The University of Northern British Columbia (UNBC) invites applications for a sessional instructor position in the School of Nursing for the September 2024 semester. As an institution committed to the fostering of an inclusive and transformative learning environment, UNBC values high quality and growth in both teaching and scholarship.

This posting covers undergraduate courses in need of instruction from the Prince George Main Campus.

Candidates with a minimum BScN, MScN, or PhD preferred are encouraged to apply. Current registration as a Practicing RN with the BCCNM is required for all clinical positions and preferred for all other positions.

NURS 304 – Introduction to Nursing Knowledge – 3 SCH Contract Theory Instructor

This course provides an overview of the types of knowledge or theory in the profession, and how such knowledge is developed. It encourages a critical analysis of trends in knowledge development and highlights the crucial relationship of knowledge to practice.

NURS 317 – Theory & Practice: Maternity – 2.5 SCH Contract Clinical Instructor

Note: Clinical dates are associated with the first six-week rotation, September 7 – October 20, 2024.

This course takes a women-and family-centered, strengths-based approach to caring for individuals and families of diverse and multicultural backgrounds in the childbearing experience. Emphasis is placed on the integration and application of evidence-based theory, standards for nursing practice, effective communication, critical thinking and use of the nursing process to optimally prepare nurses as caregivers and collaborators with childbearing women, neonates, families, and the health care team.

NURS 318 – Theory & Practice: Pediatrics

Acute Clinical Instructor – available as individual 8-hr shifts, or for a cohort of students across 3

This course emphasizes the health of infants, children, and their families, with a focus on health promotion, risk reduction, disease prevention and common health problems with particular attention to northern populations and First Nations. Information and clinical practice relating to acute and chronic conditions and medical/surgical interventions are included. Clinical experiences occur in acute pediatric and selected community settings, providing opportunities to apply pediatric nursing knowledge.

NURS 323 – Theory & Practice: Older Adult Clinical Instructor

Note: Clinical dates are associated with the second six-week rotation, October 23 – December 1, 2024.

This course focuses on health-promoting, person-centred nursing practice with older persons in rural communities. Assessment focuses on the physical and mental health of older persons within the context of their everyday experience and their families and/or cultures. Students have an opportunity to extend

knowledge, skills and the application of therapeutic approaches with this population in the community and clinical settings.

NURS 418 – Introduction to Community Health and Nursing Theory Instructor

Note: This course is taught in a condensed format, 3 hours/day on Mondays/Wednesdays/Fridays September 4 – 27, 2024, with a final class session on December 2, 2024, for final presentations following students’ clinical experiences.

This course provides an introduction to the concepts of community, primary health care, and nursing in the community and builds upon previous experiences in community health nursing practice. The theory and practice of working as a nurse in the community with individuals, families, and population groups are addressed through the integration and application of community nursing and primary health care theory in nursing practice in northern communities.

NURS 426 – Acute Care Nursing Theory and Workshop Instructor

Note: This course is taught in a condensed format, 3 hours/day on Tuesdays/Thursdays September 4 – October 11, 2024, with a workshop/OSCA component the week of October 7-11, 2024.

This course examines the knowledge, skills and attitudes required to provide holistic, person-centred care in the acute setting and explores the concepts and practices of acute care nursing with various patient populations. Students consolidate and extend their knowledge and clinical ability in the acute care setting. Problem solving, complex patient situations and expanding the professional role of the nurse are central themes of the course. The NCBNP requires the 8-credit hour course. 

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