Position Summary

Are you looking for an opportunity to expand your Nursing career into teaching? Alternatively, are you looking for a flexible side job in the Nursing field, while continuing your regular Nursing practice? Skagit Valley College (SVC) is seeking qualified applicants for Associate (part-time) Instructor openings in the Nursing program. Join our team in preparing students for a rewarding career in the Nursing field, while promoting one of the most diverse and exciting careers in today’s healthcare field.

Associate Faculty in the Nursing program at SVC prepare students for a lifelong career in nursing practice. SVC’s Nursing program is nationally accredited by the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN) and approved by the Washington State Department of Health Nursing Care Quality Assurance Commission (NCQAC). The Nursing programs at SVC are offered at two campus locations: Mount Vernon Campus and Whidbey Island Campus located in Oak Harbor.

Instructional clinical sites are located throughout Skagit, Island and Snohomish counties.

SVC is nationally known for a strong commitment to student success.   We are looking for faculty who show exceptional classroom skills and who challenge students through innovative inclusive pedagogy and teaching strategies.  Faculty and staff at SVC respect and work with diverse students, colleagues, staff and others in a campus climate that promotes innovative teaching, quality scholarship, a diverse learning environment, and equitable access and educational achievement for all students.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Clinical supervision in an acute care setting;
• Engage in scholarly activities that complement and inform teaching;
• Deliver culturally appropriate curriculum that reflects diversity of student experience;
• Express appropriate awareness of the history of underrepresented groups and promote an equitable work and learning environment;
• Use inclusive and effective teaching methods to support and to enhance learning for students inside and outside of the classroom;
• Demonstrate multicultural understanding and foster equity;
• Create a positive learning environment for students using diverse teaching methods to support and enhance student success;
• Collaborate with faculty from other fields to develop and to provide integrative learning experiences;
• Provide instruction in the skills laboratory;
• Assure provision of safe, quality nursing care by students per established standards of care and agency policies and procedures;
• Advise students and serve as a resource for faculty colleagues and staff.