"Program Director and Instructor, Veterinary Nursing - Fall 2026"

Job Summary

*This position is OPEN until Filled.

Summary of Responsibilities:

The program director is responsible for the organization, administration, continuous review, and development to ensure program effectiveness.

Specific duties include:

• Assist the department chair in managing the day-to-day operational aspect of the program. Analyze programmatic needs and ensure program aligned with industry standards and accreditation standards, meeting all standards as outlined by accreditation body.
• Recruit, screen, and recommend the hiring of full and part-time faculty to the department chair. Supervises and evaluates part-time faculty as needed and as delegated by the department chair.
• Provides program budgetary oversight. Actively supports faculty development for both full time and part-time personnel, monitoring communication protocols, while maintaining and reviewing part-time faculty credentials.
• Actively participates in curriculum development and review, while reviewing and adopting textbooks.
• Serves as liaison between students and the program/department to address student concerns and guides students on programmatic requirements. Serve as a student advisor for the VETN program.
• Meets with internal and external constituents, representing the department and program to key stakeholders and advisory boards.
• Facilitate and participate in the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee. Participate in the CSN Veterinary Nursing Teaching Clinic and the students' experiences within the Clinic. Manage and oversee the animals maintained by the VETN Program.
• Participate in grant development and writing as required. Assists department chair in monitoring effectiveness of curriculum and facilities of the program/department while assisting the department in unit planning, strategic planning, and accreditation efforts.
• In conjunction with the department chair, provide support for post-semester activities including ongoing student recruitment. Develop program protocols and procedures for safety of students within courses and labs. Monitor all aspects of safety.
• Encourage faculty to be participating members of local, state, and national veterinary professional associations. Demonstrate a commitment to equality in interactions with all college and program personnel (administrative personnel, CSN faculty and staff personnel, and program personnel including current and future students).

Required Qualifications:

• Be a licensed veterinarian (Doctor of Veterinary Medicine (DVM)) with a degree from an AVMA or CVMA-accredited program.
• Minimum of 5 years clinical experience in veterinary practice
• Be in good standing with the AVMA

Preferred Qualifications:

• Previous teaching experience at the college level, ideally in a veterinary technology/nursing program
• Experience in academic leadership, including program oversight, curriculum development, and student advising

Organizational Relationships:

The Veterinary Nursing (VETN) Program Director reports directly to the Department Chair. The Program Director is a full-time member of the academic faculty and CSN. The Program Director works with students, other faculty, other program directors, department chair, school dean, classified staff, other administrative staff, vice presidents, president, and community leaders.

Salary Range:

Initial salary placement is based on educational level and total years of full-time equivalent teaching experience. For example, for an instructor with a Master's degree, the salary range would be $58,046 to $74,304 annually. The entire salary range is up to $89,166 annually with a Doctorate and 10 years' experience. A maximum of 10 years of experience will be considered for initial salary placement purposes or Market Factor.

Market Factor Salary = $113,270 Contract A, 12 month position.

CSN offers a generous benefits package comprised of excellent health insurance including medical, dental, vision, pharmacy, basic life insurance, and supplemental options (long-term care, short-term disability, and legal). Comprehensive retirement plans, employee assistance programs, tuition discounts at the Nevada System of Higher Education (NSHE) institutions. As well as tuition discounts for spouses, domestic partners, and dependents. Perks encompassing on-campus employee discounts, professional and personal development opportunities; and statewide employee purchase programs. Join a dynamic team investing in our future, Students First.

Bargaining unit Faculty members hired are eligible for relocation expenses reimbursement in accordance with the College of Southern Nevada Faculty Contract CSN-NFA Contract 2022-25.

Exempt Yes

Full-Time Equivalent 100.0%

Required Attachment(s)

To be considered for this position, please upload the following documents to your application:

• Resume/CV
• Cover Letter
• Contact information for three professional references (Name, email, and phone number)
• Unofficial Academic Transcripts (Applicants who have earned their degrees outside of the United States must have their educational transcripts evaluated by an approved evaluator if their college or university is not listed in the most recent edition of the Higher Education Directory, published by Higher Education Publications, Inc. If you have any questions regarding this, please contact the Office of Human Resources, Talent Acquisition & Classification Team).

Applicants should fully describe their qualifications and experience with specific reference to each of the minimum and preferred qualifications. The search committee will use this information during the initial review of application materials.

National Search

Out-of-Area/State Candidates may be offered travel reimbursement with original itemized receipts and in accordance with GSA rates at the time of travel.

Posting Close Date 02/2/2026