Medical Surgical Adjunct Clinical Faculty

Company: West Coast University
Location: Moreno Valley
Posted on: January 19, 2023

Job Description:

Re p ort i n g d i r ec t l y to t h e Campus Associate Dean Nursing Academics (theory) or Manager Clinical Faculty (clinical), t he Ins tructor I, Nur s i n g (Und e rgr a d u a t e) s u p p orts t he U n i v er s i ty i n f u l f i l l m e nt o f i ts m i ss i o n , p u r p ose a nd g o al s . F ocuses exte n s i v e l y on f a c i l i ta t i ng stu d e nt l e a r ni ng as s oc i a ted w i t h p res c r i b ed co u r s e a nd progr a m le a rn i ng o u tc o m e s . P rov i d es profes s i o n a l l e a d er sh i p a n d su p p o rt, a n d ser v es as an e d uca t or, role m o d e l , m e n t or, and fac i li t at o r. Cre a t es an e d u c a t i o n al e n v i r o n m en t wh i c h f o s ters i n n ov a t i o n, r esp o ns i ve n e ss , a n d a cc o u nt a b i l i ty. Provides progra m - s p e c i f i c ex p ert i s e a n d i s act i ve l y e n g a g ed i n r e l ev a nt d e p ar t m e nt i n i t i a t i v es. S u p p orts U n i v er s i ty, Cam p us, a n d/ o r d e p ar t m en tal g o a l s i n order t o a ss ure c o m pl i a nce w i th p r o g ra mm at i c ac c re d i ta t i on a n d/ o r li c e n s u r e, i nt e r n al c o ns i s t e nc y , a nd grad u ate o u tc o m e s t h at m e e t s t u d e nt l e a r n i n g, wor k place a nd p l ac e m e n t e x p e c t atio n s . A c t i v e l y a n d s u b s ta n t i ve l y p a rt i ci p a t es i n as s es s m e nt of s tu d e n t l e a r n i n g a c t i v i t ie s to m a x i m i z e t h e p o te n t i a l f o r stu d e n ts t o le a rn w h a t i s n eces s ary to m e e t p res c r i b e d o utc o m e s . V i g o r o us l y u p h o l ds a c u l t ure of aca de m i c i nt e g r i ty

EDUCATION:

• M u s t h ave t h e m i nim u m h i g h e r e d ucation b a ck grou n d r e q u i red by t h e progr a m. M ust p rov i d e a d o c u m e n t ed b a ck grou n d in e d ucatio n al m e t h o d o l o gy co n s i s te n t w i t h t e a ch i n g a ss i g n m e nts i nc l u d i n g , b u t n o t l i m i t e d t o: e d uca t i on t h e ory a n d pra c t ic e, c ur r e n t co n ce pts r elat i v e t o s p ec i f i c s u bjects o n e w i l l be t e ac h i n g, c ur r e n t c li n i c al pra c t i c e exp e r i e n c e or d i s t a nce e d u c a t i on tech n i q u es a n d d e li v er y .
• M a s ter ' s d e g r e e in sp e ci a l t y f i eld re q u i r e d.
• Gra d u a tes f r om t he W est C o a s t U n i v er s i ty M a s t er of Sc i e n c e i n N ur s i ng p r o g r a m, who m e e t the minim u m exp e r i e nce re q u i r e m e n t a s a reg i s t ered n u r s e, are e li gi b l e for c o n si d e ra t i o n a s a c l i n i ca l f acu l ty i m m e d i a t e l y fol l o w i ng gra d u a t i o n .
• If a p pl i c a b l e, c er t i f i c a t i o n( s ) i n area( s ) of sp e c i al i z a t i on re q u i r e d.
• In C a li f orn i a, m ust m eet B o ard of R e g i s tered Nur s i n g r e q u i re m e nts as st i p u l at e d in t h e i r sta t u es:
• S ect i on 1 4 2 5( c ) sta t es, " A n i nstructor sh all m e e t the f o l l ow i ng minim u m q u al i f i c a t i o n s : 1 4 2 5(a)(1) A M a s ter or h i g h e r d e g ree fr o m a n ac c re di t ed c o ll e ge or u ni v er s i ty w h i c h i nc l u d es c o u r s e w o rk i n n u r s i n g , e d ucatio n , or a d min i s tratio n . If d e g r e e o t h e r t h a n i n n u r s i n g su b m i t i n f ormation ve r i fy i n g c o u r s e w o rk i n n u r s i n g e d uc at i o n ."
• 1 4 2 5 ( c )(3) C o m p l etion of at l e a s t o n e (1) y e a r s ' ex p er i e n c e t e aching co u r s es r e l a t ed to re gi s t ered nu r s i ng or c o m p l e t i o n o f a p o s t -b a cc ala u re a t e co u r s e wh i c h i nc l u d es P R A CTI C E IN T E A CHING R E GI S T E R E D N U R S I N G . S u b mit o f f i c i a l co u r s e d e sc r i ption t o veri f y co u r s e c o n t e n t.
• 1 4 2 5 ( c )(2) Dire c t p a t i e n t c a re e x p e r i e n c e w i t h i n t he pre v i o u s f i v e (5) ye a rs i n t h e n u r s i ng area to wh i c h he or sh e i s as s i g n e d, w h i c h can be m e t by: (A) One (1) y e a r's co n t i n u o u s , ful l -t i m e o r i ts e q u i v a l e nt ex p eri e nce p ro v i d i n g d i rect p a t i e nt c are as a re gi s t ered n u r s e in t h e des i g n a t ed n u r s i n g area; o r ( B ) One (1) aca d e m i c ye a r or of re g i s ter e d n u r s e l evel c l i n i ca l t e ach i n g ex p e r i e n c e i n t h e d e s i g n a t e d n ur s i ng area or i ts e q u i va l e n t .
  
