Faculty I - Nurse Aide Education

Overview

Job Summary: Participates in the instructional and evaluation activities for the Nurse Aide I course in the clinical lab and the clinical areas for Carolinas College of Health Sciences. The nurse aide I faculty member follows the policies promulgated by the NC Division of Health Service Regulation (DHSR).

Essential Functions:

• Participates in college functions (e.g., teammate/departmental meetings, new student orientation, graduation, college committee, training) as appropriate.
• Participates in curriculum and course planning, implementation and ongoing evaluation.
• Implements current, traditional and innovative teaching methodologies in accordance with student learning outcomes in clinical and/or the clinical lab setting.
• Identifies student learning outcomes, measures the extent to which those outcomes are met, and makes changes/recommendations to ensure ongoing quality improvement.
• Aids in the development, assessment, implementation, and evaluation of program and college effectiveness and/or assessment plans.
• Monitors and evaluates student performance and provides timely feedback, written and/or verbal, on an ongoing basis.
• Maintains professional competence, including system- and college-assigned requirements.

Physical Requirements:

• Requires full range body motion including handling and lifting patients, manual and finger dexterity and eye-hand coordination. 
• Requires standing and walking for extensive periods of time. 
• Occasionally lifts and carries items weighing up to 50 lbs. 
• Requires corrected vision and hearing to normal range. 
• Requires some exposure to communicable diseases and/or bodily fluids, toxic substances, medicinal preparations and other conditions common to a clinical environment. 
• Responsible for working in a safe manner.

Education, Experience and Certifications:
 

• Must hold an active and unencumbered RN license in the Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC). 
• Must have 2 years (4000 hours) of experience as an RN in the United States. 
• Completion of a course in teaching adults or experience in teaching adults or experience in supervising nurse aides. 
• Must have current AHA BLS provider and instructor certificates. 
• Must be an approved nurse aide I faculty with the NC Division of Health Service Regulation (DHSR).