Adjunct - Clinical Instructor

Pay grade level: N/A
Compensation: $61/ scheduled student contact hour.  Simulation and checkoffs are $46.73/ scheduled student contact hour.
Employee category: Faculty     
Position Type: Adjunct Faculty/ POOL
FLSA status: Exempt

Job Code: AA004Adjunct                                     
Department: Nursing                
Division: Health Professions                
Reports to: Dean of Health Professions              
Positions Supervised: Students
Location: Primarily Main Campus, but any location assigned by the appropriate administrator           

Clinical instructor for classes offered in the ADN program or PN program at any location. This is a POOL position. Application materials for this adjunct position accepted on an on-going basis due to increasing demand for courses in this subject area.
 

• Convene scheduled clinical in accordance with college policy
• Use instructional methods that emphasize application, cooperation and collaboration and engage students actively in their studies, encouraging them to become independent learners with higher-order thinking skills
• Organize and explain content using methods which are appropriate to students with differing abilities, levels of preparation, and cultural experiences
• Assign and provide feedback for out-of-class work; monitor student progress
• Perform adequate assessment and analysis of assessment according to college requirements
• Complete all required orientations for the assigned clinical facility
• Attend required clinical instructor trainings and meetings
• Complete and submit all required paperwork in accordance with accreditation guidelines
• Maintain currency in health records and requirements as outlined in the Clinical Nurse Educator Clinical Orientation Manual
• Reflect on and evaluate the effectiveness of one's own pedagogy
• Other duties as assigned

Minimum Qualifications and/or Education

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing required; Must have or be able to obtain Master of Science degree in the field of nursing within Five (5) years
• Kansas or Missouri licensure required; eligible for Kansas licensure if not currently held
• Two (2) years of nursing experience

Preferred Qualifications and/or Education

• One year of teaching experience
• Teaching experience in an open enrollment, urban community college
• Experience with a Learning Management System such as Blackboard
• Experience in learner-centered pedagogy

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand, talk, hear, walk, sit, and occasionally push or lift items. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
 

Must be able to work a variable schedule/hour to meet operational needs. May require evening and weekend hours. Your appointment is contingent on sufficient enrollments, or on program and scheduling changes.

Visit www.kckcc.edu and click on CAREERS for a list of available positions.

• As openings for adjunct faculty become available, candidates may be selected from this pool of applicants.
• Read the job announcement carefully noting the minimum qualifications and required information. Note that information contained in your application materials will be used to determine if you meet the minimum qualifications for the position. Make sure you complete/submit all the documents listed as required.
• During the application process, unofficial transcripts may be submitted. However, please note that upon selection for hire, you will be required to submit official transcripts.
• Ensure that your transcripts show that a degree was awarded or conferred if you are stating that it is your highest level of education completed. If you certify your level of education and it cannot be verified from your transcript(s), your application may not be referred to the selection committee.
• Foreign degrees are acceptable provided they have been translated and/or shown to have equivalency to a United States: Associate, Bachelor, Master, or Doctorate level degree.
• Documentation verifying completion of a degree, course work within a discipline, or other educational criteria should be electronically attached (uploaded) to your application.
• Three (3) professional references with phone number and email addresses are required.
• A college selection committee is responsible for application review and interviews. The final candidate(s) selected to be hired will be made by the hiring manager.
• Successful completion of a background check on all persons recommended for employment is required Individual hiring departments may elect to administer pre-employment tests, which are relevant to essential job functions as part of the applicant selection/hiring process.

 ***This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee occupying this position. Employees will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform any other job-related duties requested by their supervisor. This job description may be revised upon development of other duties and changes in responsibilities.

KCKCC is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Educational Institution