Registered Nurse Tenure Track Instructor

The Nursing and Allied Health Division at Cuesta College is seeking Full-Time Tenure Track Nursing Instructors. The position requires the candidate to teach both theory, laboratory (to include simulation), and clinical courses. Assignments for the Nursing tenure-track position could include Monday through Friday daytime courses, afternoon, evening, and Saturday courses, depending on need.

Cuesta College values academic excellence and is committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion among faculty, students, and staff. With our commitment to success and inclusivity Cuesta College is dedicated to providing students with an enriching learning experience to support attainment of their educational goals and careers. The successful candidate will be an equity-minded individual who collaborates with faculty staff, administration, and community partners committed to closing equity gaps.

Cuesta College seeks employees who value mentorship and are guided by a commitment to helping all students achieve their educational goals. All departments strongly encourage collaboration across disciplines to create inclusive, integrated, and interdisciplinary learning experiences. College faculty are expected to be knowledgeable about, and willing to utilize different learning and teaching methods appropriate to the students they serve.

Faculty are responsible for choosing appropriate course materials, developing a student-centered equity-minded syllabus adhering to a college-approved Course Outline of Record, outlining classroom expectations, and content to be covered as well as developing a plan for content delivery. This position requires regular communication with students throughout the semester, office hour availability, assigning grades, and referral of students to appropriate support services, as needed.

Due to changes in instruction delivery, instructors will be expected to become online teaching certified, if not already certified.

• Commitment staying up-to-date with the latest developments in nursing and nursing education and in collaboration with industry and/or professional organizations;
• Ability to continuously reflect, evaluate, and improve teaching methods;
• Ability to organize and explain materials/instructions in ways appropriate to students’ abilities and learning styles;
• Ability to engage students in their learning, promote development of clinical reasoning skills, and addresses cultural diversity in nursing practice;
• Ability to motivate students from a broad spectrum of cultural, academic, socioeconomic, and language backgrounds;
• Ability to develop student learning outcomes and methods for assessing achievement of those outcomes.

• Developing, participating, and/or updating program curriculum;
• Completing and submitting course assessments and evaluations;
• Serving on college committees (Participatory Governance);
• Participating and contributing to program review;
• Participating in Peer evaluations and hiring committees;
• Scheduling and working with full-time and part-time instructors in the department;
• Collaborating with classified staff and program director;
• Serve as a liaison for community healthcare organizations;
• Collegial, professional, and ethical conduct.

Serving all of San Luis Obispo County, Cuesta College has provided comprehensive associate degree offerings, certificates, and community programs to the region since 1964. The main campus is located along scenic Highway 1, west of San Luis Obispo and east of the beaches of the Pacific Ocean. Cuesta College has a North County Campus in Paso Robles, and South County Center, in Arroyo Grande.

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