RN Clinical Adjunct Instructor (Casual), Citizens School of Nursing

Company :

Allegheny Health Network

Job Description : 

Job Description

This role will be on-site at AHN Citizens School of Nursing, located in the Pittsburgh Mills Mall in Tarentum, PA. Clinical sites will vary at AHN hospital locations within the Pittsburgh region.

CITIZENS SCHOOL OF NURSING:

Citizens School of Nursing, located in Tarentum, PA, offers a 22-month full-time RN diploma program, or a 32-month part-time RN program.

ALLEGHENY HEALTH NETWORK:

At AHN, employees trust working together and place patients at the center of all they do. This 9 Hospital system, a part of Highmark Health, is transforming the future of healthcare by providing highly effective services to customers, patients and communities.  AHN has commitment and dedication to being inclusive, valuing fresh perspectives, and offering the best growth and educational opportunities to employees.

GENERAL OVERVIEW: 

This role serves in an adjunct faculty role for the AHN Schools of Nursing. This nurse has the authority, responsibility, and accountability for clinical instruction of students. 
 

ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES 

• Explores creative and innovative teaching and learning strategies on the clinical unit, providing quality instruction to groups of students and individuals as needed providing for daily goals and a plan of care for patients   Provides documentation of the students’ progress and sets goals and timelines with didactic faculty leaders for the accomplishments of the course objectives.  Supports continuous learning and commitment to lifelong learning in the clinical area by sharing research, materials from professional organizations, presenting on the unit, and teaching students. (40%)
• Considers maintenance of a safe environment, patient condition, complexity of the intervention and predictability of the outcome. Promotes patient safety initiatives (ex: National Patient Safety Goals). Participates in department specific quality initiatives (ex: EBP population specific). Assures appropriate order sets are used. Participates on interdisciplinary team to evaluate clinical care or health services. Willingly accepts mistakes of self and others, creating a culture in which risk taking is not only safe but expected. (15%)
• Establishes and maintains positive relationships with students, faculty, management, patients/families, and all other members of the health care team. Demonstrates critical thinking in the identification of clinical, social, safety, psychological and spiritual issues for the patient care Serves as a role model of professional nursing practice for students and peer nursing staff. (15%)
• Provides leadership in a professional practice setting. This role is a team player who contributes to building the team by helping others succeed through role modeling and mentoring. Shares knowledge and skills with peers and colleagues. Provides peers with both verbal and written feedback regarding clinical practice and role performance. Provides curriculum feedback to the SON. (15%)
• Practices solid communication skills and can articulate and translate the patient's care & condition to other care providers.   Demonstrates critical thinking in the identification of clinical, social, safety, psychological and spiritual issues for the patient.  Utilizes educational/teaching instances to demonstrate learning enhancements and shares the outcomes with peer practicing nurses, other faculty, and schools of nursing where applicable. (15%)
• Other duties as assigned or requested. 

QUALIFICATIONS: 

Minimum

• 2 years of experience in clinical area of direct responsibility may be required depending on specialty.
• Current State of PA RN licensure OR Current multi-state licensure through the enhanced Nurse Licensure Compact (eNLC).

​Substitutions 

• None

Preferred 

• 2 years of teaching experience in a school of nursing

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