Clinical Nursing Instructor (RN) Part-Time - Fort Collins

Joyce University; Fort Collins (CO); On-site; USD 55,000 - 83,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Tuition reimbursement

Tuition reduction toward MSN/DNP

Job summary

Joyce University invites experienced nurses to join as Part-Time Clinical Nursing Instructor in the Fort Collins area. You will mentor nursing students at local clinical sites while maintaining your own practice.

Typical schedule is 1–2 clinical shifts per week per academic term, with opportunities to participate in faculty activities and graduation events. You’ll help students connect theory to real-world care and build their clinical confidence.

Qualifications

• Current, unencumbered RN license in the State of Colorado.
• Master's degree in Nursing.
• 2–3 years of clinical nursing experience.

Responsibilities

• Guide nursing students through hands-on clinical experiences in local healthcare settings.
• Connect real-world nursing practice to what students are learning in their courses.
• Coach and mentor students as they develop clinical skills, judgment, communication, and confidence.
• Observe student performance and provide meaningful feedback and evaluation.
• Recognize opportunities for additional support and help students develop through coaching and remediation.
• Collaborate with Joyce faculty and staff to support a consistent, student-centered learning experience.
• Stay current in your nursing practice and bring current clinical knowledge into your teaching.
• Participate in select university activities such as faculty meetings, pinning ceremonies, and graduation.

Skills

RN license

Clinical nursing experience

Education

Master's degree in Nursing

Job description

Join Us in Transforming Healthcare Education

What if you could use your nursing experience to help shape the next generation of nurses — without giving up the nursing career you love?

Shape the Future of Nursing

As a Part-Time Clinical Nursing Instructor in the Fort Collins area, you'll mentor Joyce University nursing students at local clinical sites while continuing your own professional practice.

Position Details

• Location: Fort Collins Area Clinical Sites


• Position Type: Part-Time


• Schedule: Typically 1–2 clinical shifts per week, per academic term


• State: Colorado

This is an opportunity to take the knowledge you've built through your nursing career and turn it into something lasting: the confidence and competence of the nurses who come after you.

What You'll Do

• Guide nursing students through hands-on clinical experiences in local healthcare settings


• Connect real-world nursing practice to what students are learning in their courses


• Coach and mentor students as they develop clinical skills, judgment, communication, and confidence


• Observe student performance and provide meaningful feedback and evaluation


• Recognize opportunities for additional support and help students develop through coaching and remediation


• Collaborate with Joyce faculty and staff to support a consistent, student-centered learning experience


• Stay current in your nursing practice and bring current clinical knowledge into your teaching


• Participate in select university activities such as faculty meetings, pinning ceremonies, and graduation

Why Become a Clinical Faculty Member at Joyce?

Make a difference without stepping away from nursing.
Continue your nursing career while sharing your experience with students who are just beginning theirs.

Teach, mentor, and give back.
If you've ever been the nurse others turn to for guidance, you've already experienced an important part of what makes a great clinical educator.

Enjoy meaningful part-time work.
Clinical faculty typically work 1–2 shifts per week during the academic term, giving you the opportunity to teach while maintaining other professional or personal commitments.

Join a supportive academic community.
You’ll be part of a collaborative team that cares deeply about students, faculty, and the future of healthcare.

Keep learning, too.

• Joyce supports professional growth through opportunities for development and tuition reimbursement or tuition reduction toward an MSN or DNP.

Requirements

What You Bring Required

• Current, unencumbered RN license in the State of Colorado


• Master's degree in Nursing


• 2–3 years of clinical nursing experience

Preferred

• Previous teaching, precepting, mentoring, or clinical education experience

No formal teaching experience? That's okay.

We value nurses who know their practice, care about developing others, and can create a positive learning experience for students. Previous teaching experience is helpful, but we’re also interested in nurses who have served as preceptors, mentors, charge nurses, clinical leaders, or the person others naturally turn to when they need guidance.

Ready to Share What You Know?

Your nursing experience has already made a difference in the lives of patients and families. At Joyce University, you can extend that impact to the next generation of nurses.

Bring your experience. Share your knowledge. Help shape what's next in nursing.