Vocational Nursing - Adjunct Instructor
Responsible for the teaching of the clinical and/or didactic experience for an assigned portion of the curriculum.
An Instructor of the Vocational Nursing Program is expected to accomplish assigned duties in an efficient, effective and competent manner, and strive for improvement and excellence in all work performed. Additionally, this individual must demonstrate a commitment to the comprehensive role of the community college as described in the Cisco College mission statement. The VN Adjunct Instructor must cooperate and work harmoniously with college personnel and the public, and must follow all Cisco College policies, rules and regulations as they relate to this position.
Primary Duties
1. Coordinate the students’ learning experiences throughout the assigned course.
2. Teach courses within the philosophy, conceptual framework, and objectives of the vocational nursing curriculum.
3. Coordinate clinical experiences with classroom theory, guiding students to apply nursing theory to patient care.
4. Maintain the attendance and clinical experience records of assigned students.
5. Perform evaluations of students’ clinical performance; review evaluations with students in individual conferences.
6. Report to the Student Concerns Committee those students whose attendance and/or clinical performance is not satisfactory.
7. Prepare the weekly schedule of student assignments and distribute to the clinical areas for which the instructor is responsible.
8. Assign student case studies, grade the studies and review with the students.
9. Critique weekly care plans and drug cards of students assigned to the current clinical group.
10. Participate in curriculum revision.
11. Participate in program evaluation, according to the program evaluation plan.
12. Offer counseling and guidance to students as appropriate.
13. Assist with program activities as required.
14. Attend all program faculty meetings; attend department and general faculty meetings as requested.
15. Serve as a member of assigned committees of the Faculty Organization of the Nursing Programs and on Institutional Committees.
16. Assist in decisions regarding student promotion and graduation.
17. Attain 20 hours of continuing education bi-annually as required by the Texas Board of Nursing.
18. Develop and pursue a plan to attain additional academic preparation beyond the current degree.
19. Perform all other duties as stated in the Cisco College Employee Handbook.
20. Maintain currency in CPR.
Minimum Qualifications
1. Registered Nurse with current Texas Licensure.
2. Two years of varied nursing experience; actively employed in nursing for at least the past year, with experience in a hospital setting.
3. Previous teaching experience is preferred.
