103 Best clinical nurse educator Jobs in Buffalo, New York (September 2025)

Trocaire College

Nursing Clinical Instructor

9 days ago

Buffalo

Job Description Join the Trocaire community as a Clinical Instructor and help make a difference in students' lives! This part-time position allows you to develop and invest in future nurses and pays $50.00-$60.00 per hour. Nurses are required to hold a Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) to serve as clinical instructors. Position Overview: The goal of clinical education experiences at Trocaire College is to provide nursing students with multiple applied opportunities for demonstrating and integrating safe professional knowledge, skills, and attitudes while engaged with a variety of patients and health care professionals. These learning experiences occur under the supervision and mentorship of clinical faculty. The Clinical Instructor has responsibility for teaching primarily in the clinical and laboratory settings. This role requires demonstrated knowledge, competence and experience in a specialty area of practice as a direct care provider and clinical educator. The role requires excellent organizational, written and oral interpersonal communication skills. Responsibilities: • Manage the clinical experience of 8-10 students to achieve the curriculum and nursing program objectives., • Provide an environment for a diverse student population that supports learning through a variety of teaching/learning methods, a curriculum that builds on previous knowledge and experience, and a learning sequence that moves from simple to complex concepts., • Establish good working relationships and regular communication between instructor, full time faculty and students in order to enhance the clinical experience., • Maintain credentials, licensure and certifications required for teaching and the profession of nursing., • Remain up-to-date technically and apply evidenced based practice in clinical teaching., • Coordinate clinical patient assignments with facility unit managers/supervisors according to criteria such as course learning objectives, needs of patients, availabilities and variety of learning opportunities in the clinical environment., • Prepare creative activities according to course content to expedite active learning and involvement of each student., • Return clinical assignments/paperwork to students in a timely manner with constructive feedback., • When applicable, perform/manage Clinical Performance Improvement Plans (PIP) and individual counseling for students who are not meeting clinical outcomes., • Perform and manage weekly formative student evaluations in a timely manner., • Perform and manage mid-term and final summative student evaluations in a timely manner., • Monitor, track and approve student attendance records in a timely manner., • Enforce and track student adherence to policies and procedures of the clinical facility and Trocaire College., • Communicate with Nursing Clinical Education team any concerns and student issues in a timely manner., • Adheres to the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) that protects the privacy of student educational records., • Communicate with Nursing Clinical Education team any concerns and student issues in a timely manner., • Adheres to the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) that protects the privacy of student educational records, • Minimum MSN Degree or currently enrolled in graduate nursing program, • Current/unencumbered New York State (NYS) nursing license as a registered nurse, • Current BLS Certification, • A minimum of two years of clinical experience, • Organizational, prioritization, and time management skills, • Strong verbal and written communication skills, • Strong interpersonal and professional skills, • Conflict resolution and problem-solving abilities, • Readily adapt to change, • Experience in a higher education setting The physical demands and the work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of the job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the clinical instructor must be able to speak, hear, read, see, write, type, dial, reach, and bend. This position also requires the ability to lift, carry, push, and pull up to 40 pounds. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate. Job Posted by ApplicantPro

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