Job Details

Portland Community College is accepting applications to be considered for Part-Time Faculty assignments for the Nursing Assistant program at the Sylvania Campus. Candidates will be considered for providing instruction in lecture/lab and clinical settings.

This is NOT an announcement of a specific open position, but a Part-time Faculty Interest Pool, from which the department will identify applicants based on course assignment needs during the Academic Year. Your application may be considered for substitute assignments as well as full term class assignments.

Learn more about our program at pcc.edu/NA

If this sounds like a learning community that you would like to be a part of, and an important role that you would like to play at PCC, please complete your application today to be considered.  

The Clinical Instructor scope of work:
Supervises, instructs, and evaluates nursing assistant students in a clinical setting. An instructor is assigned to a clinical site for 2 days or evenings a week/term. The instructor will supervise between 4 to 6 students at one time. Primary communication will be with the director of the Nursing Assistant program.

The Lecture/Lab Instructor scope of work:
Instructs and evaluates nursing assistant students in the lab setting. Primary communication will be with the director of the Nursing Assistant program. 

Instructor Qualifications

There are two categories of instructors to be considered for hire:

1)  Primary instructor:
Faculty serving as a primary instructor must:

●    Hold a current Oregon RN license

●    Have at least two years’ experience as an RN; and

●    Have evidence of completion of a course on teaching adults, or one year of experience teaching adults

2)  Clinical Instructors and Instructors for Lecture/Lab:

Faculty serving as an approved clinical teaching associate and/or lecture/lab instructor must:

●    Hold a current Oregon RN or LPN license; and

●    Have the equivalent of at least one year of experience as a licensed nurse

For complete information regarding faculty qualifications, see the Oregon Board of Nursing Standards for Education Programs for Nursing Assistants and Medication Aides, 851-061-0080 Standards for Program Approval: Faculty Qualifications and Responsibilities.

Clinical Requirements

Upon hire, faculty will be required to complete clinical requirements such as a drug screen, background check, vaccination verification, and online training modules. See Requirements for Clinical & Field Education for more information.

Note Regarding Academic Credentials:

• Official transcripts are required to be submitted within 2 weeks of offer date for degrees required in the stated Instructor Qualifications. 
• Instructors shall have earned required academic credentials at a regionally accredited US institution or a foreign institution having the equivalent of regional accreditation. Instructors with credentials from other countries will have their transcripts evaluated by agencies that have good standing with the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services to establish fulfillment of this standard. (for more information see http://www.pcc.edu/hr/employment/faculty-information.html)
• For more information on PCC's General Instructor Qualifications Policy I301 visit: 
  http://catalog.pcc.edu/handbook/i301-instructorqualifications/ 
  

For program or compensation questions, please contact:

Marie McGhee, Nursing Assistant Program Director
971-722-4846
marie.mcghee@pcc.edu

As a new Part-Time Faculty employee, you may be eligible for certain benefits through PCC, such as Oregon Sick Leave and retirement savings plans.

More detailed information on the benefits plans, who is eligible, and how to enroll or make changes can be found at pcc.edu/hr/benefits. Please email PCCBenefits@pcc.edu if you have any questions.