Nursing Professor, Full-Time Tenure Track

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***Priority Review 5/15/2026.***

South Puget Sound Community College (SPSCC) is seeking a highly motivated and qualified Nursing Professor for a full-time, tenure-track position for the 2026-2027 academic year. The successful candidate will contribute to innovative and collaborative learning experiences that optimize student success. This is a 177-day contract with an annual salary of $86,631.

The Nursing Professor will:

• Place student success at the center of all decision-making.
• Engage with students, faculty, staff, and administrators to create a community of learners.
• Seek opportunities for teaching and learning excellence.
• Embrace change, risk-taking, and innovation.
• Respect the richness of others' diverse cultural values, beliefs, and practices.
• Contribute to the technical and general education of students who will apply their learning to the world of work and transfer their education to a university.
• Demonstrate commitment to reducing economic and learning barriers for students.
• Demonstrate competence and sensitivity in working at South Puget Sound Community College, in which students, faculty, and staff are broadly diverse with regard to many facets of identity, including but not limited to gender, ethnicity, nationality, sexual orientation, and religion.

South Puget Sound Community College is committed to increasing its cultural diversity with an emphasis on equity and inclusion among its professional staff. A firm understanding of antiracist policy development coupled with the skills to eliminate barriers that harm underrepresented people is a college requirement. The students that we serve come from a variety of backgrounds. On average, 43% of SPSCC students are people of color. We strongly encourage members of the underrepresented groups, veterans, and bi- or multi-lingual individuals to apply for this position to help meet the needs of our diverse students and service district.

What You'll Do

Faculty members will work with other faculty, staff, and administrators to:

• Create and facilitate contextualized, integrated learning experiences in Nursing aligned with identified college pathways linked to career goals.
• Create authentic assessments of students’ knowledge, skills, and abilities in Nursing that measure course, program, and college-wide outcomes.
• Apply multiple teaching and learning strategies that promote the affective, cognitive, and kinesthetic domains of learning.
• Provide online, hybrid, and face-to-face learning that utilizes a learning management system.
• Use local, state, and national data and analytics to continuously improve strategies for student success.
• Mentor students regarding academic pathways and the courses needed to reach each student’s academic goals.
• Use a wide range of learning resources, tools, and technologies to improve access and student success in higher education.
• Serve on committees that support the college's shared governance.
• Strategic and operational planning to meet standards for improvement set by the Revised Code of Washington, the Washington Board of Nursing, and the National League for Nursing Commission for Nursing Education Accreditation.
• Collection and analysis of local, regional, and national data relevant to nursing education and student professional success

Qualifications You Possess

Minimum Qualifications:

Master's degree in nursing from an accredited college or university.

• Individuals with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from an accredited college or university and enrolled in a master's degree program are encouraged to apply, but a master's degree in nursing is required prior to award of tenure.
• Current unrestricted license to practice as a registered nurse in Washington upon hire.
• Three years of clinical experience.
• Demonstrate success in working collaboratively with other individuals, teams, committees, and departments.
• Meet clinical agency requirements, which may include, but are not limited to, background clearance and immunizations.
• American Heart BLS Health Care Provider Cardholder or willing to obtain prior to the first day of classes.
• Certified Healthcare Simulation Educator (CHSE) certification or willingness to obtain within three years.
• Demonstrated experience or participation with persons from diverse backgrounds such as sexual orientation, racial, ethnic, religious, linguistic, gender, age, socio-economic, physical, and learning abilities, and a commitment to an inclusive and equitable working/learning environment.

To Apply

Applications must be completed online at Nursing Professor, Full-Time Tenure Track