  LICENSES/CERTIFICATIONS:
  • Curre n t u n e nc u m b ered R e g i s tered Nur s e L i c e n s e re q u i re d ; o t h er c ur r e n t profes si o n a l l i c e n s ure by sta t e or n a t i o n a l b o a rd i f a p p li ca ble (e. g ., F N P ).
  • M u s t m e e t a n d m a i n t a i n t h e q u al i f i c a t i o ns a n d sta n d a r ds set forth by t h e sta t e B o a rd o f N ur s i ng f o r n ur s i ng facu l ty i f re q u i r e d f or as s i g n ed su b j ect m at t er i nstruc t i o n.
  • Curre n t C P R c ard.
  • C l i n i ca l RN - M u s t h ave ap pro v al by t he B o ard of Re gis tered N u r si ng ( B RN) (if required by the state) pr i or to as s u m i ng the r o l e of c li n i c al f acu l ty m e m b e r.
  • M u s t m e e t a n d m a i n t a i n t h e q u al i f i c a t i o ns a n d sta n d a r ds set forth by a n y ac c re d i t i ng b o d y t h at W est C o ast Un i v er s i ty i s ac c re di t e d b y or i n pro c ess of o bt a i ning acc re di ta t i on f r o m , f or ar e a o f e x p e rt i s e a n d exp e c ta t i o n s o f f a cu l ty me m b er as set f o rth i n r e g u l a t ory d o c u m e nts.
  • M u s t m a i n tain a ny profes si o n a l cert i f i c a t i o n s d e e m e d n e c es s ary to m e et t he r e q u i re m e nts of the te a ch i ng ro l e.
  • Curre n t cert i f i c a t i o n in b a s i c l i fe su p p ort proce d ures inc l u d i ng h e a l thcare pro vi de C P R w i th an A u t o m at e d E x tern a l D e f i b r i l l a t or.
  • Health c er t i f i c a t i o ns f o r an O cc u p at i o n a l S af e ty a nd H e al t h Ad m i n i s tration (O S H A ) Cat e g ory I c l as s i f i ed p o s i t i on ( p o t e ntial for ex p osure to i n f ect i o us d i se ases a t wor k ). A s a n e ss e n t i a l c o m p o n e n t of t he W est Coast U n i v er s i ty i nf e c t i o n - c o n trol prog r am i m m u n i z ati o ns a n d tu b er c u l os i s c l e a r anc e d ocu m e n t ation i s re q u i r e d in a cc ord a nce w i th cur r e n t C e nt e r f o r D i s e a s e Co n tr o l a nd P reve n t i o n ( C DC) a n d O S H A reco m m e n d a t i o ns a n d g u i d e l i n e s f o r He a l t h - C are P er s o n n e l . B e l ow are h e a l th c e r t i f i ca t i o n d et a il s w h i c h are s u bject to ch a n g e as re q u i r ed by O S HA a n d CDC.
