Vocational Nursing Clinical Faculty

Summary: Are you an accomplished professional in your field who wants to give back to your community? Joining the faculty at SJVC is a great way to make a real impact on the next generation. Faculty members are primarily responsible for the teaching and learning process in the classroom. Faculty members facilitate and ensure student learning and mastery of course, program, and institutional learning outcomes as defined in the curriculum and course syllabi. Faculty are supported and supervised by the Academic Dean, Program Director and/or Division Manager.

What We Offer: The targeted starting pay range for this position is between $68,640-$90,000 per year.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Prepares course work and teaches assigned lab courses in accordance with established SJVC-approved curriculum and course outlines.
• Creates worksheets, handouts, and other educational materials.
• Provides direct supervision at clinical sites.
• Schedules clinical facilities to accommodate students during clinical rotations.
• Maintains public relations with current clinical facilities and seeks new facilities to contract for appropriate and additional clinical rotations.
• Performs clinical facility evaluations and maintains the clinical facilities’ applications by keeping the schedule of times and rotations current.
• Assists the Program Director in keeping all clinical application information with the State Board of Vocational Nurses current and compliant.
• Develops post-conference topics and obtains guest speakers.
• Participates in college governance, committees, and task forces.
• Attends educational and campus meetings.
• Contacts students outside the lab and/or clinical site regarding absences to relay information related to classwork and assignments.
• Offers students additional tutoring outside class time.
• Refers students to appropriate campus resources.
• Performs various functions and duties directly related to the program or the operations of the campus.
• Informs students about course requirements, evaluation procedures, and attendance requirements.
• Advises students on their progress related to lab and/or clinical skills, attitude, and academics.
• Maintains necessary attendance, scholastic, and student records, and submits records according to published guidelines.
• Participates in professional development, advisory board meetings, student activities, and other educational activities in accordance with college policy.
• Maintains current knowledge in the field, vocation, or profession.
• Participates in the evaluation, revision, and development of curriculum and instructional methods.
• Participates as assigned in various campus activities and duties, including but not limited to tutoring labs, skill seminar labs, learning resources, teaching, or lab work.

• Assists with student retention projects, placement and employment services, job development, campus workshops, and seminars.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Supervisory Responsibilities
Clinical faculty supervises student conduct in the lab and at clinical sites, on the campus, and on field trips and school-related functions.

Competency
To perform the job successfully, an individual should demonstrate the following competencies:

Core Competencies

• Adaptability – Responds to change with a willingness and ability to learn new ways of working. Adapts approach and demeanor in real time to match the shifting demands of different situations.
• Communication – Develops and delivers communication that conveys a clear understanding of the unique needs of different audiences. Listens to others and allows them to make their point.
• Integrity & Ethics – Demonstrates personal integrity; serves as a positive example of why others should trust the motives of the organization; views self as a reflection of the organization by following through on commitments and accepting ownership of mistakes; treats people with respect; keeps commitments; inspires the trust of others and upholds organizational values.
• Organization Support – Supports organizational goals and values. Is