Adjunct Clinical Nursing Faculty
Part-Time / Posted July 30, 2026
Summary
Adjunct clinical nursing faculty members are appointed to a part-time position to teach in clinical settings. Positions are available immediately.
Responsibilities
The following list serves as a guide for Clinical Adjunct Faculty in relation to their responsibilities in the clinical setting with students. There may be additional responsibilities in a particular course that are not part of this list.
- Maintaining clinical competence in the area(s) being taught.
- Completing required clock hours of contracted clinical work per week.
- Attending Orientation on campus annually unless excused; Attending the Blessing of the Hands/White Coat Ceremony (if Sophomore Level Clinical Adjunct Faculty).
- Attending clinical meetings on campus as scheduled by the Course Coordinator (a maximum of three meetings for 15-wk courses and two meetings for 7-wk courses).
- Arranging orientation for students at the assigned clinical facility.
- Adhering to course and clinical policies as defined by the BSN Handbook, course syllabus, and Clinical Adjunct Faculty Handbook; having a copy of the BSN Handbook on site.
- Holding clinical briefs, huddles, and de-briefs with students during each clinical experience.
- Adhering to the policies of the BSON and agency where assigned.
- Evaluating clinical assignments; grading written assignments according to the rubric provided by the Course Coordinator; returning papers to students in a timely manner and when appropriate, submitting and/or posting grades on the learning management system (Canvas).
- Providing continuous input to students about their clinical performance; providing written warning of unsatisfactory performance/written work to student and Course Coordinator; developing remediation plans with students in collaboration and action plans for success with the Course Coordinator using the Student Performance Improvement Plan (PIP).
- Maintaining direct and open communication with the Course Coordinator particularly when there are questions about students, clinical unit/site concerns/issues, or student concerns/issues; also providing weekly updates of student progress to the Course Coordinator through e-mail or phone call.
- Completing the clinical evaluation tool and instructing students to complete a self-evaluation of their clinical performance at the midterm point of the clinical experience; meeting with students individually to review the evaluation and sign it; reviewing all evaluations with the responsible course coordinator faculty member, and submitting all signed and completed evaluations to the Course Coordinator.
- Evaluating the clinical site (s) using the Clinical Evaluation Site form provided by the Course Coordinator and returning this form to the Coordinator of BSN Enrollment and Clinical Placement.
- Sharing insights and suggestions concerning congruence among the course content, clinical site, and written assignments with the Course Coordinator.
- Checking Ursuline e-mail and Canvas daily.
Qualifications
1. Bachelor of Science in nursing degree; MSN degree preferred.
2. At minimum, 24 months of experience as a graduate registered nurse.
3. Current unencumbered RN license in the state of Ohio.
How to Apply
Qualified candidates should use form below or send letter of interest, curriculum vitae, and three letters of reference to Dr. Sarahbeth Abalos at Sarahbeth.abalos@gannon.edu. Review of applications to begin immediately and will continue until positions are filled
