Part Time Instructor - Nursing

Central New Mexico Community College; Albuquerque, Santa Fe (NM, NM); On-site; USD 55,000 - 83,000; Part time

Job summary

Central New Mexico Community College seeks a part-time nursing instructor to join the School of Nursing & Patient Support. The role emphasizes high-quality instruction, student engagement, and collaboration with the Dean and colleagues to enhance outcomes.

Instructors teach, assess, and provide guidance to diverse learners, including those with disabilities, while maintaining records and supporting registration and graduation processes.

Qualifications

• Conferred Bachelor’s Degree or Higher in Nursing.
• Two (2) years of recent clinical experience.
• Current unrestricted/ unencumbered RN license, NM/Compact license or NM licensure eligibility.
• Preferred: MSN degree or doctoral degree in Nursing.
• Preferred: Teaching online, hybrid, or web-enhanced courses.
• Preferred: Post-secondary teaching experience within the last five years.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for effectively preparing, teaching, grading, and assessing student learning in courses assigned.
• Create and model a quality learning environment to support a diverse student population including students with disabilities or special learning needs.
• Maintain student records and provide documentation for in-completes within established College timelines.
• Utilize a variety of technology-based programs to access and input information related to student records and college/school/department processes.
• Assist students with registration, advising, and graduation processes.
• Structure classes and curriculum to correspond with program and course outcomes.
• Prepare, distribute and utilize instructional materials, including course syllabi, supplementary materials, instructional media and other devices as appropriate.
• Convene classes as scheduled and respond to student inquiries.
• Assist students outside the classroom through posted office hours.
• Attend in-service sessions, college/school/department meetings, graduation and convocation as required.
• Performs other job related duties as assigned

Skills

Teaching

Candidate communication

Education

Bachelor’s Degree or higher in Nursing

MSN or doctoral degree in Nursing (preferred)

Job description

Compensation

Compensation based on education and courses taught

Compensation

Compensation based on education and courses taught

Limited Term End Date

Position Summary

CNM faculty are vital to the College’s vision of “changing lives, building community.” This vision is evidenced by a commitment to teaching and learning that supports our goals of student success, increased student retention, and improved graduation rates. Faculty are responsible for providing high quality instruction that meets the needs of diverse learners so that each student may meet course outcomes and achieve their educational goals. An instructor is responsible for providing high quality instruction so that each student may meet course outcomes. Collaborate with the Dean and colleagues to improve the student learning experience. Being hired into the regular part-time instructor pool is not a guarantee of employment. Classes are assigned on an as-needed basis. Hours will vary each class and by term. The number of openings for instructors is dependent upon student enrollment.

• Responsible for effectively preparing, teaching, grading, and assessing student learning in courses assigned.


• Create and model a quality learning environment to support a diverse student population including students with disabilities or special learning needs.


• Maintain student records and provide documentation for in-completes within established College timelines.


• Utilize a variety of technology-based programs to access and input information related to student records and college/school/department processes.


• Assist students with registration, advising, and graduation processes.


• Structure classes and curriculum to correspond with program and course outcomes.


• Prepare, distribute and utilize instructional support materials, including course syllabi, supplementary materials,instructional media and other devices as appropriate.


• Convene classes as scheduled and respond to student inquiries.


• Assist students outside the classroom through posted office hours.


• Attend in-service sessions, college/school/department meetings, graduation and convocation as required.


• Performs other job related duties as assigned

Minimum Qualifications

• Conferred Bachelor’s Degree or Higher in Nursing.

AND

• Two (2) years of recent clinical experience

AND

• Current unrestricted/ unencumbered RN license, NM/Compact license or eligible for NM licensure (if from a non-compact state) – Please include your license number on your resume.

Preferred Qualifications

• Previous teaching experience in a school of nursing or in a clinical education role. Conferred MSN degree and/ doctoral degree in Nursing. Please note: BSN candidates actively working on an MSN degree will have greater preference over BSNs who are not in school.


• Previous experience teaching online, hybrid, or web-enhanced courses.


• Teaching experience at the post-secondary level within the last five (5) years.

Best Consideration Date

10/28/2026

School of Nursing & Patient Support

Eeo Statement

As an EEO employer, Central New Mexico Community College will not discriminate in our employment practices based on an applicant’s race, ethnicity, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, serious medical condition or status as a protected veteran or spousal affiliation. Central New Mexico Community College hires only U.S. citizens and individuals lawfully authorized to work in the U.S.