Golden West College

Instructor, Nursing (Tenure-Track)

Job# 6-G-26

Salary: $66,899.00 - $159,488.00 Annually

Deadline: 6/16/2025 11:59 PM Pacific

Full job description and OFFICIAL application available ONLY at: http://50.73.55.13/counter.php?id=302779

Golden West College is seeking a full-time, equity-minded, tenure-track faculty member in the Nursing Department commencing with the Fall 2025 semester. The primary teaching assignment involves all areas of Nursing.

This assignment also includes curriculum and program development; participation in department, division, and college committees; participatory governance activities assuming leadership roles both within the department and in the institution as a whole; collaboration across disciplines; the leveraging of student support resources; participation in ongoing professional development.

The assignment may be day, evening, weekend, online, hybrid, or off-campus and is subject to change as needed. The ideal candidate for these positions embrace the overall mission of Golden West College and the Coast Community College District with a clear, focused commitment to offer inspiration, innovation and meaningful learning experiences to its diverse and changing community and prepares students to achieve success in post-secondary, career and technical, and life-long educational opportunities.

EXAMPLES OF DUTIES AND POSITION REQUIREMENTS

• Maintain currency within the assigned nursing specialty.

• Demonstrate verbal and written communication proficiency with students, colleagues, and staff

• Demonstrate use of effective teaching methods and materials appropriate for the course, discipline, modality, and students

• Demonstrate compliance with course outline requirements and student learning outcomes

• Maintenance of regular and timely office hours

• Ensure confidential, accurate maintenance of student records

• Adhere to College and departmental requirements consistent with applicable bargaining agreement

• Demonstrate appropriate respect for students by demonstrating the following characteristics: patience, fairness, promptness in the evaluation and discussion of student work appropriate sensitivity and responsiveness to the needs of individual students; support of the diversity of our students, colleagues, and staff in actions, words, and teaching and learning methods.

• Demonstrate respect for colleagues and the teaching profession characterized by the following conduct:

acknowledging and defending the free inquiry of students, colleagues, and staff in the exchange of criticism and ideas; acting in accordance with the ethics of the profession and with a sense of personal integrity; working in a spirit of cooperation to develop and maintain a collegial atmosphere among faculty and staff while upholding and respecting academic freedom; demonstrating a commitment to and an engagement with the College, the division, and/or the department (as appropriate), and the profession; having the intellectual courage to share your professional opinion constructively, even when not the popular view, in pursuit of improvement; and having willingness to challenge yourself and others to re-evaluate practices in the pursuit of departmental, College, and District excellence.

• Provide instruction in nursing in accordance with established course outlines.

• Provide leadership in the development and revision of nursing curriculum responsive to the students served.

• Participate in curriculum development, implementation, and evaluation; participate in and develop programs to measure student performance.

• Maintain current knowledge in the subject matter areas.

• Maintain appropriate standards of professional conduct and ethics.

• Fulfill the professional responsibilities of a full-time faculty member including, but not limited to the following: teach all scheduled classes unless excused under provisions of Board Policy; follow the department course outlines; keep accurate records of student enrollment, attendance, and progress; submit student grades according to established deadlines; post and maintain scheduled office hours; participate in departmental meetings and college and/or district-wide activities and committees as assigned.

• The assignment may include day, evening, weekend, and online sections.

• Ability to work with computers and use the Internet and interactive technologies to engage students in on-campus and online courses (where academically appropriate).

Qualifications and Physical Demands

Minimum Qualifications

Must meet the minimum qualifications as set by the Board of Registered Nursing and Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN), which includes:

1. A master's or higher degree from an accredited college or university which includes course work in nursing, education or administration ; and

2. Direct patient care experience within the previous five (5) years in the nursing area to which he or she is assigned, which can be met by: (A) One (1) year's continuous, full-time or its equivalent experience providing direct patient care as a registered nurse in the designated nursing area; or (B) One (1) academic year of registered nurse level clinical teaching experience in the designated nursing area or its equivalent that demonstrates clinical competency; and

3. Completion of at least one (1) year's experience teaching courses related to registered nursing or completion of a post-baccalaureate course which includes practice in teaching registered nursing.

AND

Evidence of demonstrated sensitivity to and understanding of the diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, disability, geographic, gender, gender identity, and ethnic backgrounds of community college students. (California Code of Regulations Title 5 53022; Education Code Section 87360; Coast Community College District EEO Plan)

How to determine if you need Equivalency? Candidates who do not meet the minimum requirements as stated in the job posting, but feel they have a combination of education and experience that would be equivalent to the State Minimum Qualifications (Download PDF reader), must attach a completed Application for Equivalency Form (Download PDF reader). This form must be included as an attachment to their online application, along with supporting documents, in addition to all other required materials.

Additional Required Qualifications

Valid, unrestricted CA RN License

Preferred Qualifications

• Possess nursing and teaching experience in medical surgical (general and critical care), geriatrics, and mental health

• Recent experience working with underrepresented students in the classroom, and an understanding of how historical patterns of exclusion of these groups within higher education and the field of nursing shape patterns of participation and outcomes.

• Willingness to examine and remediate one’s instructional, relational, and classroom practices to more effectively engage and support racially minoritized students.

• Experience and expertise in culturally responsive teaching in nursing, particularly as it relates to the relevance of nursing to students’ lives, interests, and communities.

• Demonstrated ability to address equity gaps within nursing courses and classrooms.

• Evidence of an ability to self-reflect and respond to an evidenced-based assessment of student learning.

• Desire and demonstrated ability to participate actively in department, division, and college committees and in the shared governance of Coast Community College District.

• Desire and evidence of an ability to take on leadership roles both within the department and in the institution as a whole.

• Ability to work with computers and use the Internet and interactive technologies to engage students in on-campus and online courses (where academically appropriate).

• Evidence of an ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing.

• Able to teach and provide direct patient care in clinical acute care settings.

Conditions of Employment

A complete application includes:

• A complete Coast Community College District Online Employment Application.

• Responses to Supplemental Questions (as required)

• Cover letter addressing the applicant’s qualifications, including preferred qualifications, for the subject(s) to be taught (not to exceed two pages).

• Resume (not to exceed two pages)

• Valid California RN license

• All unofficial transcripts

• Equivalency Application (if applicable)

*Documents not requested in the job announcement will not be considered

The deadline to apply is (time and date). Incomplete applications and application materials submitted by U.S. mail will not be considered. You may seek in person assistance with the online application by making an appointment with human resources. All applications must be submitted online prior to the deadline in order to be considered.

Submit application on-line at http://www.cccd.edu/employment.

Coast Community College District is an Equal Opportunity Employer

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