Adjunct Faculty POOL- Clinical Nursing at Clarkston; Academic Year

Adjunct Faculty Pool – Clinical Nursing at Clarkston (2025–2026 Academic Year)

Walla Walla Community College

Salary: See Position Description

Job Type: Part Time

Job Number:  CN-CLK

Location: Clarkston, WA

Department: NURSING EDUCATION-CLKSTN

Closing: Continuous

General Responsibilities: Faculty members are professional educators with the primary responsibility of providing a quality education for all WWCC students. They will teach assigned clinical groups, prepare teaching material specific to the clinical agency as appropriate, assign clinical performance grades, maintain records, consult with students as required, and assist full‑time instructors in instruction, clinical, and advising of LPN/ADN students.

• Plan, prepare, and organize a variety of teaching/learning strategies and instructional materials for use in the clinical setting.
• Supervise and facilitate positive learning experiences for students.
• Evaluate students' performance on a systematic basis.
• Prepare and maintain student records related to learning activities.
• Assure provision of safe, quality nursing care by students per established standards of care and agency policies/protocols.
• Maintain availability to assist students with learning needs during the clinical experience. Establish times and means of availability to students outside the clinical setting.

• Advising
• Refer students to their academic advisor as needed.
• Facilitate debriefings with students, as needed, in association with student clinical experience.

• Program Participation (as contract allows)
• Interact with team teaching members to plan, implement, and evaluate clinical education in the nursing program.
• Interact with agency personnel to coordinate and provide appropriate clinical experiences for students.

• College Service (as contact allows)
• Promote community awareness of Walla Walla Community College Nursing Program.
• Promote positive, professional relationships with agency nursing staff and educational partners.

• Professional Development
• Participate in professional organizations (voluntary).
• Maintain proficiency in clinical nursing education and clinical practice.
• Attend selected professional development activities, as required, to maintain licensure and competency.

• With supervision by full-time faculty, combine an array of methods to enhance understanding, including demonstrations, lectures, group discussions and activities, individual activities, etc.
• Develop accurate standards to measure learning or administer testing or other evaluations to determine effectiveness and ensure a high level of comprehension has been achieved.
• Build constructive working relationships characterized by acceptance, cooperation, and mutual respect.
• Recognize the value of cultural, ethnic, gender and other individual differences in people.

• Bachelor's degree in nursing and 3 years nursing work experience.
• Registered or eligible to be a Registered Nurse in Washington state.
• Experience in medical‑surgical nursing.
• Master's degree in nursing (desired).

Equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered at the discretion of the college. For Remote work, applicants must reside in WA, OR, , CA, IL, PA, or TX.

This is a part‑time instruction assignment contingent on enrollment and located at the Clarkston, WA campus. Persons hired must be able to provide acceptable documentation of lawful employment within three days of employment and provide transcripts. WWCC participates in E‑Verify. Candidates may be subject to a criminal history background check as a condition of consideration. The college is a tobacco‑free institution.

Walla Walla Community College requires all employees to use direct deposit for salary payment.

Compensation for an adjunct assistant professor is contingent on enrollment and paid in accordance with the contract between the WWCC Board of Trustees and the WWCC Association for Higher Education. The position is eligible for a Nursing Educator retention bonus of $1,000 per quarter and a signing bonus of $1,000 per quarter, payable on top of the quarterly compensation for…