Adjunct Nursing Faculty – Clinical, Lab, and Theory

Mount Mary University invites applications for Adjunct Nursing Faculty to support the Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) program in clinical, nursing skills laboratory, and/or theory (didactic) instruction. Adjunct faculty play an important role in preparing students for professional nursing practice by fostering clinical judgment, critical thinking, skill development, professional growth, and compassionate, patient-centered care.

Adjunct assignments may include clinical instruction in healthcare settings, instruction and supervision in nursing skills laboratories, and/or classroom-based theory instruction based on faculty qualifications, expertise, program needs, and course availability.

Depending on assigned instructional responsibilities, adjunct nursing faculty may perform some or all of the following:

• Supervise and evaluate students in clinical settings such as long-term care, medical-surgical, community, or other assigned practice areas.
• Provide on-site coaching, clinical demonstrations, and real-time assessment of student performance and competency.
• Ensure safe, ethical, evidence-based nursing practice aligned with course and program outcomes.
• Conduct pre- and post-clinical conferences to promote reflection, clinical reasoning, and clinical judgment.
• Provide timely, constructive feedback and complete required student evaluations.
• Communicate effectively and professionally with clinical partners, course faculty, and nursing program leadership.

• Facilitate student learning and skill development in the nursing skills laboratory.
• Demonstrate and reinforce evidence-based nursing skills, assessment techniques, and safe patient-care practices.
• Supervise student practice and provide coaching and feedback during skills development and competency validation.
• Evaluate student performance during skills practice, checkoffs, and other laboratory-based learning activities as assigned.
• Reinforce connections between nursing theory, clinical judgment, and hands-on patient-care skills.
• Maintain a safe, organized learning environment and promote appropriate use of laboratory equipment and supplies.
• Collaborate with course faculty to ensure laboratory instruction is consistent with course objectives, program expectations, and current nursing practice standards.

• Provide classroom-based instruction in assigned nursing courses consistent with established course objectives and BSN program outcomes.
• Prepare and deliver engaging, evidence-based instruction using appropriate teaching and learning strategies.
• Facilitate development of clinical judgment, critical thinking, and application of nursing knowledge to patient-care situations.
• Assess student learning through examinations, assignments, case studies, classroom activities, or other approved evaluation methods.
• Provide timely grading and constructive feedback to students.
• Maintain appropriate course documentation and communicate student progress or concerns with program leadership.
• Collaborate with nursing faculty to promote consistency across theory, laboratory, and clinical components of the curriculum.

• Foster an inclusive, respectful learning environment that supports diverse learners.
• Maintain professional, ethical, and academic standards consistent with University, School of Nursing, regulatory, and accreditation expectations.
• Communicate promptly and professionally with students, faculty, staff, and external partners.
• Participate in required faculty onboarding, orientation, training, and course-specific preparation.
• Utilize University learning management systems…