NUR460 – Coping With Complexity in Persistent Illness – Adult (Fall term)

Rotation Dates:

• Thursday September 18 through Friday Dec 5, 2025 (Note: no clinical during Thanksgiving/the Reading Week – Oct 13 to 17, 2025).

Clinical Shifts:

• 2 x 12-hour day shifts a week (Thursday and Fridays).

Pay Rate and Stipend:

Pay rate: Clinical Instructors will be paid a fixed stipend based on the course requirements. Please note that U of T graduate students will be paid the current CUPE 3902 Unit 1 rate.
Stipend hours: To Be Determined (TBD), depending on placement confirmations from hospital partners including number of shifts and total clinical instruction time. Clinical Instructors do not normally receive pay for sick days or leaves. Replacement costs will be deducted from the stipend amount for time missed

Description:

The Lawrence Bloomberg Faculty of Nursing Program provides a full-time, two-year, second entry baccalaureate nursing education. Given that nursing is a practice-based profession, we believe that clinical experience is a vital and integral component of the curriculum, providing students with hands-on opportunities to actively apply classroom learning to ‘real life’ nursing practice under the supervision and support of a clinical teacher. Clinical Instructors (CIs) play an important role in facilitating student learning and providing excellent clinical learning experiences to further develop students’ knowledge, skill, and judgement.

CIs should be flexible and prepared to utilize additional learning modalities such as simulation and virtual clinical learning in the event a clinical day is cancelled by the organization. CIs will work closely with the Clinical Education Office and Course Faculty to develop and share resources to support the continuity of clinical teaching and student learning. CIs are required to complete all on-boarding and orientation activities required by the faculty as well as the clinical placement site prior to the start of the placement in preparation for their clinical teaching role. Ongoing support will be provided throughout the term by Course Faculty, the Undergraduate Clinical Resource Faculty, and the Clinical Education Office.  Applicants should note that commitment to the role for the entire term is needed for consistency in the development, assessment, and evaluation of nursing students.  

Duties and Responsibilities:

1. Complete the asynchronous CI orientation learning modules as required and attend the in-person Faculty-led CI orientation for NUR460.
2. Complete all on-boarding and orientation required by the University as well as the clinical placement site prior to the first clinical shift.
3. Familiarize themselves with and uphold all faculty and University policies related to clinical placements (e.g., CI and Student Absences, Professional Behaviour).
4. Attend all clinical shifts as scheduled.
   • Personal obligations (e.g. attending conferences, vacations, or appointments) are to be scheduled outside of the clinical shifts.
   • In the case of extenuating circumstances (e.g. illness and/or bereavement) – CIs are required to notify the Clinical Education Office with the dates as soon as possible. CIs may also be asked to assist the Clinical Education Office to arrange a possible replacement instructor.
5. Prepare patient assignments prior to students’ arrival on the nursing unit, reflective of the students’ level of expertise.
6. Assist with and assess the students’ preparation for their clinical activities with attention to integration of nursing, pathophysiological, pharmacologic, and therapeutic concepts.
7. Encourage an inquiring, theory, and evidence-based approach to nursing practice.
8. Facilitate interprofessional and intraprofessional communication among students and all members of the health care team.
9. Supervise and assist students with providing nursing care while monitoring and assessing students’ progress with meeting clinical practice expectations.
10. Collaborate with nursing staff and other health care providers in gaining assistance and access to learning experiences for the students.
11. Foster reflection and discussion about clinical learning among students during post clinical conferences
12. Participate in weekly email communication with Course Faculty and provide a brief update and/or identify any concerns about students’ experiences and clinical progress.
13. Provide students with ongoing verbal feedback about their progress meeting the clinical practice expectations for the course.
14. Provide written midterm and online written final clinical evaluations of each student that highlights their learning and progress with meeting the clinical practice expectations for the clinical placement.

Qualifications:

1. Interest in clinical teaching and working with novice nursing students.
2. Minimum of 2-3 years of current and relevant clinical experience (adult acute care nursing)
3. Current registration with the College of Nurses of Ontario as a Registered Nurse or Registered Nurse in the Extended Class.
4. BScN required; MN will be considered an asset.
5. Previous experience in clinical instructing or as a preceptor is an asset.