Patient Care Tech (PCT) Instructor

*Are you a registered nurse (RN)?*

*Looking to transition to regular, weekday hours (8:30 am \- 4 pm) with 40\+ paid weekday holidays on top of 10 days of PTO?*

If your answer is YES to both of these questions, read further!

Job Description: Patient Care Tech (PCT) Instructor

The Organization

The New Orleans Career Center (NOCC) prepares Orleans Parish public school students and local adults for high wage, high demand careers with clear sightlines to future growth and prosperity. Our trainees explore, prepare for, and enter career pipelines – through technical training, industry based certifications, hands\-on and work based learning. We envision a world where every public school student in New Orleans graduates from high school equipped to choose their own future and shape the future of New Orleans through high school programming. New Orleans Career Center also offers adults highly focused, rapid reskill industry\-informed training to enter or re\-enter the healthcare workforce.

The Team

At NOCC \- we are an organization of practitioners who are willing and capable, regardless of position, to roll up our sleeves to tackle challenges. In addition to deep collaboration across roles, we live into our values in the following ways:

● Commit to the successful future of every trainee

● Seek diverse input and remain open to changing course in service of people\-centered outcomes and a deep commitment to equity

● Honor practitioner expertise and lived experiences of individuals

● Collaborate across roles and levels to add capacity and employ skills strategically

● Celebrate and have fun

The Opportunity: Pre\-Nursing Pathway Instructor

The New Orleans Career Center is adding a full\-time Pre\-Nursing Instructor position to our high school instructional team. The right candidate will assist in delivering high quality training to high school students, aligned to NHA Patient Care Tech exam and the state of LA Certified Nursing Assistant exam. NOCC instructors develop curriculum, organize guest speakers and coordinate work\-based learning, and ensure that all students receive the support to complete the program. In addition, all team members contribute to participating and contributing to the growth and development of NOCC.

Requirements

➢ A current Registered Nurse (RN) license is preferred, but a minimum of a LPN license is required

➢ A minimum of 2 years long term\-care facility experience

➢ Interested in working with an experienced team from education and healthcare to provide hands on learning and support for high school student

Not Required: Previous experience as a high school or college instructor

Key Responsibilities

➢ Instructional Planning: Prepare in\-person education plans for trainees based on individually assessed needs in accordance with the goals, objectives, and alignment with the NHA PCT certification exam and CNA exam and rotations.

➢ Instructional delivery: Develop and maintain a classroom environment conducive to effective learning and integrate soft\-skill instruction and feedback into competency\-based content area activities

➢ Technical Training: Review, support the development of, and execute in\-person (or online) training to model, practice, and reinforce program specific hands\-on skills and knowledge.

➢ Communication: Work to establish and maintain open lines of communication with students as well as team members, program support, and administration concerning student performance at NOCC.

➢ Contribute to the ongoing success and development of NOCC through participation and collaboration in team meetings, strategic partnerships, planning, and active communication celebrating successes and sharing challenges.

➢ Evaluation and feedback: Evaluate student progress on a regular basis, including status reporting on student progress and provide daily feedback to students on individual performance and progress

➢ Maintain NOCC and program specific standards based on industry guidelines, credentialing, professional licensure, professional and university requirements.

➢ Professional Development: Participate in professional learning, staff meetings, and check\-ins with instructional coach, support, and administrative team members.

➢ Testing: Coordinate registration and serve as a proctor for industry\-based credentialing exams. Assured social distancing and proper infection procedures are communicated and reinforced with trainees and families with the support of the NOCC team.

➢ Compliance and Safety: Take all necessary and reasonable safety precautions to protect students, materials, equipment and facilities. Notify the NOCC supervisor of all guest speakers and visitors prior to introduction to trainees and/or staff for approval.

➢ Optimize academy impact: On a weekly basis, generate reports to update instructional and administrative team partners of all students’ progress and assess effectiveness of instructional approach (curriculum, assessments, modules, etc.) and adjust approaches to improve student outcomes aligned to credential attainment.

➢ Manage Materials: Recommend, purchase, and catalog instructional materials, supplies, equipment, and visual aids designed to meet student educational needs and employability standards.

➢ Monitor and supervise work based learning activities, including the supervision of internships, pre\-apprenticeships, clinical training and rotations for CNA certification in partnership with the pre\-nursing team. Supervise and partner with academic leadership on pre\-approved field trips.

Key Attributes

➢ Have a growth mindset and flexible approach to working with dynamic teams

➢ Excellent organizational and time management skills

➢ Excellent oral, written, and interpersonal communication skills

➢ Unwavering belief that all learners can become successful healthcare professionals

Key Preparation

➢ Understanding of the scope and sequence and clinical requirements of Pre\-Nursing certification/licensure

➢ Knowledge of general office procedures including typing, filing, use of office equipment

➢ Knowledge of computers and Microsoft Office Suite and Google Suite

➢ Experience in facilitating virtual and in person training courses, setup, and maintenance of training rooms and skills practice

➢ Knowledge of preparing course materials for tests, evaluations, handouts and other training aids

➢ Knowledge of organizing training data, reports, and course schedules

➢ 2\+ years of experience working with with trainees/diverse learners

More about New Orleans Career Center (NOCC): NOCC collaborates with partners across industry, education, government, community organizations, and workforce development to create and deliver workforce preparation and training programs that align with economic growth and expand access to opportunity in the Greater New Orleans area. Our current pathways include healthcare, building trades, engineering, digital media, culinary arts, and hospitality management. Having successfully relocated to our renovated, 140,000 sq/ft state\-of\-the\-art technical training facility in late Spring 2023, the New Orleans Career Center is strategically growing its programming and partnerships. Our goal is to expand pathways and serve 1200 New Orleanians annually.

The employer is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veteran status, or disability status.

Job Type: Full\-time

Pay: $50,000\.00 \- $75,000\.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• 401(k) matching
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Parental leave
• Professional development assistance
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• Day shift
• Monday to Friday

Experience:

• Long term care: 1 year (Required)

License/Certification:

• Registered Nurse (RN) (Required)

Work Location: In person