We are seeking highly qualified adjunct instructors to teach RN students in multiple disciplines.
Schedule: Wednesdays (4 hrs +4 hrs prep time)
All faculty must follow the Department of Nursing Faculty Handbook of Marsha Fuerst School of Nursing and the College Handbook.
Faculty must meet Board of Registered Nursing (BRN) requirements & be approved by the BRN.
Jean Watsons Theory of Caring
- Responsible for sharing Watsons Theory of Caring & making theory an integral part of nursing practice.
- Must develop essential strategies to accomplish these goals by weaving the tenets and language of the caring theory into clinical practice this will include but not be limited to:
Exemplifying carative factors during unit meetings
Listing of the carative factors in both theory and clinical
Sharing articles on the caring theory.
Incorporating carative factor questions into competency validations, exams, assignments, and post clinical conference.
Quality Safety Education for Nurses QSEN
- Understand how to integrate QSEN throughout their nursing courses and curriculum.
- Join discussion groups that explore Watsons caring theory to their own work and/or to discuss Carative Factors in their individual classes.
- Serve as catalysts that will help students integrate Watsons Nursing Theory and Ten Carative Factors into their clinical practice.
- The faculty will integrate QSEN into their individual courses in the following areas:
Patient centered care
Teamwork and collaboration
Evidence based practice.
Safety
Quality improvement
Informatics
The Nursing Process
- Nursing process must be used throughout the curriculum & in each individual course.
Specific Levels of Faculty as required by BRN Regulation:
Responsibilities Include:
Direct Patient Care
- Serve as a reliable source of information on latest evidence supporting safe nursing practices.
- Collaborate with multidisciplinary team using the nursing process to integrate nursing perspective into a comprehensive plan of care for the patience/family.
- Conduct comprehensive, holistic wellness and illness assessments using established or innovative evidence-based techniques, tools, and methods.
- Initiates and plans care conferences/programs for patients or populations of patients.
- Designs & evaluates innovative educational programs for patients, families, and groups.
- Evaluates the impact of nursing interventions on fiscal and human resources.
Nursing/Nursing Practices
- Create and revise nursing policies, protocols and procedures using evident-based information to achieve outcomes for indicators that are nurse-sensitive.
- Identifies facilitators and addresses barriers that affect patient outcomes.
- Leads clinical practice and quality improvement initiatives for a unit or a program.
- Collaborate with Educational Nurse Specialist & others on content & operational design of orientation, clinical competency, & other clinical education program development.
- Provides input for staff evaluation.
- Leads in the conduct and utilization of nursing research.
Evaluation of Clinicals Practice
- Conducts random audits for new/changed behavior in students following educational programs/activities.
- Conducts random audits of patients charts and observes staff activity to assess impact on patient care of recent education interventions.
- Plans remedial learning activities for employees who may require it.
- Consistently documents & reports results of education activities to participants managers & to Education Department.
Coaching
- Observe student performance to assess skills necessary to meet patient care standards.
- Assist students in identifying learning needs via individual consultation or by group process, e.g., in staff or committee meetings.
- Address educational needs of students & other healthcare providers by completing needs assessments, developing staff growth & continuing education activities & mentor nurses to translate research into practice.
Collaboration
- Assess the quality & effectiveness of interdisciplinary, inter-agency & intra-agency communication & collaboration.
Consultation
- Meet regularly with mangers in specialty areas to discuss department needs for specialized patients and the skills required to care for them.
- Differentiate between outcomes that require care process modification at the individual patience level and those that require medication at the system level.
Research
- Critically analyzes research findings for their potential to clinical practice. Applies principles of evidenced-based practice and quality improvement to all patient care.
- In collaboration with the members of the Nursing Department they assess system barriers and facilitator to adoption of evidenced-based practices.
- Actively mentor staff on principals /fundamentals of research studies.
- Promotes initiates nursing publication.
- Actively participates and coaches nursing research staff on councils.
Organization/Systems Leadership
- Consults with other units and health care professionals to improve care.
- Enhances clinical practice of students and improve patient outcomes. Develop pilots, evaluates, & incorporates innovative models of practice across the continuum of care.
- Designs and evaluates programs and initiatives that are congruent with the organization’s strategic plans, regulatory agency requirements, and nursing standards.
- Participates in need identification, selection and evaluation of products and equipment.
- Advances nursing practice through participation in professional organizations, publications and presentations.
Education:
- Current license as a Registered Nurse to practice in the state of California.
- BLS required. ACLS & PALS as required by nursing staff specific to the unit of support.
- Master’s degree in nursing
- Two years of work experience in nursing with two years in specialty preferred
- Able to articulate and demonstrate nursing theory and practice.
- Ability to speak, read, and write fluent English.
- Strong customer service skills
- Computer skills
Success Education Colleges (SEC) is a family of institutions comprised of North-West College, Glendale Career College, and Nevada Career Institute. SEC is a leader in allied health education and has been offering quality and affordable health care training programs for over 55 years. Our college’s mission is to prepare students in short term programs for gainful employment. To accomplish this, we provide a professional faculty, well-qualified administrators, and a top-notch support staff.
Marsha Fuerst School of Nursing has received approval by the Board of Registered Nurses (BRN) and has recently introduced an Associate of Arts degree in Nursing at the campus located in San Diego
Job Type: Part-time
Pay: $55.00 – $60.00 per hour
Expected hours: 8 per week
Medical Specialty:
- Pediatrics
Schedule:
- Day shift
Work Location: Remote