FT Nursing Instructor (2 Positions)
Salary: $87,785.00 - $134,792.00 Annually
Job Type: Full Time
Job Number: FT_Nursing-2025
Closing: 2/17/2026 11:59 PM Pacific
Location: Norwalk, CA
Department: FT_Nursing-2025
Division: Health Occupations
Description
Equity and Diversity
The District is strongly committed to achieving staff diversity and
the principles of equal opportunity employment. The District
encourages a diverse pool of applicants and does not discriminate
on the basis of race, color, national origin, ancestry, sex, age,
religion, marital status, disability, or sexual orientation in any
of its policies, procedures or practices. In fact, the college
encourages applications from all segments of qualified
people.
Closing Date
This position
will close on February 17th, 2026 at 11:59 PM (or when 150
applications are received, whichever occurs sooner).
College Profile
Cerritos College is ranked 14th among the top 100 schools with the
highest Hispanic enrollment in the United States by the United
States Department of Education. Cerritos College serves as a
comprehensive community college for southeastern Los Angeles
County. Communities within the college's district include Artesia,
Bellflower, Cerritos, Downey, Hawaiian Gardens, La Mirada, Norwalk,
and portions of Bell Gardens, Lakewood, Long Beach, Santa Fe
Springs and South Gate. Cerritos College offers degrees and
certificates in more than 180 areas of study in nine divisions.
Enrollment currently averages 20,000 students. Visit Cerritos
College online at http://www.cerritos.edu.
Department Profile
The Cerritos College Associate of Science Degree Nursing Program is
housed in the Health Occupations Division of Cerritos College, a
single college district in the California Community College system.
The four-semester program offers didactic and clinical coursework
which leads to an Associate Degree of Science in Nursing and
qualifies the graduate for the California state board licensing
exam (NCLEX-RN). The program has full state accreditation through
the Board of Registered Nursing and has had it for over 60 years.
The program also holds full national accreditation with
Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN). The
program meets or exceeds program goals/outcomes for completion
rates, licensing rates, and employment rates. Through a competitive
application process, the program admits 100 students a year, for a
maximum total of 200 students in the program at any given
time.
The Cerritos College program's mission and philosophy is to prepare
entry-level practicing nurses who can meet the needs of a diverse
population in an ever-changing health care environment. Nursing is
defined as a science, discipline, and health care practice that
focuses on the assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of patients
having health problems within the domain of nursing. The goals of
nursing practice focus on health promotion, illness prevention,
rehabilitation, and supporting the resources of the person who is
ill or threatened with illness in adapting to changes within the
environment. The program is designed to offer students the
opportunity to prepare for a nursing career through mastery of a
specific body of knowledge and skills necessary for the provision
of safe and effective patient care.
The program embraces the diversity of culture, linguistic, and
philosophical differences represented in the student body. The
program is sensitive to the cultural practices and contributions
that are unique to the individuals and groups represented on the
campus and in the community. Nursing faculty are committed to
quality nursing education that reflects the development/improvement
of teaching/learning strategies using innovative approaches,
evidence-based research, and best practices. Nursing education is
viewed as a collaborative process involving the college community,
nursing faculty, nursing student body, and affiliating community
health agencies. Course experiences are designed to encourage
active discussion, inquiry, curiosity, critical thinking, reasoning
and the application of nursing process to prepare the student to
provide high quality nursing care to a variety of clients in the
healthcare system.
A successful instructor candidate will embrace the mission and
philosophy of the program and will have the knowledge, skill and
attitude to work closely with other faculty, college campus
community, and affiliating health agencies to provide the best
educational experience for the student body. In this position, the
teaching assignment will include didactic and clinical instruction
in the ASN program, including instruction in Adult Medical Surgical
Nursing. Ideal candidates will also have experience in Obstetrics,
Pediatrics, Mental Health, Telemetry, and/or Intensive Care areas.
The instructor may need to demonstrate flexibility with courses
during the day, in the evenings, and/or on weekends. A successful
applicant will be comfortable teaching in person, online, and/or a
hybrid format. This position requires strong classroom and clinical
teaching skills. This position will be working on teaching teams
and must be able to demonstrate strong teamwork, excellent
communication patterns, accountability, flexibility, initiative,
and emotional intelligence. Responsibilities will include
instruction, development of curriculum, advising students,
mentoring, participation in department and campus committees,
meeting regularly with faculty and division members, working on
faculty development, and assisting in accreditation self study
reviews.
Distinguishing Career Features
This is
a 10-month tenure-track contract position.
Job Duties
ALL FACULTY SHALL: