Registered Nursing Instructor

courses offered in onsite, online and hybrid format, evening, and/or Saturday classes.

Representative Duties

• Teach fifteen lecture hour equivalents per semester in Registered Nursing, Health and Safety Sciences using various teaching methods including demonstrations and active learning strategies.
• Maintain five office hours per week, including regular posted office hours, which are accessible to students.
• Responsible for preparation time
• Participate in faculty/division meetings; yearly program review; curricular planning, development, and implementation; student learning outcomes: data collection and writing action plans, program learning outcomes, development, assessment, and implementation; evaluation of educational programs; and college governance to advance the college's mission and strategic goals.
• Participate in faculty professional development and continuing education activities that are designed to maintain and develop currency in the field, pedagogy (for traditional and online teaching and learning), and student support strategies, especially as they relate to student equity initiatives.
• Maintain records of attendance, census, grades, etc.
• Provide an environment conducive to effective learning.
• Communicate effectively, both orally and in writing.
• Establish and maintain cooperative and effective working relationships with all employees and others encountered in the course of work.
• Demonstrate a sensitivity to, and understanding of, the diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, and ethnic backgrounds of community college students.
• Travel between District locations is also expected.
• Performs other instructional-related duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

(Applicant must meet one of the following)

• Masters degree in nursing OR bachelors degree in nursing AND masters degree in health education or health science OR the equivalent OR minimum qualifications as set by the Board of Registered Nursing, whichever is higher.
• Current California RN License or eligibility for licensure by the California Board of Registered Nursing.
• Must have one year of full-time experience in acute care (hospital) setting within the last 5 years or must be willing and able to remediate or currently approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing to teach medical-surgical nursing, and one or more of the following: maternity nursing, pediatric nursing, psych mental-health and/or geriatric nursing.
• In addition, successful candidate(s) may be required to remediate to (become approved to teach) other areas of nursing.

Antelope Valley College Equivalency: Equivalency not needed, per division faculty.

AND a sensitivity to and understanding of the diverse academic, socioeconomic, cultural, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, and ethnic backgrounds of community college students (tit. 5 § 53024.1).

DESIRABLE QUALIFICATIONS:

• Masters degree in Nursing Education or higher.
• Professional Registered Nursing experience of 5 years or more.
• Minimum of at least one (1) year of experience teaching courses related to registered nursing or completion of a post-baccalaureate course that includes practice in teaching registered nursing (if there is a practicum teaching RN student, practicum can be counted towards the one required year).

Other Information

APPLICATION PROCESS
This position requires the following documents to be attached to your online application in order to be considered:

• Application
• Current resume
• Letter of intent that addresses minimum and desirable qualifications.
• Scanned copy of official transcripts with required degree(s).
  • Foreign transcripts and degrees require official certification of equivalency to U.S. transcripts and degrees by a certified U.S. review service at the time of application and must identify graduate level coursework.
  • Any evaluation service member of the National Association of Credential Evaluation Service (NACES) http://www.naces.org/ is acceptable.
• Two (2) current letters of professional reference signed and dated within the last year.
• Travel expenses for pre-employment interviews and employment processing will not be authorized.

Your application and any required attachments must be submitted by October 21, 2026.

Applications with incomplete information (i.e., statements such as "see resume") or missing documents will not be considered.

VISA

Please be advised that AVC:

• Does not sponsor employment visas,
• Does not participate in E-Verify, and
• Does not complete documentation related to STEM OPT or other F-1 visa programs.

ACCOMMODATIONS

If you have, any questions or concerns/if you require accommodations for the application process in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, please contact the People, Culture and Talent (Human Resources) department at (661) 722-6311.

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER AND COMMITMENT TO DIVERSITY Antelope Valley Community College District (AVC) is committed to employing administrators, faculty, and staff members who are dedicated to student success. AVC recognizes that diversity in the academic environment fosters cultural awareness, promotes mutual understanding and respect, and provides suitable role models for all students.

AVC is committed to hiring processes that support equal opportunity, diversity, and provide equitable consideration for all candidates as required in federal and state laws and regulations. To find out more about AVC, please visit our website at avc.edu.

Thank you for your interest in employment opportunities with Antelope Valley Community College District.

Annual Security Report is provided by Antelope Valley College for prospective students and employees. A copy of this report is available at http://www.avc.edu/administration/police/

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