Nursing Instructor & Clinical Coordinator

Job Summary

Hawkeye Community College is seeking a full-time, twelve-month Nursing Instructor / Clinical Coordinator to join our Nursing Faculty team.  Do you enjoy sharing your knowledge and expertise in the area of Nursing? Are you passionate about making an impact and empowering others with life changing opportunities?  If so, Hawkeye Community College has a great opportunity for you!

Our Nursing program students build a strong foundation of skills and competencies needed to be successful in today’s fast-paced medical environment. Students are guided with support from our faculty which possess both the necessary academic credentials and industry experience within their respective disciplines. At Hawkeye Community College, we believe the instructor matters. Hawkeye Community College provides a two-year faculty induction & mentoring program to support our newest faculty members

Our Nursing program prepares students in a variety of settings including our on-site laboratory/clinical setting that is fully equipped to prepare them for patient care. This includes our multimillion-dollar, state-of-the-art simulation center complete with Pyxis station, Docucare EMR system, IV simulators, and eight basic and advanced interactive patient simulators including adult, pediatric, neonatal, and maternal models. 

Our full-time, twelve-month position may include days and evenings, and various sites and formats (face-to-face, on-line, labs and clinicals) while also being responsible for the coordination of the clinical sites and instructors for the program. Instructional courses may include courses such as: didactic delivery, critical lab sessions, the use of SIM, and clinical rotations.

We are interested in finding a knowledgeable, positive professional role model to inspire our students and lead a strong faculty team. The college provides a two-year faculty induction & mentoring program to support our newest faculty members. The public wants training opportunities and the industry needs trained professionals – it is a great time for our Nursing program to address both.

Hawkeye Community College is a comprehensive community college focused on meeting the needs of the community by providing quality, affordable learning experiences for a diverse student body through our Adult Learning Center, Business and Community Education Department as well as through more than 50 career and technical programs and liberal arts transfer programs. Hawkeye Community College’s mission is about empowering students, strengthening businesses and enriching communities with a vision to improve the quality of life in the communities we serve. 

Essential Job Functions

Important responsibilities and duties may include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Coordinates the clinical education component for the program at clinical sites, virtually and in SIM.
• Develops and maintains relationships and contracts with clinical sites including but not limited to; site coordinators of clinical education (SCCEs), clinical instructors (CIs) and Simulation Center
• Evaluates a clinical site’s ability to offer quality clinical education.
• Manages the assignment of students to clinical sites.
• Advises and provides leadership to students and clinical instructors.
• Conducts clinical site visits.
• Coordinates site, virtual and SIM clinical experiences.
• Fills in or substitute as needed in class instruction, labs and clinicals.
• Provides high-quality instruction and leadership to the students in the program(s).
• Prepares daily instructional plans and materials.
• Uses various instructional modalities as needed.
• Employs various instructional modalities, methods and materials that are appropriate for meeting stated objectives, assessing accomplishments of students on a regular basis, and providing progress reports as requested and required.
• Formulates and maintains curriculum for assigned courses.
• Maintains cooperative relationships with the Dean, supervisors, other faculty, the program’s Advisory Committee, all divisions of the College, students, prospective employers, and the community.
• Committed to promoting diversity and inclusion.
• Participates in campus committees as assigned.
• Performs other duties as assigned.
• Unless otherwise approved under Hawkeye’s remote work policy, regular on campus and/or onsite attendance is considered an essential function of the position.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing (BSN).
• Minimum of two (2) years of recent full-time practical work experience in nursing.
• Registered Nurse with a current, unencumbered license in Iowa or Iowa eligible
• Demonstrated ability to use motivational skills and engage students in the learning process from all backgrounds and educational experiences.
• Demonstrated ability to learn and apply new and current technical skills and ideas.
• Demonstrated strong organizational skills.
• Demonstrated excellent verbal and written communication skills to positively interact with students, faculty, and staff.
• Demonstrated motivation to serve students from all backgrounds and educational experiences.
• Demonstrated ability and motivation to work with diverse populations (faculty, staff, students, and general public) in a professional and personable manner.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s Degree in Nursing or higher or progressing towards a Master’s or NP degree in nursing.
• Minimum of three-years (3) or more of practical work experience
• Minimum of two-years (2) serving as preceptor/faculty member
• Current CPR, First Aid, ACLS, PALS, and Mandatory Reporter certifications.
• Community college experience
• Knowledge of instruction in educational theory and techniques.

Working Conditions 

Anticipated schedule includes clinical coordination 2-3 days a week and teaching approximately 7 credits per week. Teaching assignments may include days, evenings, face-to-face, online, clinical, simulation, lab or hybrid instruction.

Work is performed either in or a combination of an office, a clinical site, and classroom setting using technology. Requires good hand-eye coordination including visual acuity to use a keyboard and read technical information; arm, hand and finger dexterity, including ability to grasp. Sit, stand, bend, lift and move frequently during working hours. During the course of the day, interact with students, faculty, staff and healthcare organizations in person, by telephone and computers. Requires frequent driving to and from clinical sites.

Employment Status 

Full time, twelve-month faculty contractual position with comprehensive or competitive benefits program including health, dental, vision, life, and LTD insurance, a Section 125 plan for medical and dependent care expenses; holiday, personal, sick leave; tuition reimbursement/remission; and a choice of retirement programs—IPERS (defined benefit) or TIAA (defined contribution).

• Beginning salaries are determined by education and experience based on the Hawkeye Professional Educators’ Association Master Agreement.
• The 2024/2025 Academic Year faculty pay structure consists of 20 steps with Step 1 as $61,141 through Step 20 as $80,814.

Application Procedure

• Complete an online application at hawkeyecollege.edu/employment
  • Submit/upload a cover letter addressing the following:
    • Describe your education and experience as it relates to this position.
    • Describe two or three things that make you uniquely qualified or particularly well-suited for this position.
  • Submit/upload a resume.
  • Submit/upload 3 professional references with a minimum of 1 being from a current/past supervisor.
• Priority screening is set to begin on Monday, November 25, 2024. Completed applications, along with the required materials, received after the priority screening date will be considered at the discretion of the college.

Hawkeye Community College is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer, committed to equity and diversity in its educational services  and employment practices: https://www.hawkeyecollege.edu/about/diversity-inclusion/equal-opportunity. The College does not discriminate on the  basis of sex; race; age; color; creed; national origin; religion; disability; sexual orientation; gender identity; genetic information; or actual or  potential parental, family, or marital status in its programs, activities, or employment practices. Veteran status is also included to the extent  covered by law. Any person alleging a violation of equity regulations shall have the right to file a formal complaint. Inquiries concerning application  of this statement should be addressed to: Equity Coordinator and Title IX Coordinator for employees, 319-296-4405; or Title IX Coordinator for  students, 319-296-4448; Hawkeye Community College, 1501 East Orange Road, P.O. Box 8015, Waterloo, Iowa 50704-8015; or email equity-

titleIX@hawkeyecollege.edu, or the Director of the Office for Civil Rights, U.S. Department of Education, Citigroup Center, 500 W. Madison, Suite  1475, Chicago, IL 60661, phone number 312-730-1560, fax 312-730-1576, email: OCR.Chicago@ed.gov.

If any applicant is in need of a reasonable accommodation in completing the application process, please notify a member of Human Resource  Services.