Instructor I, Nursing Fundamentals
Company: West Coast University
Location: Sierra Madre
Posted on: January 27, 2023
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Job Description:
SUMMARY: - -Reporting -directly to the Campus Associate Dean
Nursing Academics (theory) or Manager Clinical Faculty (clinical),
-the -Instructor I, Nursing (Undergraduate) -supports -the
University -in -fulfillment -of -its -mission, purpose -and -goals.
-Focuses extensively on facilitating student -learning associated
with -prescribed course -and program learning outcomes. -Provides
professional -leadership and support, and serves as an educator,
role -model, -mentor, and facilitator. Creates an -educational
environment which fosters -innovation, -responsiveness, -and
-accountability. - Provides program-specific expertise and -is
actively engaged -in -relevant -department -initiatives. -Supports
-University, Campus, -and/or -departmental goals -in order -to
-assure -compliance with programmatic accreditation and/or
-licensure, -internal consistency, -and graduate outcomes that
-meet student -learning, workplace -and - - placement
-expectations. - -Actively and -substantively participates -in
assessment of -student -learning -activities to maximize -the
-potential for students -to learn -what -is -necessary to meet
-prescribed -outcomes. -Vigorously upholds a -culture of academic
-integrity. EDUCATION: Must -have the -minimum -higher education
background -required by the program. -Must -provide a documented
background in -educational methodology consistent with -teaching
-assignments -including, -but -not limited -to: education theory
and practice, -current concepts -relative -to specific subjects one
-will be teaching, -current -clinical practice experience or
distance -education techniques and delivery. Master's -degree in
specialty field required. Graduates from -the -West -Coast
University Master of -Science -in -Nursing program, who -meet the
minimum experience requirement -as a registered nurse, are
-eligible for -consideration -as a -clinical -faculty -immediately
following graduation. If -applicable, -certification(s) -in area(s)
of specialization required. - -In California, -must -meet -Board of
-Registered Nursing -requirements as stipulated in -their statues:
- Section -1425(c) states, " -An -instructor -shall -meet the
-following minimum qualifications: 1425(a)(1) A Master or -higher
-degree from -an accredited college or university -which -includes
-course work -in nursing, education, or administration. If -degree
-other -than -in nursing submit -information verifying -course work
-in nursing -education." - - 1425(c)(3) Completion of at -least one
(1) -years' experience -teaching courses related to registered
-nursing or -completion -of a post-baccalaureate course which
-includes -PRACTICE IN TEACHING REGISTERED NURSING. -Submit
-official course description -to verify course content. - -
1425(c)(2) Direct patient care -experience -within -the previous
-five (5) years -in -the nursing area to which he or -she -is
assigned, which can be met by: (A) One (1) -year's continuous,
full-time -or -its equivalent experience -providing -direct
-patient -care as a registered nurse in -the -designated nursing
area; -or -(B) One (1) academic year or of registered -nurse -level
-clinical teaching -experience -in the designated -nursing area or
-its equivalent. - LICENSES/CERTIFICATIONS: Current -unencumbered
-Registered Nurse -License required; other -current professional
-licensure by state or national -board -if applicable (e.g., FNP).
Must -meet and maintain the -qualifications and standards set forth
by the state -Board -of -Nursing for -nursing faculty -if required
-for assigned subject -matter -instruction. Current -CPR -card.
Clinical RN - Must -have -approval by -the -Board of Registered
Nursing (BRN) -(if required by the state) -prior to assuming the
-role of -clinical -faculty member. Must -meet and maintain the
-qualifications and standards set forth by any accrediting -body
that -West Coast University -is accredited -by or -in process of
-obtaining -accreditation from, -for area -of -expertise and
expectations -of faculty -member as set forth -in -regulatory
documents. Must -maintain -any professional certifications -deemed
necessary to meet -the requirements of the teaching role. Current
certification in -basic -life support procedures -including
healthcare provide CPR -with an -Automated -External Defibrillator.
Health -certifications for an Occupational -Safety -and -Health
Administration (OSHA) Category I classified position -(potential
for exposure to -infectious diseases -at work). -As -an -essential
component of -the -West Coast University -infection-control program
-immunizations and tuberculosis clearance -documentation -is
required in -accordance -with current Center for Disease Control
-and -Prevention (CDC) and -OSHA recommendations and -guidelines
for Health-Care -Personnel. -Below are -health -certification
-details which are -subject to change as required by OSHA and CDC.
Immunizations -- based on -the CDC Recommended -Immunizations for
-Health-Care -Personnel (HCP), all HCPs must submit -documentation
-of immunization -to Hepatitis B (HB) (series -of three doses -with
anti- HBs serologic -testing -1-2 -months -after -dose -#3), proof
of -immunity -to Hepatitis -B, or a signed declination; Measles,
-Mumps, -Rubella -(MMR); -Varicella (chickenpox); -and Tetanus,
diphtheria, pertussis (booster every 10 years). -Highly recommended
-immunizations for -the HCP -include -COVID-19, -Influenza
(yearly), Hepatitis -A, -and -Pneumonia. For -some -individuals, a
-titer -test will be -indicated vs. vaccinations. Titer tests
showing -immunity to -listed -pathogens are acceptable. Titer tests
showing a negative -response require -appropriate -immunizations
and -follow-up -titers must -be completed and submitted. If one or
-more of -the -listed immunizations are contraindicated,
documentation must be submitted clearly identifying the reason(s).
Clinical -laboratory reports with facility stamp -and -medical
-doctor's signature -are required. Tuberculosis Clearance -- -the
CDC Guidelines for -Preventing -the Transmission of -Mycobacterium
tuberculosis -in Health-Care -Settings are -intended -to protect
the HCP -and patients. Two Options (consult -with -supervisor for
-specific program requirements):
Function: Faculty
Keywords: West Coast University, Los Angeles , Instructor I, Nursing Fundamentals, Healthcare , Sierra Madre, California
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