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

Job Description

Diversity Statement

About the College of Southern Nevada

Founded in 1971 and situated in the greater Las Vegas metropolitan area, the College of Southern Nevada is the most ethnically diverse college in Nevada and the first to receive the HSI designation. We've prioritized providing an affordable, collaborative, and welcoming environment that allows all students to shine. CSN is a fully accredited institution offering hundreds of degrees and certificates in 70 academic programs. CSN proudly hosts students from all 50 states and over 60 countries with a student population that mirrors Clark County Nevada, one of the most diverse counties in the US. More than one-third of our students are first-generation, half are Pell Grant eligible, and nearly three-fourths are part-time.

The College of Southern Nevada, a Minority Serving Institution designated as a Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI) and Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander Serving Institution (AANAPISI) provides associates and select bachelor's degrees. Consistent with CSN's mission, vision, and values, we are passionate about fostering an environment where our highly diverse students achieve, succeed, and prosper.

Institutional Commitment to Diversity

The College of Southern Nevada recognizes that embracing diversity maximizes faculty and staff contribution to our goals and provides the best opportunity for student achievement. We seek faculty who demonstrate their commitment to our communities and value diverse perspectives. Faculty are intentional about providing culturally responsive instruction to promote creativity, innovation, growth, and academic excellence.

We strive to uphold our mission, to create, and preserve an environment that is dedicated to achieving educational access, equitable resources, inviolable dignity, and opportunity for all to participate, prosper, and reach their full potential.

We ensure that all our work and efforts are transformative and build a truly Students First institutional culture. We commit to the journey ahead, embrace difficult conversations, examine implicit biases, and remain steadfast in our continuous process of improvement. We do this by creating, uplifting, and centering all the voices and experiential knowledge of our students, employees, and campus communities.

CSN is committed to providing a place of work and learning free of discrimination based on race, color, national origin, disability, religion, age, sex/gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, and veteran status in the programs or activities which it operates.

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.

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.