Nursing Instructor

FT Nursing Instructor (2 Positions)

Salary: $87,785.00 - $ Annually

Job Type: Full Time

Job Number: -2025

Closing: 2/17/2026 11:59 PM Pacific

Location: Norwalk, CA

Department: -2025

Division: Health Occupations

The District is strongly committed to achieving staff diversity and the principles of equal opportunity employment. The District encourages a diverse pool of applicants and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, age, religion, marital status, disability, or sexual orientation in any of its policies, procedures or practices. In fact, the college encourages applications from all segments of qualified people.

This position will close on February 17th, 2026 at 11:59 PM (or when 150 applications are received, whichever occurs sooner).

Cerritos College is ranked 14th among the top 100 schools with the highest Hispanic enrollment in the United States by the United States Department of Education. Cerritos College serves as a comprehensive community college for southeastern Los Angeles County. Communities within the college's district include Artesia, Bellflower, Cerritos, Downey, Hawaiian Gardens, La Mirada, Norwalk, and portions of Bell Gardens, Lakewood, Long Beach, Santa Fe Springs and South Gate.

Cerritos College offers degrees and certificates in more than 180 areas of study in nine divisions. Enrollment currently averages 20,000 students. Visit Cerritos College online at http://(Use the "Apply for this Job" box below)..

The Cerritos College Associate of Science Degree Nursing Program is housed in the Health Occupations Division of Cerritos College, a single college district in the California Community College system. The four-semester program offers didactic and clinical coursework which leads to an Associate Degree of Science in Nursing and qualifies the graduate for the California state board licensing exam (NCLEX-RN). The program has full state accreditation through the Board of Registered Nursing and has had it for over 60 years.

The program also holds full national accreditation with Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN). The program meets or exceeds program goals/outcomes for completion rates, licensing rates, and employment rates. Through a competitive application process, the program admits 100 students a year, for a maximum total of 200 students in the program at any given time.

The Cerritos College program s mission and philosophy is to prepare entry-level practicing nurses who can meet the needs of a diverse population in an ever-changing health care environment. Nursing is defined as a science, discipline, and health care practice that focuses on the assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of patients having health problems within the domain of nursing. The goals of nursing practice focus on health promotion, illness prevention, rehabilitation, and supporting the resources of the person who is ill or threatened with illness in adapting to changes within the environment.

The program is designed to offer students the opportunity to prepare for a nursing career through mastery of a specific body of knowledge and skills necessary for the provision of safe and effective patient care. The program embraces the diversity of culture, linguistic, and philosophical differences represented in the student body. The program is sensitive to the cultural practices and contributions that are unique to the individuals and groups represented on the campus and in the community.

Nursing faculty are committed to quality nursing education that reflects the development/improvement of teaching/learning strategies using innovative approaches, evidence-based research, and best practices. Nursing education is viewed as a collaborative process involving the college community, nursing faculty, nursing student body, and affiliating community health agencies. Course experiences are designed to encourage active discussion, inquiry, curiosity, critical thinking, reasoning and the application of nursing process to prepare the student to provide high quality nursing care to a variety of clients in the healthcare system.

A successful instructor candidate will embrace the mission and philosophy of the program and will have the knowledge, skill and attitude to work closely with other faculty, college campus community, and affiliating health agencies to provide the best educational experience for the student body. In this position, the teaching assignment will include didactic and clinical instruction in the ASN program, including instruction in Adult Medical Surgical Nursing.

Ideal candidates will also have experience in Obstetrics, Pediatrics, Mental Health, Telemetry, and/or Intensive Care areas. The instructor may need to demonstrate flexibility with courses during the day, in the evenings, and/or on weekends. A successful applicant will be comfortable teaching in person, online, and/or a hybrid format. This position requires strong…