  • Im m u n i z a t i o ns - b a s ed on t he CDC Rec o m m e n d e d I m m u n i z atio n s f o r H e a l t h -Ca r e P er so n n e l (H C P ), a l l HCPs m u s t su b mit d oc u m e n t ation o f im m u ni za t i o n t o H e p atit i s B (H B ) ( s eri e s o f t h ree d o s es w i th a n t i - H B s sero l o gi c t est i n g 1 -2 m o n ths a ft e r d ose # 3), pro o f of i m m u n i ty t o H e p a t i t i s B , or a s i g n e d d e cl i n atio n ; M e as l es, M u m p s , R u b e l l a ( M M R); V aric e l l a ( c h i ck e n p ox ); a nd Te t a n us, dip h t h eri a , p e rtus s i s (b o oster every 10 ye a r s ). H i g h l y reco mm e n d e d i m m u ni za t i o n s f o r th e HCP i n c l u d e COVID-19, I n f l u e n z a ( y e a r l y ), H e p a t i t i s A , a nd P n e u m o nia. For so me i n div i d u a l s , a t i ter t est w il l be i n d i c at e d v s . vac c i n a t i o n s . T i ter tests sh o w i ng i m m u n i ty to li s t e d p at h o g en s are ac c e p t a ble. T i ter tes t s sh o w i n g a n e g at i v e r esp o nse req u i re a p p r o pri a t e i m m u n i z atio n s a n d f ol l o w-u p ti t ers m u s t b e co m plet e d a n d s u b m i tt e d. If o n e or m ore of t he li s t e d immunizations are contraindicated, documentation must be submitted clearly identifying the re a s o n ( s ). C l i n i c al l a b orat o ry re p orts w i th fac i li ty st am p a n d m e d i ca l d octor ' s s i g n at u re a r e re q u i re d .
  • Tu b er c ulos i s C l e a ra n c e - t he CDC Guid e l i n es f o r P r ev e n t i n g t h e Tra n sm i ss i on of My c o b acter i um tu b er c ulos i s i n H e a l t h-Care S et t i n gs are i nt e n d e d t o p r ot e c t t h e H C P a nd p a t i e n ts.
    • Two Optio n s ( c o n su l t w i th s u p er v i s or for sp ec i f i c prog r am re q u i r e m e n ts):
      • The TB s c re e n i n g p r o gram co n s i s ts o f two m a j or c o m p o n e nts: (1) b asel i ne s i n g l e t est f or M. t u b er c u l os i s i nf e c t i on a n d (2) seri a l t est i n g /s c re e n i ng for M. t u b er c u l os i s i nf e c t i o n . The HCP m ust h ave a b as e l i ne s i n g l e test f o ll o wed by seri a l s k i n t est i ng o n c e p e r ye a r. If t he HCP h a s a b a se li n e p os i t i v e re s u l t or has pre v i o us l y h a d a p o s i t i v e r esu l t, a c h es t rad i o graph m u s t be c om p l e t ed t o e xc l u de a d i a g n o s i s of TB d i s e a s e. Th e r e af t er, every ye a r th e H CP m u s t re ce i v e a s y m p t o m s c re e n.
      • The TB blo o d test ( a l s o c a l l e d int e r f ero n -g a m m a re l e a s e a ss ays or IGR A s ) me asures h o w t he i m m u n e sys tem re a c ts to t h e b acter i a t h a t ca u s e T B . click apply for full job details

Keywords: West Coast University, Moreno Valley , Medical Surgical Adjunct Clinical Faculty, Healthcare , Moreno Valley, California