Nursing Education Specialist - Part Time

NURSING EDUCATION SPECIALIST - PART TIME

MALCOLM X COLLEGE

Malcolm X College is seeking a part-time Nursing Education Specialist. This position is responsible for assisting nursing students, using supplemental instruction and programming, to develop cognitive and career-readiness skills that prepare students to successfully complete the CCC Nursing Program and pass the NCLEX-PN and/or NCLEX-RN. This position works with students to identify their strengths, learning styles, and areas requiring further development, and to develop and implement remediation plans as needed.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES:

• Collaborates with nursing instructors to develop intervention plans or strategies for students identified as at-risk for not succeeding in a nursing course or the Nursing Program.
• Develops, schedules, and provides supplemental instruction or training for nursing students year-round. Facilitates and schedules, in conjunction with appropriate faculty, review sessions, workshops, or study seminars for the NCLEX-RN or NCLEX-PN exam.
• Develops, schedules, and provides supplemental instruction and needed support materials for identified high-risk courses, in collaboration with nursing faculty.
• Follows up regularly with students to complete required intervention plans. Monitors and tracks completion of intervention plans by students identified as at-risk, including nursing graduates who have not taken the NCLEX-RN or NCLEX-PN exams, and provides regular reports to the Nursing Director and faculty.
• Documents instructional activities and strategies employed, including student attendance, completion and other relevant data, for the purposes of continuous quality improvement and maintaining the Nursing Program’s accreditation.
• Assists the Nursing Department in coordinating and administering standardized assessments.
• Develops, recommends, and implements student retention strategies, as appropriate. Develops and implements orientation and boot camp activities for all nursing students in collaboration with the Nursing Director and faculty.
• Develops activities, in conjunction with the Lab Coordinator and provides instruction that will assist students in obtaining the psychomotor and technical skills necessary to meet clinical requirements.
• Assesses and evaluates a nursing student’s preparedness for clinical readiness. Performs other duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Master’s degree from an accredited college or university in Nursing, preferably nursing education, supplemented by a minimum of 2 years part-time clinical teaching experience.
• Experience in assessment of student learning outcomes and remediation strategies required. Must have a solid knowledge base of internal ATI, NCLEX-RN and NCLEX-PN content.
• Ability to identify trends in specific weak areas of nursing course content to successfully operationalize a district-wide NCLEX-RN and NCLEX-PN review.
• Demonstrated current, detailed, and accurate knowledge of exit examinations, the NCLEX-RN and NCLEX-PN as well as currency in knowledge in the field to provide academic support. Current IL RN licensure.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to work well as a team player.
• Must be self-directed and innovative, able to assess current operations in an effort to improve the future goals of the District.
• Must be able to meet deadlines in a timely manner.

For the third time in four years, Malcolm X College was selected as a Promising Places to Work in Community Colleges award winner! The award is given by the National Institute for Staff and Organizational Development (NISOD), a membership organization committed to promoting and celebrating excellence in teaching and leadership at community and technical colleges, and Diverse: Issues in Higher Education, a leading academic publication.

MXC was recognized for its best-in-class student and staff recruitment and retention practices, inclusive learning and working environments, and meaningful community service and engagement opportunities.

We are an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer.
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