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Instructor MSN - Med/Surg
St. Luke's University Health Network
Full TimeOn Site2-5 yrsPosted 2 days ago
Quick overview
The Instructor MSN plans, implements, and evaluates clinical instruction within campus and clinical laboratories for the nursing program. They are responsible for fostering a positive learning environment and evaluating student clinical performance against established standards.
Requirements summary
A Baccalaureate Degree in Nursing is required, with a Master's degree preferred or a plan to obtain one within five years. Candidates must have at least two years of RN clinical experience in their area of specialization and demonstrated competence in recent professional practice.
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Job description
- St.
- Luke's is proud of the skills, experience and compassion of its employees.
- The employees of St.
- Luke's are our most valuable asset!
- Individually and together, our employees are dedicated to satisfying the mission of our organization which is an unwavering commitment to excellence as we care for the sick and injured; educate physicians, nurses and other health care providers; and improve access to care in the communities we serve, regardless of a patient's ability to pay for health care.
- The Instructor MSN, in collaboration with other faculty plans, implements, and evaluates clinical instruction in campus and clinical laboratories.
- Supports an academic and non-academic milieu in the school conducive to effective student learning and personal development.
- Acts within the defined philosophy and framework of the diploma nursing program.
- Contributes to the development and advancement of the nursing profession and nursing practice.
- JOB DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: Creates a positive milieu in the clinical and campus laboratory and the nursing program that fosters student learning and development.
- Evaluates student learning outcomes in various units of clinical instruction.
- Evaluates student clinical performance in accordance with established standards defined by the course faculty and the school.
- Establishes positive faculty-student relationships with effective communications in formal and informal contacts.
- Assumes clinical teaching assignment workload per nursing program policy.
- Utilizes current clinical nursing research applicable to area of teaching.
- Participates in activities promoting the nursing program and school.
- Serves as a professional role model for students and staff.
- Supports a learning community within the nursing program.
- Implements the program philosophy, conceptual framework, and instructional plan to insure integrity of the curriculum.
- PHYSICAL AND SENSORY REQUIREMENTS: Clinical instruction may require walking up to six hours per day and potentially two hours consecutively and may require standing for one hour.
- Continuously expected to use fingers and hands, handle items and carry up to ten pounds.
- Frequently expected to climb stairs or ladder, reach above shoulder level, lift, push, or carry up to ten pounds.
- Occasionally required to firmly grasp objects, be able to maintain squat or crouch position, or lift or push up to 100 pounds; rarely required to twist and turn fingers and hands; or carry greater than 10 pounds.
- Sensory requirements include touching and perceiving attributes of objects; hearing as it relates to normal conversation, high and low frequencies; general vision, near and far, color, peripheral vision and depth perception, and adequate olfactory function.
- EDUCATION: Master's Degree in area of nursing specialization preferred.
- Baccalaureate Degree in Nursing required, with a plan for obtaining a graduate degree in nursing within 5 years of initial appointment.
- TRAINING AND EXPERIENCE: A minimum of two years RN clinical experience in area of master’s degree specialization.
- Demonstrated competence as a professional nurse in full time recent practice.
- Demonstrated experience and effectiveness as a clinician.
- Utilization of clinical research findings in nursing practice.
- Training in computer programs including Microsoft Office and Windows applications.
- Please complete your application using your full legal name and current home address.
- Be sure to include employment history for the past seven (7) years, including your present employer.
- Additionally, you are encouraged to upload a current resume, including all work history, education, and/or certifications and licenses, if applicable.
- It is highly recommended that you create a profile at the conclusion of submitting your first application.
- Thank you for your interest in St.
- Luke's!!
- St.
- Luke's University Health Network is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
- Founded in 1872, St.
- Luke’s University Health Network (SLUHN) is a fully integrated, regional, non-profit network of more than 23,000 employees providing services at 16 campuses and 350+ outpatient sites.
- With annual net revenue in excess of $4 billion, the Network’s service area includes 11 counties in two states: Lehigh, Northampton, Berks, Bucks, Carbon, Montgomery, Monroe, Schuylkill and Luzerne counties in Pennsylvania and Warren and Hunterdon counties in New Jersey.
- St.
- Luke’s hospitals operate the largest network of trauma centers in Pennsylvania, with the Bethlehem Campus being home to St.
- Luke’s Children’s Hospital.
- SLUHN is the only Lehigh Valley-based health care system to earn Medicare’s five-star ratings (the highest) for quality, efficiency and patient satisfaction.
- It is both a Leapfrog Group and Healthgrades Top Hospital and a Newsweek World’s Best Hospital.
- The Network’s flagship University Hospital has earned the 100 Top Major Teaching Hospital designation from Premier 13 times total and eleven years in a row, including in 2023 when it was identified as THE #4 TEACHING HOSPITAL IN THE COUNTRY.
- In 2021, St.
- Luke’s was identified as one of the 15 Top Health Systems nationally.
- St.
- Luke’s is the ONLY health care institution in the Lehigh Valley to be named a Top Workplace regionally repeating the exclusive honor for the third year in a row.
- Also, for the third straight year, St.
- Luke’s has been a Top Workplaces in the Philadelphia Region by the Philadelphia Inquirer, ranking 9th in the large employer category for 2025 and the only health care system in PA to receive this award.
- In 2025, St.
- Luke’s was recognized as a national Top Workplaces by USA Today, three years in a row, including the 3rd best health care system in the nation in 2023 and 2024.
- Lastly, in 2025, St.
- Luke’s was named a Top Workplace in New Jersey for the third year in a row.
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