PT- Nursing Clinical Instructor

Description

Position Title: PT Faculty - Nursing Clinical Instructor

Department/Unit: Nursing & Allied Health

Classification: PT Faculty

Status (exempt/non-exempt): Exempt  

Reports to: Dean of Nursing & Allied Health

Percentage: Part time

Annual/Academic year: term to term*

*Pay is dependent upon individual credentials and experience. 

Overview: We are hiring a part-time Nursing Clinical Instructor to teach off-site clinicals and on-site labs of various Nursing Courses.

• Courses will be offered Face to Face for the 2026-27 Academic Year.  Fall term begins September 21, 2026.
• Pay is dependent upon individual credentials and experience.
• We are committed to hiring faculty with a student-centered approach to teaching.  

An application is complete when the following have been uploading 

• curriculum vitae (CV)
• a cover letter
• copies of your unofficial transcripts -

This position will remain open until filled, with reviews occurring as applications are received.

FACULTY COMMITMENTS FOR STUDENT SUCCESS:

1. Creating an inclusive classroom environment that is sensitive to and respectful of student diversity.
2. An interest in teaching across the curriculum and interdisciplinary collaboration.
3. Giving students access to learning where and when it supports their success (days, evenings, weekends; at all of our locations; as well as on-line).
4. A passion for pedagogy and commitment to continuous improvement.
5. Excitement about technology; already savvy or excited to learn.
6. Collaborative engagement outside of the classroom to improve institutional outcomes for our students and staff.
7. An entrepreneurial mindset and propensity to see what is possible.
8. Faculty ownership and leadership in the classroom, discipline, and College. 
9. Collegiality and respect for everyone.
10. Excited about and committed to advancing OCCCs future: student success, ongoing accreditation, growth in access and programs, and a great place to work.

Duties & Responsibilities

Skills Lab/Simulation and Clinical Environment:

• Responsible for teaching skill lab procedures according to established protocols and monitoring students’ performance of skill competencies. 
• Responsible for the maintenance of skills lab environment to ensure students learning needs are being met and maintenance of a safe learning environment.
• Responsible for the supervision and documentation of the student clinical experience. 
• Provide a professional clinical experience for students in their assigned professional clinical setting.

Teaching and Student Success: 

• Instruct students using approved course outcome guides and accurate syllabi.
• Prepare instructional materials as needed. 
• Meet all assigned classes. 
• Apply the colleges values for teaching and learning. 
• Facilitate learning that applies to students' academic and career goals. 
• Meet the curricular needs of students at various learning levels. 
• Encourage mutual responsibility for a supportive learning environment. 
• Provide effective teaching strategies in an environment that encourages student and instructor interaction. 
• Actively engage students in the learning process. 
• Encourage creative and critical thinking. 
• Evaluate and grade student progress and systematically assess the program using meaningful indicators to assure currency, improve teaching and learning strategies, and achieve stated student learning outcomes for all students, including underrepresented students and first-generation college students. 
• Maintain accurate records of student enrollment, attendance, and scholastic progress.
• Assess the achievement of student learning outcomes at the course, program, and institutional level.

Professional Responsibilities

• Work collaboratively with colleagues and community partners. 
• Interact with students, staff, and administration in a professional manner. 
• Assure effective two-way communication at all levels of responsibility. 
• Engage in a reasonable amount of student contact outside of instruction to respond to questions and to resolve course-related problems. 
• Complete required college trainings.
• Participation in professional development activities, department meetings, committee service, and shared governance initiatives to support the mission and goals of the College, are encouraged.

Compliance 

• Comply with published College Policies and Procedures. 
• Maintain a safe learning and working environment by following all laws, policies and procedures established by the College and through state and federal oversight.
• Maintain College safety standards in work areas; ensure that students are trained in good safety practices; and make reasonable efforts to ensure that students follow good safety practices.

Other duties as needed:

• Use of media aids, the library, and other resources, as applicable.

The list of essential functions is intended to be representative of the tasks performed by this position. The omission of an essential function does not preclude management from assigning duties not listed herein if such functions are a logical assignment to the position.

Supervisory Responsibility

This position does not have any supervisory responsibility but may lead the work of Student, Volunteer, and/or Temporary Staff assigned to the area.

Leading Work includes:

• Train and orient new hires in position tasks.
• Provide instructions on work tasks.
• Offer guidance, encouragement, and answer questions to ensure work tasks are completed efficiently.

Requirements

Qualifications

Minimum Qualifications:

• Associate Degree in Nursing and currently enrolled in an accredited Bachelor’s in nursing program
• Candidate must possess current, unencumbered license to practice as a registered nurse through the Oregon State Board of Nursing
• Minimum three years recent, demonstrated registered nursing experience. 
• Possess current healthcare provider CPR certification, evidence of required immunizations and any applicable certifications in subject matter domain and developments in field(s) of expertise.

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior experience supervising nursing students in a clinical setting.
• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in nursing from an accredited college or university. 
• Medical-surgical nursing practice in acute care settings within the past three years.  

Working Environment & Physical Requirements

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to: 

• Complete assigned periods of clinical practice (7-12-hour shifts, days, evenings)
• Transfer patients/clients in and out of bed from stretchers and wheelchairs.
• Control a fall by slowly lowering client to the floor.
• Lift or move (turn, position) clients or objects, pull or push objects, weighing up to 35 pounds.
• Reach to shoulder or higher level to place or access equipment such as intravenous fluid bags, bend or squat to access equipment below bed level.
• Carry equipment and supplies to the client bedside.
• Be approved to teach at designated clinical site(s), this may include, drug screening, extended criminal background checks, additional vaccinations.
• Sit, see and talk or hear. 
• Have mobility to move between offices, classrooms, and floors.
• Use hands to finger, handle or operate computers, objects, tools or controls.
• Have vision and hearing abilities required by this job. 
• Hear the conversational voice and effectively communicate responses. 
• Work in an environment with potential for interruptions and background noise.

Assignment will include presence at all primary OCCC locations and may include evening and weekend work. Travel between College sites and other locations will be required. Occasional travel and overnight stays outside of Lincoln County may be required for training and other purposes.

The use of tobacco and smoke-emitting materials and devices including electronic cigarettes, is prohibited on all of the college’s campuses, including OCCC’s building exteriors and parking lots.

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 accommodation may be made to enable the performance of the essential functions.

• Faculty positions are represented by the collective bargaining agreement between American Federation of Teachers and Oregon Coast Community College.
• Part time faculty have term to term appointments. New part time faculty will be evaluated during their first term of employment.

We strive to recruit, develop, and retain the most talented people from a diverse candidate pool, and we encourage applications from persons with varied backgrounds and perspectives. 

In support of Oregon Veterans Preference in Public Employment, we encourage veterans and veterans with disabilities to explore employment opportunities at Oregon Coast Community College.

All positions at Oregon Coast Community College are required to be available for work onsite as requested by the college. 

Employees must maintain Oregon residency as a condition of employment.

Federal law prohibits the College from employing an individual who has not provided documentation for verification by the third day of employment.

Contact Human Resources if you need assistance and/or an accommodation to aid your participation in our hiring process, contact Human Resources at 541-867-8515.

• Notice of Affirmative Action Policy- It is the policy of Oregon Coast Community College not to discriminate on the basis of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity,  marital status, religion, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or family relationship (ORS 659.340), in admission and access to, or treatment in, employment, educational programs, or activity as required by Title IX of the Educational Amendments of 1972, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Age Discrimination Act, Americans with Disabilities Act, the Civil Rights Act of 1991, and their implementing regulations.