Learning Lab Instructor, Nursing, Salt Lake City, UT

Learning Lab Instructor, Nursing, Salt Lake City, UT
10943-417

Clinical Learning Lab Instructor (part-time)

The Clinical Learning Lab Instructor is a clinically experienced subject matter expert who is responsible for facilitating student learning and performance assessment in on-site Clinical Learning Labs. Student learning activities in Clinical Learning Labs range from learning basic nursing skills to resolving simple-to-complex patient care situations via high-fidelity simulation. Teaching responsibilities can include traditional basic nursing skills and/or nursing care with high-fidelity simulation, depending on expertise and interest.

The Clinical Lab Instructor:

• Serves as a professional role model for students in dress, communication, deportment, problem solving, care delivery and patient advocacy to facilitate student’s socialization into the profession.
• Demonstrates understanding of and participates in implementation of the philosophy and goals of the nursing program.
• Demonstrates respect for the student as a new learner by communicating constructive feedback in appropriate ways.
• Uses evidence-based tools and measures to evaluate the students’ clinical learning.
• Maintains daily documentation regarding student learning in the Clinical Learning Labs
• Maintains communication with the National Simulation Program Coordinator in order to make appropriate student referrals for remediation or other needs.
• Engages in teaching groups of students through demonstration, practice and assistance.
• Facilitates student advancement in being able to perform basic nursing skills to being able to resolve simple to complex patient care situations via high-fidelity simulation
• When teaching in a simulated environment, demonstrates ability to facilitate scenarios according to evidence-based standards and guidelines.
• Assists the student with critical thinking, problem solving using reflection, probing, active listening and other clinical teaching strategies.
• Assists students in the application of the nursing process to include assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating nursing care
• Understands and practices the difference between “doing it for” the student and ‘supporting the student as they learn to do it for themselves.
• Assists students in the identification of individual learning needs.
• Provides and maintains a safe learning experience
• Incorporates student and self as an integral part of the nursing team in the provision of safe patient care when teaching in a simulated environment.

*LI-AA1-E

• BSN Required, MSN Strongly Preferred
• Unencumbered RN license in practice state
• Demonstrated clinical expert in an area of nursing expertise
• Previous experience in a learning lab or simulation lab strongly preferred
• Experience or interest in teaching nursing skills and simulated patient care scenarios using high-fidelity simulation
• Flexibility in working with changing groups of students in a variety of locales
• Willingness to work 2-3 weekends per month
• Willingness to commit time to pre and post lab preparation and data entry
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills
• Experience with integrated technology systems and tools

Salt Lake City, Utah, United States

Part-Time

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