KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
- Participate in a Team Conference before the start of clinical rotation.
- Participate in the Team Summary Conference at the end of each clinical rotation.
- Schedule and attend a Pre-Planning Conference with the clinical facility.
- Plan and organize the clinical laboratory learning experience and select appropriately related instructional devices, procedures, or materials for the achievement of student learning.
- Develop clinical rotations, distribute to students, and post in appropriate areas of clinical facilities.
- Distribute and post clinical objectives in specified units.
- Orient the students to the clinical facility.
- Promote growth of students in the clinical setting by monitoring the successful completion of objectives.
- Evaluate student progress.
- Refer students to Program Director as needed.
- Evaluate clinical written assignments.
- Evaluate student performance in the clinical setting utilizing the appropriate semester’s clinical objectives as evidenced by:
- Making rounds with each student and discussing nursing care objectives for each patient that day.
- Verifying student documentation.
- Utilizing post conference to verify learning by promoting discussion of daily-achieved objectives.
- Adhere to the philosophy, objectives, policies, and standards of the school and clinical facilities.
- Establish and maintain effective working relationships with staff personnel in clinical facilities.
- Attend all faculty meetings.
- Contact the Program Director or her designee at least weekly, or more frequently if need arises, in areas such as student attendance, clinical incidence, or student progress.
- Provide the clinical facility with a copy of the students’ current CPR cards.
- Provide the clinical facility with any required health records.
- Adhere to all the State Board of Nursing regulations.
- Ongoing, systematic development, implementation and evaluation of the total program, and recommend changes to Program Director.
- Arrive a minimum of thirty (30) minutes prior to student arrival to post assignments, prepare, and organize the day’s activities.
- Maintain professionalism and serve as a role model to students.
- Participate on committees providing input on institutional policies regarding recruitment, admission, retention, promotion, and graduation of students.
- Maintain professional competence by activities which may include nursing practice, continuing education, writing, or participation in professional associations.
- Participate in program activities.
- Maintain student records in compliance with Concorde Career Institute policies.
- Ensure confidentiality of student records.
- Provide academic advisement, guidance and tutoring to students as needed.
- Provide input to the Program Director for the annual budget.
- To assist in theory as needed.
Qualifications
STATE SPECIFIC QUALIFICATIONS – CALIFORNIA
- Current active RN or LVN license in the state of California.
- One of the following:
- Baccalaureate degree from an accredited school, or
- Valid teaching credential, or
- Completed a minimum of 1 year full time teaching in a state accredited or approved RN or VN program, or
- Met community college or state university teaching requirements in Calif.
- Minimum of 3 years clinical experience as an RN or LVN in the past 5 years.
- Must also meet all regulatory and corporate qualifications.
STATE SPECIFIC QUALIFICATIONS – COLORADO
- License in good standing in the state of Colorado to practice registered nursing.
- Minimum of a BSN.
- Minimum of 3 years clinical experience in the last 5 years.
- Must have Colorado state teaching certificate within 30 days of hire.
- Must also meet all regulatory and corporate qualifications.
STATE SPECIFIC QUALIFICATIONS – MISSOURI
- Current license to practice professional nursing in Missouri.
- Minimum of BSN from an accredited college or university with a clinical component.
- Three years of full time clinical experience in the past five years.
- Experience shall be in nursing education, clinical practice, or administration.
- Qualified for vocational teacher certification. Current certification is to be obtained within 3 months of appointment.
- Must meet all regulatory and corporate qualifications.
STATE SPECIFIC QUALIFICATIONS – FLORIDA
- Current license to practice professional nursing in Florida.
- Minimum of BSN from an accredited college or university with a clinical component.
- Minimum of 3 years clinical experience as an RN in the past 5 years.
- Must meet all regulatory and corporate qualifications.
STATE SPECIFIC QUALIFICATIONS – TEXAS
- Hold a current license to practice nursing in the state of Texas.
- Have been actively employed in nursing for the past three years.
- Have had three years varied nursing experiences since graduation.
- Must meet all regulatory and corporate qualifications.
STATE SPECIFIC QUALIFICATIONS – OREGON
- Current, unencumbered RN license in Oregon.
- BSN or higher degree in nursing.
- 3 years nursing experience in the last 5 years.
- Must meet all regulatory and corporate qualifications.