Nursing Clinical Instructor

CBU is committed to creating and maintaining a rigorous and enriching learning experience for our students by providing them the best instruction and support by a superior faculty and staff. CBU encourages opportunities to celebrate diversity in an environment that prepares our students to be global citizens. CBU is an attractive and safe campus environment, and it is quite possibly one of the friendliest campuses anywhere.

If you would like to contribute to these hallmarks of a CBU education, please consider applying for our faculty or staff vacancies through these current employment opportunities.

We are seeking a dedicated and experienced part-time nursing clinical instructor to join our team. This role involves hands‑on instruction and supervision to nursing students in the clinical settings, helping them bridge the gap between theoretical knowledge and practical application. The ideal candidate will be a skilled nursing professional with a passion for teaching, mentorship, and fostering the next generation of healthcare providers.

THIS POSTING IS NOT A GUARANTEE OF AN OPEN POSITION. Applications for part-time faculty positions are accepted continuously and reviewed by the Director of Nursing and Dean of Sciences when openings become available. Future teaching assignments are made on a semester‑by‑semester basis, which may include either Fall or Spring.

Key Responsibilities:

• Proactively create an inclusive learning environment.
• Utilize evidence-based practice and adult learning principles to instruct students in the clinical/laboratory/simulation settings.
• Understand the objectives of the assigned course, and be familiar with the overall curriculum of the pre‑licensure program.
• Collaborate with preceptors, nurses, clinical managers, staff nurses, and other representatives of the assigned clinical site to plan students’ clinical experience.
• Guide students in delivering safe, quality patient care
• Mentor the students’ development of clinical decision‑making and clinical judgment skills, competency in the execution of clinical skills, and effective communication with patients, families, and other members of the health care team
• Evaluate students’ clinical practice and provide feedback on the accomplishments of clinical objectives.
• Communicate student concerns on time to the course faculty
• Facilitate learning in the health care environment
• Participate in all mandatory trainings and/or meetings required before and during the semester, including site‑specific orientation
• Demonstrate effective interpersonal communication and collaborative interprofessional relationships
• Apply clinical expertise in the health care environment
• Facilitate learner development and socialization.
• Implement practical clinical assessment and evaluation strategies
• Works under the administrative direction of the Director of Nursing.

• BSN required.
• Current or eligible for an active, unencumbered Tennessee registered nursing license or multistate licensure privilege to practice as a registered nurse in Tennessee.
• BLS/ACLS certification as required by the clinical agencies
• Vaccinations as required by clinical agencies
• Strong communication and organizational skills
• Collaborate effectively with stakeholders
• Three or more years of practice as a registered nurse

Preferred:

• A Master’s Degree in Nursing

Christian Brothers University is a Catholic university in the student‑centered tradition of the De La Salle Christian Brothers. CBU fosters academic excellence in a range of programs to prepare students from all faiths and backgrounds for careers and lives informed by the Lasallian values of faith, service, and community.

Christian Brothers University offers equal employment opportunity to all applicants for employment, regardless of sex, age, race, color, religion, sexual orientation, national and ethnic origin or disability.

To be considered for this position, you must apply and upload the following documents:

• Diversity statement
• Salary history/requirements

Candidates who do not submit these documents will not be considered for the position.