes and clinical. 
• Models professional behavior and standards of practice while in the workplace. 

2. Administration 

• Attends and participates in faculty meetings as desired. 
• Participates in accreditation reviews and reports. 
• Participates in developing programs, evaluating and revising student policies, organizational framework and revising curricular offerings as desired. 
• Participates in recruitment, orientation, and coordination of other Adjunct Faculty as desired and requested. 
• Participates in the orientation of students to the assigned clinical unit. 

4. Committee/Meeting Responsibilities 

• Serves as a member of the BSN Faculty and Curriculum Committee as desired. 
• Serves as a member of the Nursing Advisory Committee as desired. 

5. Advising 

• Develops remediation plans with students as needed. 
• Schedules regular meetings with students who are at risk to be unsuccessful in their clinical section
• Assists students in identifying and utilizing resources that may contribute to their success. 

6. Curriculum: 

• Participates in the evaluation of curriculum as desired. 

7. Teaching Load: Teaching load will not exceed 6 clinical hours (18 contact hours per week) per semester without faculty approval. 

8. Instruction: 

• Maintains control of the clinical setting. 
• Utilizes a variety of teaching methods to accommodate the learning styles of the students. 
• Provides opportunities for active student involvement through practice and application. 
• Demonstrates a command of the subject matter. 
• Demonstrates considerations for diverse cultural backgrounds. 
• Begins and ends clinical on time. 
• Addresses students by name. 
• Encourages student participation and questions. 
• Models and encourages a collaborative faculty-student relationship. 
• Provides or utilizes course materials (handouts, interactive notes, technology) that enhance student learning and follows the course syllabus. 
• Maintains eye contact with the student. 
• Responds appropriately to student cues of confusion or boredom. 
• Models professional behavior and standards of practice. 
• Performs additional responsibilities for nursing faculty performing clinical supervision in an affiliating agency including: 
  • Participates in clinical orientation as required by the institution. 
  • Completes validations as required by contract with clinical agencies
  • Orient students to clinical facilities. 
  • Makes clinical assignments for students at the clinical setting if needed as determined by course. 
  • Supervises students in the patient care area in collaboration with staff. 
  • Conducts pre and post conferences with students. 
  • Schedules make-up clinical as needed. 
  • Maintains ongoing weekly evaluation of individual student progress in the clinical area. 
  • Provides timely ongoing verbal and written feedback to students. 
  • Guides and counsels with students toward personal development in dealing with clinical stress. 
  • Keeps the nursing program chair informed on issues that arise with students and clinical sites. 

9. Evaluation: 

• Provides the evaluation of students in the clinical setting. 
• Participates in peer evaluations when requested. 
• Participates in the evaluation of the Nursing Program Chair when requested. 
• Reviews student evaluation summaries and utilizes the feedback for planning and implementing future courses. 
• Participates in program planning in response to clinical evaluation feedback as desired/requested. 

10. Performs other duties as assigned. 

Qualifications

The Nursing Faculty member must satisfy the following minimum qualifications: 

• Completion of an accredited professional nursing education program. 

• Hold a current North Carolina active unencumbered license as a registered nurse. 

• BSN required, MSN preferred, Doctoral degree preferred, with achievement of NC Nursing Education hours, per Rule NCAC 36 .0318 FACULTY, (or plan to obtain hours within next 3 years). 

• Experience of at least two years in the practice of nursing as a registered nurse within the last ten years. 

• Previous nursing teaching experience preferred.

• Excellent written and oral communication and analytical skills. 

• Functional abilities to carry out clinical and laboratory teaching responsibilities. 

• Competence in clinical skills in areas of teaching. 

• Competent in personal computer applications; word processing, spreadsheet, database, and email. 

• Successful completion of criminal background check and drug screening, current American Heart Association Healthcare Provider Basic Life Support (BLS). Provide evidence of yearly tuberculin skin tests, and other required immunizations as per nursing program policy.

Physical Requirements

Lift, push, pull, carry 50 lbs. Be able to withstand 10-hr clinical shifts in inpatient and outpatient facilities.

In compliance with applicable law and University policies, Wingate University prohibits discrimination in its employment practices on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, genetic information, disability and veteran status and encourages qualified candidates across all group demographics to apply.  At this time, we are currently seeking candidates with legal authorization to work in the U.S.