In cooperation with the San Juan School District and the Utah Navajo Health Services (UNHS), Utah State University Blanding offer a position as a part-time, non-benefited skills lab and clinical instructor for the CNA programs at Whitehorse HS and Monument Valley. The lab/clinical instructor will instruct the skills lab portion of a 12-week hybrid course and supervise clinical experiences with supplement instruction, as needed. The program will enroll the maximum number of students as regulated by the state accreditation agency -- Utah Nursing Assistant Registry (UNAR) at each location.

The clinical instructor will support the primary instructor in providing CNA skills lab instruction two days each week at Whitehorse HS and another two days per week at Monument ValleyHS.
Minimum six hours weekly, excluding travel time. The UNAR curriculum and model for clinical experience placement will be followed. UNAR accreditation standards will be followed in the hiring of the clinical assistant.

• Cooperates with the Program Coordinator and/or Primary Instructor in scheduling skills lab time and clinical experiences for students.
• Supervises small groups of no more than 12 nursing assistant students who are paired 1:1 with facility CNA's in the clinical setting.
• Administration of each clinical site will dictate the number of students.
• Remains on premises and available to students at all times.
• Has no facility-related responsibilities.
• Actively seeks opportunities for students to perform learned skills.
• Provides guidance and constructive feedback to students.
• Maintains student rolls, including a sign in-and-out sheet with exact time of arrival and departure for both skills’ lab and clinical site.
• Maintains record of skill development.
• Maintains lab area to UNAR standards.
• May occasionally substitute for the classroom instructor upon notification of UNAR.
• Provides feedback to training program regarding student readiness for clinical experience; identifying potential weakness and areas of strength of training provided prior to clinical.
• Performs other related duties as requested by the Program Coordinator, Primary Instructor, and the Director of the UNAR
• Reports to the Program Coordinator, Primary Instructor and the Director of the Utah Nursing Assistant Registry

Must be a licensed nurse with a minimum of two years of nursing experience; at least one year must be in the provision of long-term care facility services or caring for the elderly or the chronically ill of any age. Must be a reasonable candidate for approval by UNAR. UNAR approval requires:

• Completion of UNAR Instructor approval packet.
• Licensed nurse in good standing with the Utah Department of Professional Licensure.
• A resume showing 2 years of nursing experience; explicitly detailing at least 1-year experience in the provision of long-term care facility services or caring for the elderly or chronically ill of any age.
• Must have completed a UNAR-approved "Train the Trainer" program or demonstrated competence to teach adult learners or experience supervising nursing assistants.
• Fingerprinting and background check.

Along with the online application, please attach:

1. Resume/CV to be uploaded at the beginning of your application in the Candidate Profile under “Resume/CV”
2. Contact information for professional Reference 
3. Cover Letter to be typed/pasted at the end of your application 

**Document size may not exceed 10 MB.**

Employees work indoors and are protected from weather and/or contaminants, but not, necessarily, occasional temperature changes. The employee is regularly required to sit and often uses repetitive hand motions.

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