Lab/Clinical Instructor-Nursing

Job Description

Responsibilities: • Prepares and distributes all needed supplies to participants for experiential learning sessions and collects unused supplies at the end of the session. • Works collaboratively with other instructors to plan laboratory experiences for students that emphasize learning objectives from didactic materials used in the classroom setting. • Assesses needs of nursing faculty related to lab. • Assists students during open lab sessions to optimize practice sessions as needed. • Evaluates lab and clinical performance of students to assess achievement of student learning outcomes. • Maintains proficiency in all lab procedures and utilizes evidence-based practice to guide performance in laboratory and clinical setting. • Round to all CU School of Nursing labs to check on equipment, supplies, and any CI/faculty needs during practice sessions. • Restock and organize supplies according to needs and skills being presented. • Clean manikins and all equipment, lab surfaces correcting any broken items, damage, or low inventory. • Ensure all cabinets/supplies closets/medication carts are locked up after all lab usage. • Function independently to prepare various nursing skills and or scenarios to enable student practice sessions with the collaboration of faculty (for example, extra skills practice, remediation time). • Organize, maintain, and track lab inventory inclusive of supplies, manikins, equipment and disposable items. • Clean, sort, remove and reduce unused supplies. • Order and distribute nursing skills pack items. • Promotes safety in the lab setting for students, patients and other faculty. • Informs the lead course faculty of any deficiencies or performance issues of students. • Maintains an accommodating and supportive demeanor with students. 161 | Page • Works collaboratively with the Clinical Coordinator/Program Coordinator/Lead Course Faculty/Simulation Coordinator to ensure availability of supplies and equipment for the clinical nursing laboratory. • Accountable to maintain the guidelines set forth in 201 KAR 20:310 Section 2(5) and KRS 314:111 (6) (a) • Accepts clinical assignment(s0 as needed. • Other roles consistent with full-time nursing faculty and special projects as assigned