Clinical Adjunct Instructor, BSN program
High Point UniversityHigh Point, North Carolina
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Job Description
The Teresa Caine School of Nursing at High Point University invites applications for a part-time (Adjunct Instructor) nursing faculty position starting in the spring semester of 2025.
The Adjunct Instructor will have a strong teaching and clinical background in Adult Health/Medical Surgical Nursing and will utilize the nursing process to teach professional nursing skills in a clinical setting under the direction of the Founding Dean, the lead course faculty, and the clinical coordinator.
Responsibilities include clinical practicum instruction, clinical learning simulation exercises, documentation of students’ progress, and adherence to the Teresa Caine School of Nursing guidelines and policies along with those of the respective clinical agency. This clinical practicum focuses on adult populations with complex multisystem health conditions. Emphasis is on the prioritization and coordination of interdisciplinary care, systems-based practices, and nursing leadership during clinical judgment and decision-making processes in clinical and simulated practice environments. Assisting students with the integration of the nursing process, evidence-based practices, best practices, interdisciplinary person-centered care management, and evaluation for diverse adult populations is expected.
The Adjunct Instructor will have a strong teaching and clinical background in Adult Health/Medical Surgical Nursing and will utilize the nursing process to teach professional nursing skills in a clinical setting under the direction of the Founding Dean, the lead course faculty, and the clinical coordinator.
Responsibilities include clinical practicum instruction, clinical learning simulation exercises, documentation of students’ progress, and adherence to the Teresa Caine School of Nursing guidelines and policies along with those of the respective clinical agency. This clinical practicum focuses on adult populations with complex multisystem health conditions. Emphasis is on the prioritization and coordination of interdisciplinary care, systems-based practices, and nursing leadership during clinical judgment and decision-making processes in clinical and simulated practice environments. Assisting students with the integration of the nursing process, evidence-based practices, best practices, interdisciplinary person-centered care management, and evaluation for diverse adult populations is expected.
Qualifications
Education:
- Minimum: Master’s degree in nursing education or equivalent from an accredited institution
- Educational preparation in teaching and learning principles for adult education
Experience:
- Three or more years of clinical practice as a RN in a medical-surgical/adult health nursing practice area
- Familiarity with simulation education (preferably in a medical-surgical/adult health nursing practice area)
- Three or more years of teaching (clinical) in a higher educational program (preferably at the BSN level)
Licensure:
- Unrestricted license as a Registered Nurse in North Carolina (or eligible)
Essential Functions:
BSN (adjunct) Faculty Responsibilities
- Clinical instruction using evidence-based methodology
- Academic mentorship and modeling of professional nursing practice
- Assisting with nursing simulations
- Additional duties as assigned
Essential Knowledge
- Familiarity with North Carolina Board of Nursing’s Regulations and Standards
- Clinical practice background in a medical-surgical nursing/adult health practice area
- Familiar with education principles and standards for professional nursing practice
- Fosters the development and delivery of best practices, evidence-based practices, and professional nursing practice with respect to technology and pedagogical principles
Essential Skills
- Familiarity with simulation education
- Three or more years of clinical nursing practice experience in an adult health/med-surg environment
- CPR certified
- Exceptional organizational, interpersonal, collaborative, team building, and communication skills (written and oral)
- Student-centered
- Demonstrated commitment in all settings
Ability To
- Work as a team; good time-management skills; good interpersonal/human relations skills
- Communicate effectively orally, in writing and through technology
- Follow instructions as well as take initiative
- Adapt to change in a progressive environment of constant change
- Embrace working in an interdisciplinary atmosphere
- Attend campus for orientation and clinical practicum sites for in-person instruction
For more information regarding this position, please contact Dr. Racquel Ingram, Founding Dean, Teresa Caine School of Nursing at ringram1@highpoint.edu.