Instructor, Nursing

Position Overview

Degree Level:
Total Annual Pay

• Associate Degree $65,000.00
• Bachelor Degree $67,500.00
• Master Degree $70,000.00
• Doctorate Degree $72,500.00

All degree levels may qualify for a $9,000.00 annual stipend.

Position Summary: The Nursing Instructor position is a full-time faculty appointment (9 to 10‑month contract). Responsibilities include developing nursing curriculum and delivering instructional content in the classroom. The role also involves serving as nursing faculty in clinical settings, providing both direct and indirect supervision to students as they apply nursing clinical skills and make decisions. This position reports to the Director of Nursing.

• Provide instruction for assigned Nursing courses and assist in coordinating adjunct faculty teaching in Nursing, if applicable. The standard teaching workload for regular full‑time faculty consists of 15 semester workload hours, or the equivalent, per semester.
• Develop course syllabi in accordance with ENMU‑Roswell's standardized syllabus format.
• Supervise and direct students in clinical environments, which may include on‑campus clinical rotations, simulations, or off‑campus direct client care clinical rotations.
• Maintain a minimum of ten posted office hours per week.
• Keep accurate attendance records and follow institutional procedures for reporting student grades. Grades must reflect students' demonstrated achievement and performance according to the course syllabus.
• Create a learning environment that fosters student engagement and motivation.
• Develop and administer assignments, quizzes, and examinations that align with course objectives and comprehensively assess student learning.
• Provide academic advising to nursing students.
• Participate in curriculum development and revision to ensure alignment with professional standards and educational best practices.
• Attend graduation ceremonies.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Minimum

Job Requirements:

• Current, unencumbered license as a Registered Nurse in New Mexico in good standing or a current unencumbered compact state RN license (must obtain New Mexico RN license within 90 days of employment).
• Bachelor's Degree in Nursing (must enroll in an accredited Master's in Nursing program by the end of the first academic year of employment).
• Minimum of two years of nursing experience as a Registered Nurse in an acute care or long‑term care setting.

Preferred:

• Master's Degree in Nursing from an accredited program.
• Administrative and/or supervisory experience.
• Experience in Nursing education.
• Experience with educational learning management systems (LMS).

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to handle or feel, reach with hands and arms, and talk or hear.
• The employee frequently needs to stand, walk, and sit, and may occasionally need to stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
• The employee must be able to lift and/or move up to 40 pounds.
• Specific vision requirements include close, distance, color, peripheral, and the ability to adjust focus.
• These physical demands are representative of those required to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Essential Functions:

[As defined under the Americans with Disabilities Act, these include the aforementioned duties and responsibilities, job knowledge, skills, and abilities, physical demands and working conditions. This is not necessarily an all‑inclusive listing.]

Electronic Application Instructions: Electronic applications should be submitted through the "Apply" link on the top of this page. Please attach the following required documents to your electronic application:

• Letter of Interest
• Resume / Curriculum vitae
• Contact information for three references (blind or off‑list reference checks may be conducted on finalists)
• Transcripts Official or Unofficial (Scanned/PDF transcripts required if being used to meet the minimum or preferred qualifications; Copy and Paste transcripts will not be considered.)

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