Clinical Learning Specialist

Under administrative direction of the UNH School of Nursing Director, this position facilitates and supervises clinical experiences for nursing students in educational placements in health and social care settings. The Clinical Learning Specialist, faculty, health and social care providers, and the clinical agencies will collaborate to deliver a comprehensive and high-quality clinical education experience.

Duties/Responsibilities 

Provide supervision of students within the clinical setting, assist the students to accomplish the clinical learning objectives defined by the course (70%)

• Understand the course and clinical objectives of the course to which they are assigned to provide clinical instruction and be familiar with the overall academic program curriculum.
• Provide supervision of students within the clinical setting and provide safe, quality patient or client care in a positive and supportive learning environment
• Assist the students to accomplish the clinical learning objectives defined by the course
• Facilitate clinical experiences for each student in the clinical group(s) for which they are assigned consistent with course and clinical objectives
• If applicable, provide supervision of students engaging clinical education through simulation activities

Evaluate Student Performance (20%)

• Evaluate students' clinical practice and provide feedback to students on their accomplishment of clinical objectives.
• Collaborate with course faculty in student remediation plans if necessary.  

Guide students in their growth in the relevant health or social care profession (10%) 

• Validate students' understanding of theoretical, scientific, and evidence-based practice to support safe and effective care.
• Assist the students to learn clinical decision-making and clinical judgment skills, develop competency in the execution of clinical skills and foster good communication skills with patients, clients, families, and other members of the health or social care team.

Requirements

Minimum Acceptable Education & Experience

• Master's degree in Nursing and 2 years of experience in the relevant clinical specialty area.
• Or bachelor’s degree in Nursing  with enrollment in a master’s degree program and five years of experience in the relevant clinical specialty area.
• Unencumbered registered nurse license within relevant State 

Required Licenses & Certifications:

• Unencumbered professional license within relevant State
• Current BLS Certification.
• Must comply with health documentation requirements of clinical facilities

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

• Strong clinical expertise in nursing practice
• Effective teaching and communication skills and ability to facilitate student learning in clinical settings
• Skilled in student evaluation and feedback
• Proficient in clinical documentation and electronic health records (EHR)
• Ability to model professional behavior and ethical practice
• Commitment to student success and academic excellence
• Ability to collaborate with academic and clinical partners

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in clinical teaching/precepting 

Applicant Instructions: 

Applicants should be prepared to upload the following documents when applying online within the My Experience: Resume/CV section of the application: (Maximum of 5 Documents)

• Resume/CV

Applications that are missing any of the required items may not move forward for consideration. Additional uploaded documents not requested in the position announcement will not be reviewed.

The University of New Hampshire is an R1 Carnegie classification research institution providing comprehensive, high-quality undergraduate and graduate programs of distinction. UNH is located in Durham on a 188-acre campus, 60 miles north of Boston and 8 miles from the Atlantic coast and is convenient to New Hampshire’s lakes and mountains. There is a student enrollment of 13,000 students, with a full-time faculty of over 600, offering 90 undergraduate and more than 70 graduate programs. The University actively promotes a dynamic learning environment in which qualified individuals of differing perspectives, life experiences, and cultural backgrounds pursue academic goals with mutual respect and shared inquiry.

EEO Statement

The University System of New Hampshire is an Equal Opportunity/Equal Access employer. The University System is committed to creating an environment that values and supports diversity and inclusiveness across our campus communities and encourages applications from qualified individuals who will help us achieve this mission. The University System prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, disability, genetic information, veteran status, or marital status.

Compensation Pay Range:

The pay range for this position is listed above. Actual offer will be based on skills, qualifications, experience, and internal equity, in addition to relevant business considerations. More information on benefits can be found here: USNH Employee Benefits | Human Resources

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