Adjunct Instructor (Clinical) - Nursing

Spalding University - Louisville, KY

Full-time - Entry Level

Hybrid - Louisville, KY

Educational Services

About the position

Clinical instructors are responsible for the instruction and supervision of Spalding University School of Nursing students in clinical and lab settings. Responsibilities of clinical instructors include but are not limited to daily clinical assignments, evaluation of students, and appropriate documentation. Clinical instructors work collaboratively with students, faculty, and staff to support Spalding University's mission of serving a diverse community of learners.

Responsibilities

• Directly/indirectly supervise students in diverse clinical settings.
• Attend scheduled meetings with BSN program director, clinical coordinator, and/or course faculty to ensure an understanding of clinical instructor and student responsibilities and objectives.
• Prepare for clinical experiences by meeting all facility onboarding requirements and reviewing all course documents prior to the first clinical day.
• Conduct clinical orientation for student groups to orient students to expectations during clinical opportunities.
• Instruct students and assess performance in the clinical and/or lab setting.
• Assign clinical experiences to meet outcome objectives of the course, taking into consideration individual student learning needs.
• Provide feedback on students' progress, in a timely manner, to facilitate academic success.
• Notify students, the clinical site, course faculty, and the clinical coordinator as soon as possible for emergency cancellation of a clinical experience.
• Participate in evaluation of the clinical agency/unit and make recommendations to improve future clinical opportunities.
• Adhere to program, school of nursing, and university policies and procedures.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Maintain an active, unencumbered Kentucky or Compact Nursing License.
• A clinical instructor should be a registered nurse with a bachelor's degree or higher in nursing from an accredited college or university.
• Have 1.5 years of full-time or equivalent experience as a registered nurse within the immediate past 5 years with evidence of clinical competence appropriate to teaching responsibilities.
• Maintain professional development/growth according to personal needs and requirements for certifications/licensure through practice that directly relates to nursing education.

Benefits

• Medical insurance
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Spalding contribution of 2.5% of salary to 403b retirement plan and matching contribution of 2.5%
• Generous Paid Time Off program
• Parental Leave
• 21 holidays including 2 weeks off at the end of the year
• Paid life insurance and short term disability
• Paid time for volunteering
• Free gym membership