Lecturer, Nursing/Clinical Faculty

The Chronicle Of Higher Education, Inc.; Newport (RI); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health/dental/vision coverage

403(b) retirement plan

Long-term disability insurance

Up to 100% tuition remission

Fitness Center access

Job summary

Salve Regina University in Newport, Rhode Island, invites applications for a full-time Lecturer in Nursing for the 2026/2027 academic year. The role involves teaching nursing theory and coordinating clinical experiences, with an emphasis on hands-on learning and equity-minded teaching in a Catholic university setting.

The successful candidate will collaborate with faculty to ensure robust clinical experiences, maintain current curricula, and support students toward NCLEX success.

Qualifications

• Requires an MS in Nursing and current RN licensure in RI and MA.
• Demonstrated ability to teach undergraduate nursing with hands-on learning.
• Experience with simulation labs and nursing education best practices.
• Preferred: PhD and prior teaching/evaluation experience with diverse student groups.

Responsibilities

• Teach nursing theory lecture sections and supervise clinical coordination.
• Ensure regulatory compliance with accreditation and state/federal guidelines.
• Maintain curricula reflecting current knowledge and cultural diversity.
• Assist students to pass the NCLEX exam and coordinate clinical placements.

Skills

RN licensure

Clinical instruction

Regulatory compliance

Team collaboration

Education

MS in Nursing

PhD preferred

Job description

About Salve Regina University: Salve Regina University, ranked as one of the most transformativecolleges in the United States by Money Magazine, is a comprehensiveCatholic University located in the scenic coastal community ofNewport, Rhode Island. The University's commitment to academicsuccess and personal discovery extends beyond its historic campusinto a dynamic world where the application of higher thinking andskill are most valued. Salve Regina offers bachelor's and master'sdegree programs, graduate certificates, and doctoral programs inhumanities, international relations and nursing. Enrollmentincludes more than 2,600 undergraduate and graduate students fromacross the U.S. and around the world.

Job Description

Successful candidates should demonstrate a commitment toequity-minded teaching that speaks to and motivates undergraduatesfrom diverse backgrounds, emphasizes experiential learning, andintegrates the University's Mercy mission. Individuals fromunderrepresented backgrounds are strongly encouraged to apply. TheDepartment of Nursing invites applications for a full-time lecturerin Nursing with a start date in the 2026/2027 academic year. Theteaching load for this position is 12/9 credits per academic year. The successful candidate will work collaboratively with the facultymembers teaching the lecture sections of nursing theory courses andthe clinical coordinator to ensure a consistent, robust clinicalexperience for all students in the course.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Duties include three days of clinical instruction in the complex, acute/chronic care, and/or simulation lab setting in MAand/or RI and two days on campus.
• Clinical instruction in the complex, and/or acute/chronic caresetting during the fall semester and if qualified may includematernal health, L & D during the spring semester.
• She/he is responsible for assuring regulatory compliance withaccreditation, state, and Federal guidelines.
• Working collaboratively with full-time faculty and responsiblefor the assessment, planning, implementation, grading, andevaluation of students and their performance in the clinicalarea.
• Maintain established curricula that appropriately reflectcurrent knowledge in the discipline, including the impact ofcultural diversity issues on course content and instructionalpractices.
• Follow the curriculum aimed at assisting students pass theNCLEX licensing exam. Occasional travel between clinical placementsites and campus classes may be needed.
• Build and maintain between local facilities and communityprograms regarding public health, geriatric, acute, chronic, andvulnerable populations.
• Supervise and evaluate students in didactic and clinicalsettings.

OTHER DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• NUR 150-fundamentals of Nursing course every other fallsemester with advising responsibilities.
• Other duties include department committee participation, andmonthly department and university meetings.

LICENSES, TOOLS, AND EQUIPMENT

• Unencumbered RN license in Rhode Island and Massachusetts
• NRP certification if teaching labor and delivery
• Current American Heart Association BLS certification

ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS

The employee is not exposed to known adverse environmentalconditions other than those of working in healthcaresettings.

Requirements

Required

• MS in Nursing required.
• We seek a colleague who is committed to excellence inundergraduate teaching with a focus on hands-on learning. SalveRegina University has state-of-the-art Nursing simulationlaboratory.
• Minimum of two years' full-time employment in nursing or itsequivalent within the past five years, and evidence of clinicalcompetence in area of didactic and clinical instruction. NRPcertification required if teaching in the specialty of labor anddelivery.
• Qualified applicants must be able to perform the essentialfunctions of a nurse on a clinical unit of this position with orwithout reasonable accommodation.
• Ability to work independently and in teams.
• Immunizations required by clinical institutions

Preferred

• A Ph.D. or other terminal degree and teaching experience arepreferred but not mandatory.
• Teaching and experience with student evaluationresponsibilities with multi-cultural either classroom or clinicalsetting.
• Simulation experience a plus.

Additional Information

Salve Regina University offers generous benefits to eligibleemployees including (waiting periods apply):

• health, dental and vision coverage available on the first ofthe month following date of hire
• 403(b) retirement plan through TIAA with employee and employercontributions as well as access to advising services
• long-term disability coverage
• employer-paid life and AD&D insurance
• up to 100% free tuition at Salve for eligible employees andqualified dependents
• robust wellness program and free access to the on-campusFitness Center

Other available benefits include

• supplemental life insurance for employees and dependents
• supplemental insurance coverage through Aflac
• Tuition Exchange scholarship program. Application available forqualified dependents of eligible employees working full-time
• discounted pet insurance through ASPCA
• student loan forgiveness assistance program (SAVI)
• employee Assistance Program through Health Advocate
• flexible spending health and dependent care accounts
• health savings accounts
• 529 collegebound saver program
• paid parental leave and adoption assistance

Salve Regina University strives to cultivate belonging values through diversity, equity inclusion in order to foster a welcomingculture for our staff, faculty and students, as well as the widercommunity. Salve Regina University embraces all people with grace. No matter the path traveled to get here, the Universityacknowledges that many identities will intersect. Salve Reginabelongs to all in its community.