Nursing School Instructor

• St.
• Luke’s is proud of the skills, experience and compassion of its employees, students, nursing school instructors and volunteers.
• Together, they are our most valuable asset!
• Individually and together, our employees, students, nursing school instructors and volunteers 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 improves access to care in the communities we serve, regardless of a patient’s ability to pay for health care.
• St.
• Luke’s offers many opportunities for our student population.
• We hope you will find these opportunities equally fulfilling and rewarding.
• Prior to starting your student internship or your nursing school instructor assignment at St.
• Luke’s, it will be necessary for you to complete specific requirements and orientation materials, which you will need to provide during the student/nursing school instructor application process.
• In collaboration with SLUHN clinical unit leadership plans, implements, and evaluates clinical instruction.
• Supports an academic and non-academic milieu conducive to effective student learning and personal development.
• Contributes to the development and advancement of the nursing profession and nursing practice. "Please note that as part of the application process you will have to upload documentation attesting that you have the required criminal background and health history clearances completed by your school.
• Additionally, you will have to upload a completed Research Review Committee-Student Research Acknowledgement form that must be signed off by your school.
• Lastly, if you are applying for a Student Nurse Instructor opportunity, you will need to upload a copy of your current RN License.
• Please do not proceed with completing your student application unless you have the substantiating documentation ready to submit as part of your application.” Job

Duties and Responsibilities

Creates a positive milieu in the clinical environment that fosters student learning and development. Evaluates student learning outcomes on the unit of clinical instruction. Evaluates student clinical performance in accordance with established standards defined by the course faculty, the school, and SLUHN. Established positive faculty, student, and staff relationships with effective communications in formal and informal contacts. Utilizes current clinical nursing research applicable to area of teaching. Serves as professional role model for students and staff. Implements a philosophy, conceptual framework, and content/process instructional plan to insure integrity of the program curriculum. Maintains confidentiality of all materials handled within the SLUHN as well as the proper release of information. Complies with SLUHN policies of environmental safety and follows appropriate reporting requirements. Demonstrates/models the SLUHN Service Excellence Standards of Performance in interactions with all customers (internal and external). Demonstrates financial responsibility and accountability through the effective and efficient use of resources in daily procedures, processes and practices. Complies with SLUHN policies regarding attendance, parking, and dress code. Demonstrates competency in the assessment, range of treatment, knowledge of growth and development and communication appropriate to the age of the patient treated. 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 reach above shoulder level, lift, push, or carry up to ten 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. ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS: Current Registered Nurse license in Pennsylvania and/or New Jersey Maintenance of clinical competence as registered nurse. Please complete your student/nursing school instructor application using your full legal name and current home address in addition to any other personal information. You will also be required to upload specific documents for your internship/assignment. Thank you for your interest in St. Luke’s. 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. Learn More Here.