Job Status: All Applicants
Job Title: Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) Instructor
Location: Swan Falls High School
Reports To: CTE Administrator
Calendar: Certified
Hours: Part Time__Exact shift timings are flexible and can be built around high school block periods, depending on availability
Salary: Placed on certified salary schedule. Additional Stipends to be determined.
Benefits: Not Eligible
Job Summary:
Swan Falls High School Career and Technical Education (CTE) department is seeking a dedicated, student-oriented Part-Time CNA Instructor.
In this role, you will guide high school students through the Idaho state-approved 120-hour curriculum, blending classroom instruction, laboratory skills practice, and supervised clinical rotations. We offer scheduling flexibility—this position can be structured as a single-semester or a full school year depending on availability.
Instruction & Delivery: Teach the state-approved Idaho Nursing Assistant curriculum, ensuring students clock the mandatory minimums (80 hours classroom/lab, 40 hours clinical practice).
Skills Lab Coaching: Demonstrate and assess essential hands-on care skills (measuring vital signs, infection control, transferring patients, personal care).
Clinical Supervision: Accompany and supervise students during their mandatory 40 hours of hands-on clinical rotations at local, state-approved long-term care facilities or hospitals.
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Exam Prep: Prepare students to successfully challenge the Idaho Nurse Aide Competency Exams (Prometric written and manual skills evaluations).
Classroom Management: Maintain a safe, structured, and professional laboratory and classroom learning environment mirroring real-world medical facilities.
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Licensure: Active, current, and unencumbered Registered Nurse (RN) license in the State of Idaho.
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Clinical Experience: Minimum of two (2) years of experience working as a Registered Nurse.
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Long-Term Care Experience: At least one (1) year of experience in caring for the elderly or chronically ill in a nursing home, long-term care facility, or hospital setting (per Idaho Department of Health and Welfare instructor requirements).
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Instructional Certification: Idaho Career and Technical Education teacher certification
Candidates coming from industry who qualify for certification based on their industry experience will be placed on a limited certification and have up to three years to earn their standard certificate while teaching. This process requires completing some training or post-secondary credits connected with the Idaho State Division of Career and Technical Education.
Major Duties and Responsibilities:
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Successful experience working with students in a classroom setting that includes varying ability levels, including at-risk students.
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Provide instruction to all students using a variety of instructional strategies.
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Committed to collaboration with counselors, administrators and other teachers on student needs and highly effective instructional practices.
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Accommodate implementation of special services (IEP, 504) when applicable.
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Participate in staff meetings, staff projects and professional staff development.
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Commitment to a team approach in all aspects of educational programming.
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Communicate effectively with parents and students.
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Strong classroom management skills
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Perform such school-related duties as assigned by the principal or designee.
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Be knowledgeable of, and uphold all policies pertaining to teachers and students as specified in district rules and regulations.
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Demonstrate knowledge of subject matter competencies and/or skills to be presented to students.
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Plan a program of study that meets the individual needs, interests, and abilities of students to the extent possible.
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Create a classroom environment that is conducive to learning and appropriate to the maturity and interests of students within the limits of resources provided by the district.
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Guide the learning process toward the achievement of curriculum goals, establishing clear objectives for lessons, units, and projects and communicate these objectives to students. Upon request of the immediate supervisor, show written evidence of preparation.
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Use instructional materials adopted by the district and employ methods that are most appropriate for meeting stated objectives.
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Evaluate student progress on a regular basis and provide progress reports as required.
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Take all necessary and reasonable precautions to protect students, equipment, materials and facilities. Follow prescribed safety regulations.
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Maintain accurate, complete and correct records as required by law, district policy, and administrative regulations.
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Accept responsibility for extra-curricular activities and other duties as may be assigned to meet the needs of students.
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Work to establish and maintain open lines of communication and cooperative relations with the administration, students, parents and colleagues.
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Attend staff meetings and serve on staff committees to plan instructional goals, objectives, and methods; assist in selection of instructional equipment and materials.
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Strive to maintain and improve professional competence.
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Know and follow district policy and chain of command.
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Deal with students, parents, staff, and others in a positive, encouraging manner.
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Act ethically and confidential in all aspects of employment.
Physical Requirements:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Because this role involves instructing and evaluating healthcare skills in a lab and clinical environment, the candidate must be able to manage the physical aspects of nursing assistant care. This includes:
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Ability to stand and walk for extended periods (especially during 4-to-8-hour clinical shifts).
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Sufficient physical strength to demonstrate, assist with, and evaluate safe patient handling techniques, including lifting, turning, and transferring individuals or training mannequins up to 50 lbs.
Good manual dexterity and visual/auditory acuity to demonstrate clinical skills (e.g., manual blood pressure checks, reading gauges, assessing skin integrity).
