Nursing Adjunct Instructor (Los Medanos College)

Location: Los Medanos College

About the role

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. The teaching assignment may be scheduled during the day, evening, and/or on weekends.

Responsibilities

• Maintain current knowledge in the subject matter area and effective teaching/learning strategies.
• Maintain appropriate standards of professional conduct and ethics.
• Inform students of course requirements, evaluation procedures, and attendance requirements.
• Prepare and grade clinical assignments and inform students of their clinical progress.
• Maintain attendance, scholastic, and personnel records and submit them according to published deadlines.
• Provide instruction in accordance with established curriculum, course outlines, and class schedules.
• Create and maintain an environment that emphasizes learning, encourages free discussion of ideas, and promotes critical thinking.
• Evaluate student progress concerning educational matters and grade student work.
• Meet with students outside of class.
• Fulfill professional responsibilities of a part‑time/temporary faculty member.
• Maintain accurate academic records.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Understanding of and sensitivity to the diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, sexual orientation, and ethnic backgrounds of community college students, staff, and faculty.
• Competency with EPIC documentation software.
• Experience teaching nursing skills and 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 facilitating student application of theory to practice using 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; commitment to support policies that respect and consider the diversity of the student population and its faculty.

Schedule

• Teaching assignment may be during the day, evening, and/or on weekends.
• Employment begins Fall 2026 for an 8‑month appointment.