Nursing Adjunct Instructor (Los Medanos College)

Contra Costa Community College District; Pittsburg (CA); On-site; USD 40,000 - 52,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

State Teachers Retirement System

District-paid benefits (medical,Dental

Flexible scheduling

Job summary

Contra Costa Community College District is seeking a part-time clinical faculty member for RN and/or LVN programs with assignments in Fundamentals or Medical/Surgical nursing, Maternal Newborn or Pediatrics. Position requires BRN/BVN approval prior to hire and flexibility in scheduling.

Teaching may occur day, evening, and weekends. Candidate duties include instruction, grading, and maintaining student records with adherence to district policies and professional ethics.

Qualifications

• Hold a current, valid license to practice as a registered nurse in California.
• Experience teaching nursing skills and clinicals is preferred.
• Experience developing, implementing, and evaluating nursing curriculum.
• Use varied teaching strategies to foster critical thinking and application of theory to practice.
• Sensitivity to diverse populations and commitment to equity in education.

Responsibilities

• 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.

Skills

Clinical instruction

Curriculum development

Education

Current California nursing license (RN)

Tools

EPIC documentation software

Job description

Please see Special Instructions for more details.

This is a part time position in Nursing. This position is a clinical faculty position in the RN and/or LVN program with assignments in the areas of Fundamentals or Medical/Surgical nursing, Maternal Newborn or Pediatrics.
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.
Contra Costa Community College District is returning to some in-person activities, in a gradual, responsive process that is following all relevant local, state, federal, and CDC guidance related to COVID-19. Applicants are advised that the Contra Costa Community College District has mandated that District employees will need to be vaccinated, test regularly, or obtain a waiver for religious or medical reasons. For those employees who receive a waiver they will be required to wear a mask and test regularly. If this employment condition is unacceptable to an applicant, they should not apply for consideration.

Special Instructions to Applicants

This is a part time position in Nursing. This position is a clinical faculty position in the RN and/or LVN program with assignments in the areas of Fundamentals or Medical/Surgical nursing, Maternal Newborn or Pediatrics.
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.
Contra Costa Community College District is returning to some in-person activities, in a gradual, responsive process that is following all relevant local, state, federal, and CDC guidance related to COVID-19. Applicants are advised that the Contra Costa Community College District has mandated that District employees will need to be vaccinated, test regularly, or obtain a waiver for religious or medical reasons. For those employees who receive a waiver they will be required to wear a mask and test regularly. If this employment condition is unacceptable to an applicant, they should not apply for consideration.

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;

Our Vision for Social Justice

We are seeking people who recognize the critical role community colleges play in social justice, who have ability in this space, enthusiasm for this work, ideas and vision to improve our approaches, and a commitment to achieving equitable academic success for the 50,000+ students attending our five beautiful colleges and centers. Our social justice work calls for employees who have a sense of social responsibility, interest in our community and world in which we live.
The intention of social justice work is to strengthen humanity by understanding that every person deserves the benefits of fully participating in our society and institutions.
Academic researchers have illustrated that crucial social justice principles are a compilation of equality, equity, diversity, inclusion, engagement, environmental sustainability and human rights. These complex principles are challenging to operationalize in higher education; yet we are steadfast in our diligence to forge ahead to advance this vital mission.
Community colleges are uniquely positioned to lead higher education in the work of social justice. Many of our students come from historically underserved and underrepresented backgrounds, students of color, students with recent immigrant histories, students from cycles of low income if not poverty, students from indigenous communities, and students from first-generation families.
The idea of promoting social mobility through education is unconditionally and uncompromisingly embraced by community colleges. This is an exciting role, and it comes with a heavy responsibility. Simply put, we need to create environments where our students achieve greater academic success, so much so that we close our persistent equity/opportunity gaps.
If you are committed to social and racial justice and if you are interested in joining a community dedicated to solving these inequities through education, please apply.

Inquiries

For questions please contact Michael Francis [e-mail]

Recruitment Type

Recruitment Type Faculty

Location

Posting Number

F01349

# of Openings

2

Initial salary placement

Initial salary placement for full-time, tenure track positions is based on academic degree(s), upper/graduate level units earned, teaching experience and/or qualifying related professional occupation experience. See link for current salary schedule: https://www.4cd.edu/gb/policies-procedures/hr/SalarySchedules.pdf (Appendix B-1P)

Position Status

EEO Job Category

Faculty & Other Instructional Staff

Employee Group

Part-Time Faculty

Department

L6004-Nursing

Discipline

Nursing Science/ Clinical Practice

Duties and Responsibilities

• 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.

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

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

License/Certificates/Credentials

Hold a current, valid license to practice as a registered nurse in California.

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

Employee Benefits

• Membership in State Teachers Retirement System ( STRS )
• District-paid benefits (employee contributes 6%) for employee and dependents/domestic partners include:
  • Medical (Anthem Blue Cross or Kaiser) insurance including chiropractic services
  • Dental and vision
  • Flexible spending (125) plan
  • Life and long-term disability insurance
  • Employee Assistance Program
  • Deferred compensation (403b and 457)
  • Sabbatical Leave
• Additional Benefits: The District also offers eligible faculty employees, travel assistance plan, retiree benefits, and employee discounts on health memberships.
• Newly hired employees may notify the respective union (Local 1 or United Faculty) if they opt to join and/or authorize payment to the union. If the newly hired employee authorizes payment to the union then the following fees apply: Local 1 has a one-time initiation fee of $45.00 and monthly contribution of 1% of gross pay +$1. United Faculty has an agency fee of .55% of gross pay plus $2.50.

Request For Reasonable Accommodation

Request For Reasonable Accommodation

Medical Verification

Candidates with legally defined disabilities may request reasonable accommodations by notifying the Human Resources Department by the deadline date. Candidates will be required to supply documentation supporting the need for the accommodation when the request is made. Please complete the forms provided in the links above and email to [e-mail]

It is the District’s policy to ensure that all qualified applicants for employment and employees have full and equal access to employment opportunity, and are not subjected to discrimination in any program or activity of the District on the basis of ethnic group identity, race, color, ancestry, religion, marital status, sex, national origin, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, veteran status, parental status, citizenship or because an individual is perceived to have one or more of these characteristics or based on association with a person or group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics.

Required Documents

• Resume/CV
• Cover Letter
• Unofficial Transcript (must show degree(s) conferred)
• Current California nursing license

Optional Documents

• Foreign Degree Evaluation Form (NACES Approved Agency)
• Unofficial Transcript 2
• Unofficial Transcript 3
• Unofficial Transcript 4

Contra Costa Community College District
District Office
500 Court Street
Martinez, CA 94553

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