Embrace Saginaw: Teach, Inspire, Explore!

SUMMARY:
The Clinical instructor is entrusted with imparting the knowledge and skills each student needs to be successful by providing quality delivery of assigned courses while ensuring that all students achieve competency in the course objectives. Instructors evaluate and resolve student questions, issues, and problems, and ensure appropriate action is taken to the satisfaction of the student, Dorsey College, and/or regulatory agencies in compliance with policy, procedures, and legal requirements. Instructors are to be motivating, fair and impartial, creative, dedicated, and professional. Clinical Instructors will supervise, lead, and teach Practical Nurse students at a “to be determined” medical facility.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
- Lecture, conduct, and supervise clinical experiences of RN/PN students and provide in-services as
directed.
- Instruct students in the principles and application of physical, biological, and psychological subjects
related to the role of the PN as necessary.
- Plan and coordinate daily learning experiences that individualize both student and patient needs.
- Provide learning opportunities that enhance student development in the application of the nursing
process, interpersonal skills acquisition, and technical procedures.
- Provide guidance and education to PN students on problem solving and effective communication between co-workers, patients and patient family members across a variety of cultural, ethnic and socioeconomic levels.
- Participate in campus-wide orientation of RN/PN students.
- Supervise and monitor students on an ongoing basis as they perform technical and patient care skills.
- Assess patient status on an ongoing basis to assure appropriate learning experiences.
- Collaborate with the Director of Nursing and/or Clinical Coordinator to monitor student progress
and maintain records of student clinical experiences.
- Maintain accurate records of students’ time and attendance, evaluations, experiences, performance, and progress.
- Report any/all concerns to the Director of Nursing/Clinical Coordinator.
- Collaborate with each PN student’s campus Career Services Coordinator (CSC) to initiate the job placement process. May act as intermediary between the individual nursing managers, hospital HR department and CSC regarding open PN positions and placements.
- Consults with the Director of Nursing regarding actions to be taken with students who are in jeopardy and/or whose performance does not meet clinical standards.
- Collaborates with medical and nursing personnel to evaluate and improve teaching techniques throughout the externship module. Makes recommendations for improvement of the clinical experience.
- Participates in the development of procedures, clinical protocols, and forms as requested by the Director of Nursing.

**Other related tasks as assigned and deemed necessary.

KNOWLEDGE – SKILLS – ABILITIES:
Strong background knowledge of hospital and nursing policies, procedures, and standards of care.
Ability to work well independently and within a team environment.
Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
Organizational and time management skills.
Excellent listening and interpersonal skills.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:
- Current Michigan Registered Nursing license required.
- Bachelor of Science in Nursing Degree required.
- Minimum of three (3) years of clinical experience as a registered nurse preferred.
- Prior experience teaching students or staff preferred.

WORKING / PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
May be required to work late and occasional weekends to support business needs.
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. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to see, talk and hear. The employee is frequently required to stand; walk; sit for extended periods of time; and have sufficient hand, arm and finger dexterity to operate a phone, computer keyboard and other office equipment.

NOTE: This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive, and the employee may be required to perform other duties as assigned by their manager, in
order to meet business demands. This is not an employment contract, implied or otherwise and employment with Dorsey College is “at-will”.