"Adjunct Faculty POOL- CNA at Walla Walla (2025-2026 Academic Year)"

Description

Walla Walla Community College (WWCC) is seeking applicants to fulfill the part-time role of Nursing Assisting Instructor on the Walla Walla campus.

General Responsibilities: The relationship of the faculty member to the student is one of teacher, mentor, and facilitator of learning. This position reports to the College's Nursing Assistant Program Coordinator and will be responsible to teach classes online and/or in classroom settings. The instructor will prepare teaching material, assign grades, maintain records, and consult with students as required by the instructional division. Instruction includes classroom, lab and clinical.

Essential Responsibilities:

• Instruction: Plan course instruction based on approved Master Course Outlines/Syllabi to ensure course content and objectives are met. Utilizes Universal Design to accommodate the learning styles of a diverse student population, including new technologies enabling distance learning. Supervise Clinical experience for students. Evaluate student's performance on a systematic basis, ensuring competency-based goals are met. Prepare and maintain student records related to learning activities. Report and document findings of student progress or lack of performance to student and Nursing Assistant Coordinator.
• College Service: Serve on college committees as assigned. Serve as a professional resource to potential college students. Participate in professional and/or civic activities contributing to health care or certified nursing assistant education. Promote community awareness of Walla Walla Community College Certified Assisting Program.
• Advising: Refer students to appropriate college and community resources. Meet with students by phone or in person outside of class as needed.
• Professional Development: Participate in professional organizations. Maintain proficiency in teaching and clinical practice. Attend selected professional development activities. Utilize ongoing self-review in evaluation process. Ensure completion of required vocational instruction certification.

Competencies: Ability to effectively develop coursework that includes demonstrations, lectures, group discussions and activities, individual activities, etc. Understand which teaching methods best serve the student's needs, interests, and ability to learn. Ability to develop accurate standards to measure learning or administer evaluations to determine effectiveness and ensure a high level of comprehension. Ability to build constructive working relationships characterized by a high level of acceptance, cooperation, and mutual respect. Ability to recognize the value of cultural, ethnic, gender and other individual differences in people.

Required Qualifications: Hold a current Washington state license to practice as a registered or licensed practical nurse. A minimum of one-year experience within the past three years in caring for the elderly or chronically ill of any age or both. (WAC 246-841-470) Current American Heart Association CPR Card required. Prior teaching experience desired.

Compensation for an adjunct assistant professor is contingent on enrollment and paid in accordance with the contract between the WWCC Board of Trustees and the WWCC Association for Higher Education, found on the WWCC Human Resources Page. Refer to Appendix D for the adjunct salary schedule.