Nursing Clinical Adjunct Instructor

At Central Carolina Community College, we create transformative lifelong learning opportunities! We expect all employees to find ways to remove barriers to student success and provide all students a pathway to achievable dreams. Our employees are charged to recognize the challenges we face and to respond to them with empathy, understanding, and a willingness to help.     
 Adjunct faculty at Central Carolina Community College facilitate transformative lifelong learning by incorporating discipline-specific learning outcomes through active learning opportunities, lectures, hands-on skill development, assignments, appropriate classroom management, etc. Faculty provide authentic student assessment that allows students to improve their knowledge and skills with each assignment. Faculty foster student success by establishing meaningful connections with students early in the semester to support the varying needs of each student throughout the semester.

 Clinical adjuncts for the nursing program teach students in healthcare facilities and on campus in labs. 

This position may have occasional travel between campuses and for training. Occasional after hours may be required.

*Nursing faculty must have a graduate degree within five years of the date of hire. If graduate degree is not in nursing education, the faculty member must complete 45 hours of structured teaching and learning education within the first three years of employment.

Teaching Responsibilities:

• Embrace the institutional goals of Central Carolina Community College by engaging students as full partners in the learning process, removing barriers to student progression in courses, and supporting and assisting students in achieving their educational and career goals.  
• Create a dynamic instructional environment that promotes a positive, interactive, and inclusive learning experience for all students.
• Implement clinical assignments that correlate with and reinforce learning from the classroom and which measure the student’s ability to apply their knowledge in nursing care situations.
• Provide personalized and constructive feedback on student assignments by recognizing what students did well and identifying attainable improvements for future work.

• Respond to all student communication within two business days.
• Report attendance weekly.
• Actively support the college’s vision of exceptional learning for all.

• Participate in activities required to maintain program and/or college accreditation standards when needed.
• Engage in professional development activities to keep current in your discipline.
• Maintain current knowledge of your discipline and renew industry credentials, as needed.
• Attend departmental, divisional, and college-wide meetings as requested.
• Cultivate a culture of care and advocacy through compassion, inclusion, opportunity, integrity, courage, and people.

• Recognizing and respecting the variety of experiences and contributions represented by all of our students, employees, and community, the Nursing Instructor  will encourage a learning environment where everyone is supported and valued for their unique perspectives and experiences and will foster and promote the participation of all members of our diverse communities. 

Required Educational Background:

• Bachelor’s degree in nursing*

Required Kind and Number Years of Work Experience:

• Two calendar years or the equivalent of full time clinical experience as a Registered Nurse.

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities: 

• Current knowledge of nursing practice for the Licensed Practical Nurse.

Required License and Certification: 

• Hold an active unencumbered license or a multistate licensure privilege to practice as a registered nurse in North Carolina.
• Current certification with American Heart Association BLS/CPR with AED for Adult and Child.

• Master’s degree in nursing education
• Two years’ experience teaching nursing at a Community College or University

• Education in teaching methodologies, curriculum development, and assessment