Senior Specialist- Online NCLEX Readiness

Company Description

Chamberlain University has a 130-year history and the mission to educate, empower, and embolden diverse healthcare professionals who advance the health of people, families, communities, and nations. We’re 99,000 strong, with 31,000 students and 68,000 alumni armed with the skills, passion, and determination to make a difference in today’s complex healthcare environment. By living Chamberlain Care®, we’ve built a culture in which colleagues and students thrive and we graduate extraordinary healthcare professionals who transform the health of people worldwide.

Our regionally accredited University is comprised of the College of Nursing and the College of Health Professions. Our College of Nursing offers a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) degree program at 23 campuses and online post-licensure degree programs and certificates including RN to BSN, RN to MSN, a Master of Science in Nursing (MSN) with six Specialty Tracks, and a Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP). Our College of Health Professions offers online options with a Master of Public Health degree, Public Health Certificate programs, and a Master of Social Work degree. Learn more about Chamberlain University, part of Adtalem Global Education, at www.chamberlain.edu.

Job Description

Collaborating with academic partners, faculty, and staff, the Senior Specialist- Online NCLEX Readiness provides strategies and academic reinforcement to students throughout their academic program and as they prepare for success with the NCLEX-RN exam. Working with students individually and in small groups, this role assesses learning styles, identifies strengths, and discovers opportunities for academic development. Additionally, it will create and implement personalized remediation plans for our students as they prepare for academic and professional success. Finally, they may at times assume the responsibility of the faculty role in the virtual lab settings.

Responsibilities

• Promote academic success, through providing engagement and coaching that prepares the student for practice and inspires lifelong learning.
• Demonstrates current, detailed, and accurate knowledge of competencies tested by the NCLEX-RN as well as current practice experience in nursing practice to provide academic support.
• Assists in the creation of individualized Next Generation NCLEX study plans, activities, and workshops.
• Demonstrates effective behaviors and accountability in meeting the following standards of service excellence to students, fellow team members, and external agencies: Friendliness and courtesy, professional environment, effective communication, and first-class service.
• Communicates, collaborates, and documents students' academic progress toward achievement of student, course, and program learning outcomes to academic leadership.
• Provides virtual availability that meets the BSNOL student needs (i.e. evenings or weekends).
• Provides advising, mentoring, tutoring, and guidance to navigate the online learning environment.
• Coordinates and provides lab experiences to ensure that students have the opportunity to meet or exceed course objectives. Serving as faculty at times in the virtual lab setting. Provides individual oversight to students during practice and/or remediation of technical nursing skills as required by course objectives.
• Participates and manages outreach to students identified as at-risk (referrals, reinstatements, repeaters), reporting to leadership metrics for implementation of strategies for success (i.e. retention meeting).
• Credentialed to teach and assess learning in the virtual classroom.
• Limited instruction (Lecture/Lab/Clinical/Simulation) every session not to exceed 50% of FTE.
• Evaluates skills validations (assessing competency).
• Performs other duties as assigned
• Complies with all policies and standards

Qualifications

• MSN Degree Required
• 5+ years as a Registered Nurse in a clinical practice setting Required
• 2+ years experience in an academic environment supporting classroom instruction or specialized tutoring support role Required
• 1+ year experience in online teaching/tutoring/coaching of prelicensure nursing program Preferred
• Maintenance of a current, unencumbered IL RN license Required
• Maintenance of a current unencumbered compact RN license Required
• BLS CPR Required
• Certified Healthcare Simulation Educator (CHSE) Certification Preferred
• Excellent communication skills with proven ability to communicate via telephone, computer, and virtually (in-person).
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Must have excellent attention to detail and proofreading skills.
• Ability to work with individuals from diverse cultural and professional backgrounds.
• Demonstrated working knowled