Nursing faculty (Position Code PTNUR-25)

Category : : Adjunct Faculty

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Department : : Division of Health Careers

Locations : : Des Plaines and Skokie, IL

Posted : : Jul 28, 2025

Closes : : Open Until Filled

Type : : Part Time Faculty

Ref. No. : : PTNUR-25

Salary Type : : Hourly

Salary Range : : $1.00 - $1.00

Position ID : : 190937

About Oakton College :

Oakton College, a caring community of educators dedicated to excellence in teaching and learning, seeks part-time faculty to join our College. Applicants must be strong communicators and effective classroom facilitators who enjoy teaching in a student-centered environment.

Candidates with a commitment to working in a culturally competent environment are especially valued at Oakton.

We encourage applications from candidates who reflect the increasing diversity of Oakton's student body & community, who will enhance and promote engagement with other cultures, and have a demonstrated commitment to working with and as part of a multicultural faculty and diverse student body and community.

Located seventeen miles from downtown Chicago, Oakton serves northern Cook County with campuses in Des Plaines and Skokie, Illinois.

Oakton College is looking to develop a pool of adjunct instructors to teach.

Adjunct faculty positions are ongoing pooled positions. Candidates' materials will remain on file and will be reviewed on an as-needed basis.

Job Description :

Class being taught : NUR 109 Maternal Health

• Construction of a course syllabus, consistent with the generic course syllabus, that stipulates course objectives, content, and grading criteria,
• Preparation of course presentations and instructional materials, for lecture, and laboratory and clinical functions (as appropriate),
• Delivery of instruction, including being prepared for and meeting courses and laboratories (if appropriate) at scheduled times,
• Consultation with and evaluation of students,
• Maintenance of clear records on student performance, as well as any other factors, such as attendance involved with the grading of students,
• Compliance with departmental and institutional policies and procedures including but not limited to submission of midterm and final grades, keeping office hours, and decisions regarding instructional matters such as texts, assignments, grading standards, and adhering to provisions of the OCCAFA contract, and Compliance with institutional procedures.

Part-time faculty are paid on a lecture hour equivalents (LHE) basis. For most courses, the LHE is the same as a credit hour. For others, the LHE represents additional work for teaching the class, such as grading papers for Composition classes or teaching a class with a laboratory section (computers, languages, and the sciences); in those cases, the LHE represents a figure higher than the credit hour. All part-time faculty start at the beginning pay rates, regardless of the level and type of experience obtained elsewhere. For the 2024-25 academic year rates are $1191 / LHE for faculty without doctorates and $1262 / LHE for faculty with doctorates.

Part-time faculty advance one step within the salary schedule with the successful completion of 2 fall & spring semesters where 3+ LHEs are taught in each semester.

Requirements :

A MSN, licensure as an RN, and a minimum of 2 years of full time nursing experience are required.

Preferred : MSN with recent Maternal Health experience in a hospital setting. Prior college level clinical experience and college teaching experience.

Additional Information :

Part-time faculty are hired on a semester-by-semester basis. A reasonable effort is made to assure the assignment of courses to more senior part-time faculty who are fully qualified by virtue of their education, training, work experience as related to current technology and pedagogical techniques, and who have had a history of successful performance at Oakton College.

All assignments are conditioned on sufficient enrollment. Once a course starts, the part time faculty member is expected to complete the course.

Please contact hr@oakton.edu if you have any questions or experience problems in submitting your application.

Oakton is accessible by public transportation.

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Application Instructions :

For further details, visit our website at www.oakton.edu and select the Employment link to view Employment Opportunities.

Please be sure to have a current resume, cover letter, and list of, at least, three (3) professional references with contact information prepared to submit with your application.

Oakton College conducts background checks on all job candidates upon acceptance of a contingent offer of employment. Convictions are not a bar to employment. Background checks will be performed in compliance with state and federal law and in accordance with the Illinois Department of Human Rights Conviction Record Protection Act of March 2021.

Posted positions may be removed from the Oakton website without notice when it is determined that no additional applicants are required.

Oakton College's primary location of operation is in the state of Illinois. An "out-of-state employee" is defined as an employee of Oakton College whose primary work location is outside of the state of Illinois. State taxes, employment tax, and worker's compensation provisions vary from state to state and require payroll compliance with these various rules.

Allowable States for Out-of-State Employment

All employees must maintain their primary residence in Illinois, Indiana, or a reciprocal state with Illinois. Reciprocal states include Iowa, Kentucky, Michigan, and Wisconsin. Illinois has tax agreements with these reciprocal states. Employees may have their primary residence in Indiana since Indiana is adjacent to Illinois.

Oakton College does not utilize E-Verify for employment eligibility verification.