Registered Nurse - Instructor - No Previous Teaching Exp Required!

As a leading healthcare education organization, Unitek Learnings family of schools helps thousands of students launch and accelerate their careers every year. As a rapidly growing and highly successful company, Unitek is also a great place to pursue a rewarding and challenging career. We offer a competitive salary, generous benefits, unlimited growth potential, and a collegiate work environment.

We are currently seeking a Registered Nurse (RN) to join our team as a Full-time Instructor in our Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) program.

Responsibilities:

• Collaborates with other instructors in preparing, administering, and grading examinations for the course.
• Participates in the preparation of the final evaluations for the course.
• Responsible for assuring class attendance and grades are kept and submitted.
• Assist with strategic planning and assessment of instructional initiatives to ensure quality of program.
• Plans and implements orientation of new faculty in both theory and clinical facilities for the courses.
• Utilize principles of teaching that recognize the characteristics of the adult learner.
• Makes continuous efforts to improve quality of instruction.
• Demonstrate or be willing to acquire skills for utilizing online activities as enhancers to course content/material during interactive teaching and learning.
• Maintains student records of attendance, skills check-off forms, and assist with program data collection.
• Submit required program reports and forms to the Director of the program in a timely manner.
• Keep current with new technologies and safety regulations.
• Participate in committee activities that support the mission and function of the nursing program.
• Attend faculty meetings.
• Plan and supervises student clinical experience in assigned health care facilities.
• Evaluates student performance in relation to clinical learning outcomes in accordance with policies and procedures established by Unitek Learning, Department of Nursing.
• Provide feedback of clinical performance or specific event immediately after observation.
• Assists in maintains student records of clinical attendance, skills check-off forms, and assist with program data collection.
• Responsible for making sure the clinical assignments meet both student and facility needs.
• Determines best method to observe, instruct, and evaluate students.
• Determines if clinical facility meet all health and safety requirements for Unitek Learning students to attend clinicals.
• Provide access to students for ongoing communication through scheduling of office hours, electronic communication and other appropriate methods.
• Participate in student advising activities.

Requirements:

• Registered Nurse with current licensure in the state in which you are applying to teach.
• Graduate of an approved School of Nursing. BSN required, Masters in nursing preferred or must enroll in an MSN program within 5 years of start.
• Able to meet the faculty requirements set by the Board of Nursing.
• Experience which demonstrates:
• Current knowledge of nursing practice.
• Ability to mentor students in classroom, lab and clinical settings.
• Ability to work independently without close supervision.
• Broad knowledge of nursing sciences.
• Successful handling of day to day operations in the nursing lab.
• Proficient, strong communications skills verbal and written.
• Current knowledge/experience in clinical setting.
• Must obtain ATI, Assessment Technology Institute Certification within 30 days of hire (offered by Unitek).
• Current immunizations and Basic Life Support Certification.

We Offer:

• Medical, Dental and Vision starting the 1st of the month following 30 days of employment.
• 2 Weeks starting Vacation per year. Increasing based on years of service with company.
• 12 paid Holidays and 2 Floating Holiday.
• 401K with a Company Match.
• Company Paid Life Insurance at 1xs your annual salary.
• Leadership development and training for career advancement.
• Tuition assistance and Forgiveness for you and your family up to 100% depending on program.