Senior Specialist, Online NCLEX Readiness

Summary

Join Chamberlain University as a Senior Specialist-Online NCLEX Readiness and collaborate with academic partners to provide strategies and academic reinforcement to nursing students preparing for the NCLEX-RN exam. You will assess learning styles, identify strengths and weaknesses, and create personalized remediation plans. This role involves individual and small group work, virtual lab instruction, and advising students. You will also manage outreach to at-risk students and report on retention metrics. The position requires a Master's degree in Nursing, significant clinical and academic experience, and various certifications. Chamberlain University offers a competitive salary and a comprehensive benefits package.

Requirements

• Master's Degree Nursing
• 5+ years As a Registered Nurse in a clinical practice setting
• 2+ years Experience in an academic environment supporting classroom instruction or specialized tutoring support role
• Excellent communication skills with proven ability to communicate via telephone, computer, and virtually (in-person)
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
• Must have excellent attention to detail and proofreading skills
• Ability to work with individuals from diverse cultural and professional backgrounds
• Demonstrated working knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite (especially Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook)
• Must be a team player, willing to share and exchange
• Maintenance of a current, unencumbered IL RN license
• Maintenance of a current unencumbered compact RN license
• BLS CPR

Responsibilities

• Promote academic success, through providing engagement and coaching that prepares the student for practice and inspires lifelong learning
• Demonstrates current, detailed, and accurate knowledge of competencies tested by the NCLEX-RN as well as current practice experience in nursing practice to provide academic support
• Assists in the creation of individualized Next Generation NCLEX study plans, activities, and workshops
• Demonstrates effective behaviors and accountability in meeting the following standards of service excellence to students, fellow team members, and external agencies: Friendliness and courtesy, professional environment, effective communication, and first-class service
• Communicates, collaborates, and documents students' academic progress toward achievement of student, course, and program learning outcomes to academic leadership
• Provides virtual availability that meets the BSNOL student needs (i.e. evenings or weekends)
• Provides advising, mentoring, tutoring, and guidance to navigate the online learning environment
• Coordinates and provides lab experiences to ensure that students have the opportunity to meet or exceed course objectives. Serving as faculty at times in the virtual lab setting. Provides individual oversight to students during practice and/or remediation of technical nursing skills as required by course objectives
• Participates and manages outreach to students identified as at-risk (referrals, reinstatements, repeaters), reporting to leadership metrics for implementation of strategies for success (i.e. retention meeting)
• Credentialed to teach and assess learning in the virtual classroom
• Limited instruction (Lecture/Lab/Clinical/Simulation) every session not to exceed 50% of FTE
• Evaluates skills validations (assessing competency)
• Performs other duties as assigned
• Complies with all policies and standards

Preferred Qualifications

• 1+ year Experience in online teaching/tutoring/coaching of prelicensure nursing program
• Certified Healthcare Simulation Educator (CHSE) Certification

Benefits

• Health, dental, vision, life and disability insurance
• 401k Retirement Program + 6% employer match
• Participation in Adtalem’s Flexible Time Off (FTO) Policy
• 12 Paid Holidays