Western Governors University·Houston, Texas
The Clinical Instructor teaches and mentors nursing students during experiential clinical coursework in an onsite environment. They oversee clinical learning, provide specialized instruction, and ensure students successfully meet their competencies within placement settings.
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Grade: Faculty 507
$80,700.00 - $121,000.00
Job Description: ***This is an ON-SITE position in the Houston, TX region ***
Prelicensure Clinical Instructors (Hourly) are subject matter experts who teach and mentor students when engaged in experiential clinical course work; in a remote/onsite environment.
This faculty position varies in the type, length, and intensity of instructional methods and is based upon student and facility needs.
The Clinical Instructor works on a team to support an assigned group of students and offers specialized instruction on challenging experiential/clinical course work.
Faculty interacts with students in both group and one-on-one settings.
The Clinical Instructor ensures students are successful within their clinical placement setting as they oversee clinical learning.
This role is paid hourly and bi-weekly. The employee will be required to enter all hours worked in an accurate and timely manner.
Accountable for decisions that impact individual students.
Facilitates learning experiences that support student's attainment of knowledge and skills.
Acts independently in executing teaching practice with specific guidance from senior faculty and program leaders.
Works on diverse matters of various levels of complexity.
Receives general direction from their immediate supervisor or manager.
Able to effectively utilize resources to address student concerns and inquiries.
Supports students' needs to help them achieve course or program outcomes at the individual student level.
Follows university and department established policies and best practices.
Communicates with students as appropriate to support student questions and needs.
Communicates with fellow faculty members as appropriate within and outside of the department.
Expected to provide feedback regarding discipline and practice leadership.
Doctorate, or terminal degree in a specific content area.
Strong experience with distance education and distance learning students is preferred.
Terminal degree and all applicable licenses or certifications.
Prior experience in clinical teaching/nursing education.
, support the Health Placement Team to secure clinical partnerships.
Position & Application Details
Full-Time Regular Positions (classified as regular and working 40 standard weekly hours): This is a full-time, regular position (classified for 40 standard weekly hours) that is eligible for bonuses; medical, dental, vision, telehealth and mental healthcare; health savings account and flexible spending account; basic and voluntary life insurance; disability coverage; accident, critical illness and hospital indemnity supplemental coverages; legal and identity theft coverage; retirement savings plan; wellbeing program; discounted WGU tuition; and flexible paid time off for rest and relaxation with no need for accrual, flexible paid sick time with no need for accrual, 11 paid holidays, and other paid leaves, including up to 12 weeks of parental leave.
If interested, an application will need to be submitted online. Internal WGU employees will need to apply through the internal job board in Workday.
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