Clinical Assistant Professor College of Nursing WSU Spokane

The Opportunity:

Washington State University and the College of Nursing invite applications for a full-time, clinical track clinician-scholar-educator who holds current certification as a Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP). In this role, you will serve as a Clinical Assistant Professor in the College of Nursing with a primary work location on the WSU Spokane campus. This position is designated as hybrid; however, you are expected to be on campus as needed to support teaching, clinical activities, meetings, and other core responsibilities. The anticipated start date is August 1, 2026.

Some of your duties and responsibilities will include:

• Teaching doctoral, masters, and/or undergraduate students.
• Advising undergraduate and/or graduate students.
• Serving as a clinical faculty evaluator with FNP students in their clinical settings.
• Maintaining an ongoing program of clinical scholarship.
• Disseminating scholarly findings.
• Serving on graduate student committees.
• Providing service to the department, College of Nursing, and university communities as well as the nursing profession.
• Engaging with healthcare agencies to develop partnerships for FNP clinical placement opportunities.

A portion of the faculty workload for this position may include providing clinical practice in one of our collaborating community clinics. This component supports our commitment to strengthening academic-practice partnerships, expanding access to high-quality care, and ensuring that faculty maintain active engagement in contemporary clinical environments. Specific clinical opportunities will be aligned with your area of expertise and finalized in coordination with the community partner and the College of Nursing.

Additional Information:

This is a full-time (100% FTE), fixed-term, career-track faculty position. This position is overtime exempt.

This position is eligible for a hybrid work arrangement, combining on-campus and off-campus work, and is subject to university approval. The official work location for this position is a WSU campus or site, and the hybrid arrangement may be adjusted or discontinued based on operational, instructional, clinical, or programmatic needs.

Annual 9-month Academic Salary: $92,063.31

In accordance with RCW 49.58.110, the above salary reflects the full salary range for this position. Individual placement within the range is based on the candidate's current experience, education, skills, and abilities related to the position.

Benefits: WSU offers a comprehensive benefits package which includes paid sick and vacation leave; paid holidays; medical, dental, life and disability insurance package for employees and dependents; retirement; deferred compensation and optional supplemental retirement accounts. For a more detailed summary of benefits offered by WSU for Faculty please review the summary of benefits for WSU Faculty and Total Compensation.

Required Qualifications:

• A DNP or PhD by date of hire.
• National certification as a Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) and at least two years of full-time clinical practice as a family nurse practitioner.
• Meet eligibility requirements for RN licensure and ARNP licensure with prescriptive authority in Washington State and Oregon, if not already licensed.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in teaching didactic and clinical courses and advising graduate and/or undergraduate nursing students.
• Experience with technology assisted education modalities.
• Demonstrate ability to utilize practice-based research studies to address salient nursing and health care issues.
• Interdisciplinary/interprofessional collaboration in practice and/or education.
• Current in their clinical practice.
• Experience as a preceptor for FNP students.

Position Sponsorship Eligibility: Not eligible for work visa sponsorship.

About the College of Nursing - https://nursing.wsu.edu/

The College of Nursing program at Washington State University offers an RN to BSN completion program, a Master of Nursing (MN) program with tracks in Organizational Systems and Leadership and Nursing Education, and a DNP program with specialization as a Family Nurse Practitioner.

Area/College: College of Nursing

Department Name: Advanced Practice and Community Based Care Department

Location: Spokane, WA