Sessional - Faculty NURS Lab

The School of Nursing Master of Nursing - Nurse Practitioner (MN-NP) program requires a sessional faculty member to teach the laboratory component of NURS 5450:
Nurse Practitioner Primary Healthcare I in the Winter 2027 term. The focus of NURS 5350 is on theoretical and evidence-informed knowledge and skills related to health promotion, illness prevention, and therapeutic management of episodic and chronic health conditions common to nurse practitioner practice across the lifespan. MN-NP program details, including course descriptions, can be found at

The successful applicant will be the instructor responsible for delivery of the lab component of this course appropriate to the level required for MN-NP students. Experience teaching post-secondary education is an asset. Experience teaching nurse practitioner students is an asset. Experience teaching advanced health assessment and autonomous clinical management at the level of primary care is an asset.

All lab sessions are offered in person at TRU’s Kamloops campus. The workload allocation for each lab instructor in this course is 2 credits per 8 students. The total lab workload available is 2 credits.

This course includes virtual class delivery throughout the term as well as a condensed on-campus laboratory block. There is a separate teaching contract for the theory portion of this course, which may or may not be the same as laboratory faculty. Students also complete clinical practicum placements to fulfill course requirements, and the clinical component is supervised by separate clinical faculty.

QUALIFICATIONS

• PhD (or equivalent) is preferred;

• Master's degree for nurse practitioner (NP) preparation is required;

• Current NP registration in a Canadian jurisdiction in good standing without limits or conditions, and/or eligibility for registration with BCCNM;

• Three (3) years full-time or equivalent in the role of a Nurse Practitioner;

• Evidence of continuous learning in your area of nursing; and

• An understanding of, and experience in, the Canadian healthcare system.