UPMC Hamot School of Nursing is looking for a Casual Assistant Clinical Instructor to join their rapidly growing team of life changers! This position requires a minimum of two days a week. MSN or current enrollment in an MSN program is required. Apply today!

A nursing professional who has the authority, responsibility and accountability for the clinical instruction of students at the Schools of Nursing at UPMC. The position requires clinical competence as a professional nurse and the ability to instruct, guide and evaluate nursing students during the provision of nursing care to patients during clinical practicum experience.

Responsibilities:

• Reflects a commitment to nursing, the school and the program goals.
• Explores creative and innovative teaching learning strategies during conference and on the clinical unit.
• Serves as a professional role model for students in the clinical area.
• Works cooperatively with other faculty members to achieve school goals.
• Works cooperatively and productively to achieve the school goals in accordance with the mission and values of the parent organization.
• Maintains open communication with other health care team members to achieve academic and organizational goals.
• Understands how the concepts of trust, respect, professionalism and caring are utilized to build an organizational climate that fosters the development of the student.
• Applies principles of dignity and respect in meeting the diverse learning needs of students in clinical practice.
• Resolves and manages conflict effectively and in a timely manner.
• Creates an environment which recognizes and values differences in students, peers, patients, families and communities.
• Coaches students on cultural diversity and civility in the educational environment.
• Models critical and reflective thinking in the clinical area.
• Utilizes information technology skillfully to support the teaching learning process.
• Demonstrates interest and respect for learners through mentoring and knowledge sharing.
• Provides quality instruction to groups of students in the clinical area utilizing teaching learning concepts reflective of best practice in nursing education.
• Provides timely, thoughtful and constructive feedback and evaluations to learners.
• Establishes and maintains positive, caring relationships with students, faculty, management, patients/families and all other members of the health care team.
• Works productively and effectively within a complex educational environment.
• Creates meaningful clinical learning assignments based on student learning needs.
• Demonstrates sound clinical judgment with critical thinking, analytical and problem-solving abilities required as related to various aspects of the teaching-learning process.
• Utilizes critical thinking skills necessary to lead students in the application of the nursing process in the clinical area.
• Demonstrates commitment to lifelong learning as evidenced by continuous formal and informal education.
• Participates in self-review by critically analyzing strengths, areas for improvement in relation to performance as a clinical instructor.
• Receives and utilizes constructive feedback to improve clinical teaching.
• Demonstrates clinical competence in order to provide the highest quality of clinical instruction for nursing students.
• Utilizes research and evidence-based practice to support improvement in clinical teaching.
• Assesses student performance to ensure care reflects evidenced based nursing practice.
• Shares outcomes from improvement projects with other faculty and schools of nursing.

If you would like to discuss this opportunity and more with a Recruiter for Hamot Nursing and Nursing Support, you can schedule an appointment to meet with us during our virtual office hours!

We are available Mondays and Wednesdays 8AM-10AM, 12PM-2PM, 5PM-7PM. We are also available every first Saturday of the month by request, please email morrisonlm2@upmc.edu to request Saturdays.

Please click this link to schedule an appointment: Hamot Recruiter Office Hours Scheduling

Qualifications:

• BSN required
• 3 years of clinical practice required
• Precepting experience required; clinical teaching experience in prelicensure program preferred
• Must be enrolled in an MSN program with a 3-year completion plan
• Appointment to this position and retention of this position is contingent upon the approval of the PA State Board of Nursing.

Licensure, Certifications, and Clearances:

• Current Pennsylvania licensure as a Registered Professional Nurse.
• CPR Certification for BLS for Health Care Providers.
• Act 33, 34 and 73 (FBI) clearances.
• Appointment to this position and retention of this position is contingent upon the approval of the PA State Board of Nursing.
• CPR required based on AHA standards that include both a didactic and skills demonstration component within 30 days of hire
• Basic Life Support (BLS) OR Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)
• Registered Nurse (RN)

UPMC is an Equal Opportunity Employer/Disability/Veteran

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