Nursing Professor, Full-Time Tenure Track

South Puget Sound Community College (SPSCC) seeks highly motivated and qualified candidates for the 2025-2026 academic year to fill a full-time, tenure-track position as a Nursing Professor.  Successful candidates will possess the interest, skills, and abilities to help college teams lead the state in innovative and collaborative learning experiences designed to optimize student success.  The effective date of employment will be June 1, 2025.  The basic assignment is 177 contract days with a salary of $86,631  annually.  

The Nursing Professor will:

• Place student success at the center of all decision-making.
• Engage with students, faculty, staff, and administrators to create a community of learners.
• Seek opportunities for teaching and learning excellence.
• Embrace change, risk-taking, and innovation.
• Respect the richness of diverse cultural values, beliefs, and practices of others.
• Contribute to the technical and general education of students who will apply learning to the world of work and transfer their education to a university.
• Demonstrate commitment to reducing economic and learning barriers for students.
• Demonstrate competence and sensitivity in working at South Puget Sound Community College, in which students, faculty, and staff are broadly diverse with regard to many facets of identity, including but not limited to gender, ethnicity, nationality, sexual orientation, and religion.

South Puget Sound Community College is committed to increasing its cultural diversity with an emphasis on equity and inclusion among its professional staff. A firm understanding of anti-racist policy development coupled with the skills to eliminate barriers that harm underrepresented people is a college requirement. The students that we serve come from a variety of backgrounds. On average, 43% of SPSCC students are people of color.  We strongly encourage members of the underrepresented groups, veterans, and bi- or multi-lingual individuals to apply for this position to help meet the needs of our diverse students and service district. 

And if that isn't enough?  We also offer:
     

• A healthy work/life balance for our employees with the opportunity for flexible work schedules and remote work depending on position and college needs
• Fine dining in the Percival Room, offering vegetarian, vegan, and gluten-free choices as part of our Culinary Arts and Baking & Pastry Arts programs
• The Clipper Coffee Corner serving Batdorf & Bronson coffee and a selection of delicious food items from our baking/culinary students
• A brand new Health & Wellness Center
• FREE Bus service every 15 minutes to downtown Olympia and beyond
• FREE parking on our campuses – permits are not required
• On-campus child care
• Percival Creek, which runs beneath our campus footbridge, provides year-round beauty and views of Chinook, Coho, and chum salmon pass through each fall
• Many walking paths that are marked and on nicely paved sidewalks
• SPSCC promotes wellness with a variety of different workshops and events on campus
• Lots of activities with our Artist & Lecture series, which are FREE for staff and faculty
• Many community events in the Kenneth J. Minnaert Center for the Arts
• Employee Resource Groups (ERGs)that offer an opportunity for SPSCC employees to gather and connect around issues that define them personally, and which affect their work at the College and their professional development. Current Employee Resource Groups include:
  • Staff and Faculty of Color (SFOC) ERG - an employee network that strives to create an intentional and relational foundation for community and trust building across different groups through shared values.
  • The LGBTQIA ERG creates a space for LGBTQIA staff and faculty at the college to share resources, build support and community, and work towards greater equity and accessibility.

Faculty members will work with other faculty, staff, and administrators to:

• Create and facilitate contextualized and integrated learning experiences in Nursing in relation to identified college pathways that are linked to career goals.
• Create authentic assessments of students’ knowledge, skills, and abilities in Nursing that measure course, program, and college-wide outcomes. 
• Apply multiple teaching and learning strategies that promote the affective, cognitive, and kinesthetic domains of learning.
• Provide online, hybrid, and face-to-face learning that utilizes a learning management system.
• Use local, state, and national data and analytics to continuously improve strategies for student success.
• Mentor students regarding academic pathways and the courses needed to reach each student’s academic goals.
• Use a wide range of learning resources, tools, and technologies to improve access and student success in higher education.
• Serve on committees that support the shared governance of the college.
• Strategic and operational planning to meet standards for improvement set by the Revised Code of Washington, the Washington Board of Nursing, and The National League for Nursing Commission for Nursing Education Accreditation. 
• Collection and analysis of local, regional, and national data relevant to nursing education and student professional success

Minimum Qualifications:

• Master's degree in nursing from an accredited college or university. 
  • Individuals with a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from an accredited college or university and enrolled in a master's degree program are encouraged to apply, but a master's degree in nursing is required prior to award of tenure. 
• Current unrestricted license to practice as a registered nurse in Washington upon hire. 
• Three years of clinical experience. 
• Demonstrate success in working collaboratively with other individuals, teams, committees, and departments. 
• Meet clinical agency requirements, which may include, but are not limited to, background clearance and immunizations. 
• American Heart BLS Health Care Provider Cardholder or willing to obtain prior to the first day of classes.
• Certified Healthcare Simulation Educator (CHSE) certification or willingness to obtain within three years.
• Demonstrated experience or participation with persons from diverse backgrounds such as sexual orientation, racial, ethnic, religious, linguistic, gender, age, socio-economic, physical, and learning abilities, and a commitment to an inclusive and equitable working/learning environment.

Applications must be completed online and include the following attachments:

1. Cover letter addressed to the Screening Committee highlighting your ability to perform the responsibilities and competencies described in the job posting. 
2. Current resume/CV showing all educational and professional experience demonstrates how you meet the minimum and preferred qualifications. 
3. Copies of unofficial transcripts from institutions of higher education.

Top candidates will be notified directly to interview for this position. Selection will be based on the applicant's knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the duties listed in this job posting as identified in the materials requested above. Applications with comments directing the reader to see attachments will be considered incomplete.
 
Veterans Preference
Applicants who meet the minimum qualifications and are wishing to claim Veterans Preference should redact their personally identifiable information from a copy of their United States Department of Veterans Affairs honorable discharge documentation and email to sbutler-hill@spscc.edu with the job number for which they are applying in the subject line.
 
Background Check Condition of Employment
Employment with the college is contingent upon the successful completion of a comprehensive background check. Any adverse information will be considered on a case-by-case basis and does not automatically preclude a candidate from employment.

Bargaining Unit
This position has been designated as a bargaining unit position represented by the South Puget Sound Federation of Teachers, AFT/AFL-CIO, Local 4603.

South Puget Sound Community College values diversity and is an Equal Opportunity Employer and Educator
South Puget Sound Community College provides equal opportunity in education and employment and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, sex, sexual orientation, marital status, creed, religion, or status as a veteran of war. Prohibited sex discrimination includes sexual harassment (unwelcome sexual conduct of various types). SPSCC provides reasonable accommodations for qualified students, employees, and applicants with disabilities in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act and Federal Rehabilitation Act. The following person has been designated to handle inquiries regarding non-discrimination policies, Title II and Title IX, Samantha Dotson, Executive Human Resource Officer /Title IX Coordinator, 360-596-5361, ssoto@spscc.edu, Building 25, Room 220, 2011 Mottman Rd SW, Olympia, WA 98512;  South Puget Sound Community College is a smoke-free/drug free environment.

Applicants needing accommodation in the application process in an alternative format may contact the Human Resources office at (360) 596-5500.

Salary : $82,700 - $91,763