Hi all- i am in need of a little guidance here. I just interviewed for a part time adjunct clinical instructor position this week. I'm pretty confident that I got the job- they already gave me a copy of the student schedule and med/Surg rotation plan, and were talking to me as if I already had the job. Plus, the interviewers knew each and every person I had put down as a reference. My goal all along has been to be a nurse educator- I love working with nursing students and new nurses, and have always worked in teaching hospitals.
Here's my issue: I am currently in orientation for a WOW CCU position, and will be strictly weekends only by mid- April. This is good, because the school doesn't need me until 2 weeks after that. I am also in school on Wednesdays. I will be teaching clinicals 2.5 days a week (7-10 students at a time), so my weekly schedule will look like this:
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Sunday- 7a-7p on CCU
Monday- 7a-11a patient planning with the students, and paperwork
Tuesday- 7a-3p teaching clinicals
Wednesday- 9a-4p taking my own classes
Thursday- 7a-3p teaching clinicals
Friday- OFF
Saturday- 7a-7p on CCU
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I am fortunate that the clinicals I will be teaching will be in the hospital where I already work.
So, am I reaching too far here? Is this doable? How many of you started out part time with another job? I eventually want to teach full time, but am very happy with the CCU for now. My plan is to teach full time after I finish my Master's. I have 10 years Med/Surg & TCU experience under my belt, but I have lots to learn about ICU. Is it possible to be a learner and a teacher at the same time in this capacity?
