Nursing Teaching Assistant/Adjunct Clinical Faculty

Nursing Teaching Assistant/Adjunct Clinical Faculty

The Undergraduate Nursing Teaching Assistant/Adjunct Clinical facilitates student centered learning.
Candidates will be invited to demonstrate a willingness to support the Christian, Catholic, Benedictine mission of the University of Mary.

Essential Roles and Responsibilities:

• Communicate nursing practice objectives for specified areas with students; identify potential learning opportunities for the student in the nursing practice area; assign clients according to learning level, agency protocol and nursing practice objectives and course policy; supervise students in the nursing practice area
• Assess student preparation to ensure safe nursing practice; identify individual student learning needs; facilitate laboratory experience as appropriate
• Assist student to integrate theoretical concepts into nursing practice
• Evaluate student nursing practice written work; evaluate skill competencies of students per established evaluation tool; assist with and evaluate skill acquisition by the student; conduct individual evaluation conferences with students at midterm, end of semester, and as needed; provide written feedback to students on their performance; notify mentor or course coordinator of any student concerns in a timely manner
• Foster interpersonal relationships with assigned unit; Nursing Practice site orientation is required; communicate student expectations with facility; evaluate nursing practice site for effectiveness; provide a written evaluation of the practice area at the end of the academic year which addresses strengths and areas of concern
• Foster and emphasize interdisciplinary collaboration; encourage student to become self-directed
• Foster and model baccalaureate professional nursing roles such as: delegation, clinical decision-making, therapeutic communication, leadership, collaboration, professionalism
• Implement, evaluate and provide information for update of the nursing practice tool
• Initiate periodic ongoing communication with assigned mentor or course coordinator; attend monthly scheduled course meetings and end of course evaluation meeting.
• Participate in activities that facilitate maintaining the faculty members own nursing competence and professional expertise in the area of teaching responsibility
• Schedule required nursing practice hours per rotation needs with course coordinator: all nursing practice hours are mandatory; anticipated absences by faculty needs approval of course coordinator with plans for rescheduling nursing practice hours; unanticipated absences by faculty must be rescheduled ASAP with approval of course Coordinator; reschedule make-up experiences for students on an individual basis as needed with approval of course coordinator

• Communicate course and lab objectives with students; Identify potential learning opportunities for the student; Assess student preparation to ensure safe nursing practice; Identify individual student learning needs; Facilitate laboratory experience as appropriate
• Assist students to integrate theoretical concepts into the lab setting
• Evaluate student written work; Evaluate skill competencies of students per check list; Assist with and evaluate skill acquisition by the student; Provide feedback to students on their performance; Encourage students to become self-directed.
• Foster and model baccalaureate professional nursing roles such as: delegation; clinical decision-making; therapeutic communication; leadership; collaboration; professionalism
• Notify lab coordinator of any student concerns in a timely manner.
• Initiate periodic ongoing communication with lab coordinator; Attend scheduled course meetings.
• Participate in activities that facilitate maintaining the faculty members own nursing competence and professional expertise in the area of teaching responsibility.

• Actively engaged in graduate nursing studies to complete the degree within 4 years
• Current unencumbered license in the State of North Dakota
• Meet criteria as set forth by the NDBON faculty development program

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University of Mary's main campus is located at 7500 University Dr., Bismarck, ND 58504.

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