Nursing Adjunct Instructor (Los Medanos College)

Contra Costa Community College District; Martinez (CA); On-site; USD 83,000 - 124,000; Part time

Job summary

Contra Costa Community College District seeks a Nursing Adjunct Instructor at Los Medanos College. The position is non-tenure track, part-time faculty, with duties including delivering nursing instruction, grading clinical work, and maintaining records in line with college policies.

The role may involve day, evening, or weekend assignments; requires approval from BRN/Board of Vocational Nursing before hire and adherence to department guidelines. Open until filled; Fall 2026 start.

Qualifications

• Understanding of and sensitivity to diverse backgrounds of community college students, staff and faculty.
• Experience in nursing education and curriculum development.
• Experience using varied teaching methods to foster critical thinking.
• Familiarity with nursing process and clinical teaching in both classroom and clinical settings.

Responsibilities

• Provide instruction following established curriculum and schedules.
• Create a learning environment that fosters discussion and critical thinking.
• Evaluate student progress and grades.
• Meet with students outside of class as needed.
• Maintain professional conduct and ethics.

Skills

Adaptability

Flexibility

Ethics

Communication

Student assessment

Education

Nursing degree

Clinical nursing experience

Tools

EPIC documentation software

Job description

Nursing Adjunct Instructor (Los Medanos College)

Posting Number: F01349

Location: Los Medanos College

Salary:

Description of Position

Approval from the Contra Costa Community College Board and Board of Registered Nursing/Board of Vocational Nursing must be received prior to hire. This position requires adaptability and flexibility in assignments.

This teaching assignment may be during the day, evening and/or on weekends. Duties and responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• maintaining current knowledge in the subject matter area and effective teaching/ learning strategies;
• maintaining appropriate standards of professional conduct and ethics;
• informing students of course requirements, evaluation procedures and attendance requirements;
• preparing and grading clinical assignments and informing students of their clinical progress;
• maintaining attendance, scholastic, and personnel records and submitting them according to published deadlines;

Inquiries

For questions please contact Michael Francis [e-mail]

Position Status

Non-Tenure Track

EEO Job Category

Faculty & Other Instructional Staff

Employee Group

Part-Time Faculty

Department

L6004-Nursing

Duties and Responsibilities

Adjunct Faculty duties and responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• providing instruction in accordance with established curriculum, course outlines and class schedules;
• creating and maintaining an environment which emphasizes learning, encourages free discussion of ideas and critical thinking;
• evaluating progress of students concerning educational matters and grades student work;
• meeting with students outside of class;
• maintaining appropriate standards of professional conduct and ethics;
• maintaining current knowledge in the subject matter areas;
• fulfilling professional responsibilities of a part-time/temporary faculty member;
• maintaining accurate academic records;
• performing other related duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualification-Education/Experience

Understanding of and sensitivity to the diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, sexual orientation and ethnic backgrounds of community college students, staff and faculty.

Desirable Qualifications

Competency with EPIC documentation software

• Experience in teaching nursing skills as well as experience teaching psychiatric nursing clinical to registered nursing students at the pre-licensure or post licensure level.
• Experience developing, implementing, and evaluating curriculum in nursing and/or formal teaching presentations.
• Experience utilizing a variety of teaching strategies to foster critical thinking and application of theory to practice.
• Experience in facilitating student application of theory to practice by use of the nursing process and critical thinking in both classroom and clinical settings.
• Sensitivity to, and experience working with diverse racial, ethnic, gender, socioeconomic, disabled, and cultural populations; and a commitment to support policies that respect and consider the diversity of the student population and its faculty.

Job Open Date

07/24/2026

Job Close Date

06/30/2027

Open Until Filled

No

Employment Begins

Fall 2026

# of Months

8

The Contra Costa Community College District does not discriminate against any applicant for employment on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, marital status, age, sex, or sexual orientation. This prohibition against unlawful discrimination extends to any person who is perceived to have any of the above characteristics or who is associated with someone who has, or who is perceived to have, any of those characteristics.