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Onsite Instructor, Prelicensure Clinical - Springfield, MO - Part Time

5 days ago

Springfield

*This is an ON-SITE position in the Springfield, MO region* \n \n Prelicensure Clinical Instructors (Hourly) are subject matter experts who teach and mentor students when engaged in experiential clinical course work; in a remote/onsite environment. This faculty position varies in the type, length, and intensity of instructional methods and is based upon student and facility needs. The Clinical Instructor works on a team to support an assigned group of students and offers specialized instruction on challenging experiential/clinical course work. Faculty interacts with students in both group and one-on-one settings. The Clinical Instructor ensures students are successful within their clinical placement setting as they oversee clinical learning. \n \n Compensation Expectations: \n\n • This role is paid hourly and bi-weekly. The employee will be required to enter all hours worked in an accurate and timely manner.\n\n \n Essential Functions and Responsibilities: \n\n • Act as a steward for carrying out WGU’s mission and strategic vision. This faculty must:\n, • Demonstrate a high level of commitment, effectiveness, and consistency.\n, • Serves as a professional role model for students in communication, ethical comportment, and problem-solving.\n, • Provides expertise in an assigned content area and maintains current knowledge in their field.\n, • Demonstrates an understanding of, and participates in, the implementation of the philosophy and goals of the program.\n, • Fosters students learning through innovative teaching practices; to include how to perform duties in the clinical setting.\n, • Responds with urgency to meet student needs and communicates professionally and respectfully with students and all other members of the WGU community.\n, • Makes appropriate student referrals for remediation or other needs, utilizing WGU policies and procedures.\n, • Communicates with the student's assigned coach/preceptor as needed to discuss student progress and concerns.\n, • Provide final review and approval for student's clinical time.\n, • Offers proactive support and outreach to assigned students.\n, • Uses technology-based teaching and communication platforms to aid students in the development of competencies.\n, • Submits electronic clinical student evaluation form(s) after completion of clinical intensive.\n, • Collaborates with other professionals within the university to promote a positive, student-obsessed atmosphere.\n, • Responsible for responding with urgency to changing requirements, priorities, and short deadlines.\n, • Maintains a working knowledge and understanding of relevant state regulations.\n, • Conducts both in-person and/remote methods of student evaluation\n\n \n Knowledge, Skill and Abilities: \n\n • Must be able to work well under stress and meet deadlines.\n, • Capacity for self-motivation and working independently.\n, • Strong written and verbal communication skills.\n, • Aptitude for learning innovative technology.\n, • Must comply with site specific orientation and onboarding requirements.\n, • Problem Solving Skills: Investigates appropriate resources and involves partners when appropriate; future-oriented; assesses what will help/hinder achieving goals; focuses on what is important.\n, • Interpersonal Skills: Deals with others in a considerate, respectful, and unbiased manner; approaches conflict proactively; solicits and shares feedback openly; listens with empathy and maintains composure.\n, • Accuracy: Draws on information garnered from careful cultivation of a broad knowledge of WGU’s goals and processes; investigates beyond assumptions.\n, • Adaptability: Course corrects behaviors and communication style to meet the needs of a wide range of situations; tackles obstacles appropriately; is comfortable with ambiguity.\n, • Reliability: Accountable to others; does what it takes to get the job done; actions are consistent with words; follows through on commitments; exhibits exceptional integrity.\n, • Attitude: Displays commitment to the organization and to personal growth; self-motivated and able to motivate and inspire others; asserts self appropriately to champion ideas; tells the truth in a direct and constructive manner.\n, • Initiative: Self-directs with a strong bias for action; leads the way in improvement of performance or processes; displays keen interest in students and organization.\n\n \n\n • Competencies: \n, • Organizational or Student Impact:\n, • Accountable for decisions that impact individual students.\n, • Facilitates learning experiences that support student's attainment of knowledge and skills.\n, • Acts independently in executing teaching practice with specific guidance from senior faculty and program leaders.\n\n \n\n • Problem Solving & Decision Making:\n, • Works on diverse matters of various levels of complexity.\n, • Receives general direction from their immediate supervisor or manager.\n, • Able to effectively utilize resources to address student concerns and inquiries.\n, • Supports students' needs to help them achieve course or program outcomes at the individual student level.\n, • Follows university and department established policies and best practices.\n\n \n\n • Communication & Influence:\n, • Communicates with students as appropriate to support student questions and needs.\n, • Communicates with fellow faculty members as appropriate within and outside of the department.\n, • Expected to provide feedback regarding discipline and practice leadership.\n\n \n\n • Leadership & Talent Management\n, • Considered a contributing and collegial team member.\n, • Adheres to learning and operational quality guidance and instruction\n, • Supports initiatives within specialty.\n, • Displays a positive attitude toward change and supports change management practices\n\n \n Job Qualifications: \n\n • Minimum Requirements:\n, • Master's degree in nursing; Education is verified.\n, • Two years minimum Nursing experience\n, • Work history demonstrating continuous advancement and success in roles requiring creative problem solving and collaboration.\n, • Unencumbered RN license\n, • Active, unencumbered license in designated state\n, • State and federal legislative requirements and college accreditation requirements may apply to maintain the necessary credentialing for this role.\n, • Work history demonstrating continuous advancement and success in roles requiring creative problem solving and collaboration.\n, • As needed, support the Health Placement Team to secure clinical partnerships.\n\n \n\n • Preferred:\n, • Doctorate, or terminal degree in a specific content area.\n, • Strong experience with distance education and distance learning students is preferred.\n, • Terminal degree and all applicable licenses or certifications.\n, • Prior experience in clinical teaching/nursing education.\n, • , support the Health Placement Team to secure clinical partnerships.\n\n \n Physical Requirements: \n\n • Prolonged periods sitting at a desk and working on a computer.\n, • Must be able to lift up to 15 pounds at times.\n, • Specific requirements of the job such as travel and the environment in which the job is performed.\n\n \n Position & Application Details \n \n Part-Time Intermittent Positions (classified as intermittent and less than 30 standard weekly hours): This is a part-time, intermittent position (classified to work less than 30 SWH) that may be eligible for mental healthcare; retirement savings plan; wellbeing program; and prorated paid holidays and accrued sick time. \n \n How to Apply: If interested, an application will need to be submitted online. Internal WGU employees will need to apply through the internal job board in Workday. \n \n Additional Information \n \n Disclaimer: The job posting highlights the most critical responsibilities and requirements of the job. It’s not all-inclusive. \n \n Accommodations: Applicants with disabilities who require assistance or accommodation during the application or interview process should contact our Talent Acquisition team at recruiting@wgu.edu. \n \n Equal Employment Opportunity: All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to any protected characteristic as required by law.

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