Instructor in Associate Degree Nursing

SUMMARY

An Associate Degree Nurse Educator works to bridge learning between theoretical medical knowledge and entry-level clinical nursing practice. Important role in mentoring and guiding students for the NCLEX-RN exam while teaching students how to be strong in clinical practice.

The position is located on the Levelland Campus and clinicals are completed in Lubbock for this position.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES. Other duties may be assigned.

Classroom Instructional and College Roles:
Didactic Instruction: Designing and delivering lectures on core nursing topics such as medical-surgical nursing, pharmacology, pathophysiology, mental health, professionalism and leadership.
Curriculum Alignment: Ensuring all coursework meets the standards of regulatory bodies like the Texas Board of Nursing and ACEN.
Evaluation: Will provide formative and summative feedback, complies and anlayzes exames and grades exams and course assignments in a timely manner.
Commitees: May serve on Nursing and college committees
Advising: Help advise current and future students

Competency Evaluation: Verifying that students can safely perform nursing clinical tasks that fall within the scope of nursing student practice.
Bedside Mentorship: Supervising groups of students in actual healthcare facilities, ensuring they apply classroom theory to real patients through safe evidence based practice. Acting as a liason between the students and clinical partners.

Simulation Experiences: Educate students in simulation labs where students practice high-stakes scenarios (e.g., cardiac arrest response) in a controlled environment.

Assessment & Remediation: Developing valid testing instruments and identifying students who need additional support to meet competency standards.

Key Skills:
Clinical Expertise: Need to have current clinical expertise working as an Registered Nurse Instructional Technology: Proficient in using a computer and microsoft products as well as being willing to learn learning management systems and testing platform.
Adaptability: The ability to pivot teaching styles for diverse learners, including non-traditional students.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

Supervises students in the clinical affiliates.

QUALIFICATIONS

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

LANGUAGE SKILLS

Ability to read, analyze, and interpret common scientific and technical journals, financial reports, and legal documents. Ability to respond to common inquiries or complaints from customers, regulatory agencies, or members of the business community. Ability to write speeches and articles for publication that conform to prescribed style and format. Ability to effectively present information to top management, public groups, and/or boards of directors.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS

Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.

REASONING ABILITY

Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands, be able to reach with hands and arms; talk or hear; and see. The employee frequently is required to stand for long periods, squat, walk; sit; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee is occasionally required to stand and climb or balance. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds, and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. The employee may also be required to lift and/or move up to and exceeding 100 pounds with assistance in lab or clinical setting. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently exposed to fumes or airborne particles, infectious and contagious pathogens in the clinical setting is possible. The employee is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions, moving mechanical parts, toxic or caustic chemicals, risk of electrical shock, and risk of radiation. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.