Nursing Peer Tutor - Prelicensure

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Charles R. Drew University is located in the Watts-Willowbrook area of south Los Angeles and was founded in 1966 in the wake of the Watts uprising. CDU was founded to address inadequate medical care in the region and to provide equitable medical education opportunities for under-represented students.
CDU offers the only historically black Doctor of Medicine program west of the Mississippi, and is strongly invested in the local and regional community. The university leads multiple partnerships and programs to provide equitable healthcare resources in a variety of south Los Angeles neighborhoods.

TITLE: NURSING PEER TUTOR – PRELICENSURE

DEPARTMENT: College of Nursing

JOB CODE: TUTR

DATE: 07/01/2023

REPORTS TO: PI, ELM Song Brown Program

DLSE STATUS: Non-Exempt

HOURLY RATE: $25/hour, 10 hours per week

LOCATION: On Campus

CONDITIONAL: The employment status of this position is classified as “Conditional”. Conditional employment means that the job exists contingent upon funding limitations of restricted funds or, the duration of a specific program, project, grant, or contract. The duration of the grant for this position is through June 30, 2025.

Under the direction of the Principal Investigator for the ELM Song Brown Program, the Nursing Peer Tutor will be responsible for providing tutoring for prelicensure students. The Nursing Peer Tutor will provide weekly small group and individual tutoring to reinforce content taught in all prelicensure nursing didactic, skills lab, and clinical courses, both on-campus and online. The Nursing Peer Tutor will motivate and empower nursing students to increase confidence and monitor progress throughout their nursing program. This is a part-time position, with a maximum of 10 hours a week.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Provide tutoring for nursing students one-to-one or in small groups to provide learning assistance and strategies on current course material.
• Maintain a weekly schedule of available hours for student appointments of no less than 5 hours per week and no more than 10 hours per week.
• Keep regular and accurate records of tutoring sessions using available software and/or relevant forms.
• Visit with course faculty members at least once a week to obtain any necessary course syllabi or materials.
• Attend tutor-training sessions as required by the Prelicensure Leadership Team.
• Attend workshops to obtain necessary certification.

Other Duties and Responsibilities:

• Performs other duties as requested.

EDUCATION:

• Be a current undergraduate or graduate nursing student within the CDU Mervyn M. Dymally College of Nursing (MMDCON)
• Have a minimum GPA of 3.5

EXPERIENCE:

• Completion of related course tutoring with at least a grade of "B".
• Completed at least 25 semester units of nursing courses within the CDU MMDCON.
• Recommendation from a faculty member of each course to tutor.
• Good interpersonal communication skills and ease in relating to people from varying educational, cultural, and social backgrounds.
• Good level of responsibility, reliability, and punctuality.
• Appropriate and professional behavior always.
• Demonstrated database management skills.
• Ability to establish priorities, meet deadlines and attain growth-oriented goals.
• Must possess excellent computer skills and be proficient in MS Windows, Word, Excel, etc.

EEO Statement: Charles R. Drew University is committed to Equal Employment Opportunity. Applicants will be considered without regard to gender, race, age, color, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, genetic information, marital status, disability or covered veteran status.

Fair Chance Statement: Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science will consider qualified applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with state and local “Fair Chance” laws.