Pediatric Clinical Faculty (Part Time) - Portland, Oregon

About the role

Chamberlain College of Nursing is looking for a part-time Pediatric Clinical Faculty member for its Bachelors of Science in Nursing program in Portland, Oregon. Teaching takes place onsite in a clinical setting with one of the college's clinical partners, on a schedule of mostly 12-hour rotations (7a-7p) for three to four consecutive days.

The course focuses on family-centered care of children, covering normal childcare and health changes from infancy through adolescence, with students working as part of a multidisciplinary health team providing health promotion, illness prevention, restoration and rehabilitation care to children and families.

Key responsibilities

• Implement the college's philosophy, curriculum, program outcomes and course objectives through clinical teaching and service to the college, community, health system and profession.
• Take full responsibility for each individual teaching assignment.
• Plan clinical experiences and supervise and evaluate nursing students directly while they deliver care to individuals or groups.
• Evaluate students and give documented feedback on performance against course objectives, and offer remediation when needed.
• Keep current on agency and clinical policies and procedures with the help of clinical personnel.
• Develop and post written clinical assignments suited to each student's knowledge and learning needs.
• Grade homework, quizzes, tests, lab work and clinical paperwork in a timely way.
• May teach didactic content under the supervision of the course coordinator, and report student and agency issues to the dean or assistant dean.

Required profile

• Master's or doctoral degree in Nursing from a regionally accredited institution.
• Unencumbered professional nursing license in Oregon; an Illinois RN license is required to teach all courses (assignments are prioritized for those currently licensed in Illinois).
• At least two years of recent professional experience as a registered nurse in an instructional area.
• Teaching or precepting experience is preferred but not required.
• Genuine passion for nursing, education and lifelong learning, with strong subject-matter expertise and written and verbal communication skills.

What we offer

• Pay of $1,120 to $7,245 per assignment, depending on credit hours assigned to the course; actual pay may vary according to factors permitted by law.