Practical Nursing Jobs (NOW HIRING)

Salary: $35.00 - $40.00 Hourly
Location : Dual campuses/centers - Prescott Valley and Verde Valley, AZ
Job Type: Casual Part Time (Less than 20 hours/week)
Job Number: 2026-00165
Department: Allied Health
Opening Date: 07/02/2026
Description of Position
The Practical Nursing (PN) Tutor reports to the Director of Allied Health and provides academic support, skills reinforcement, and targeted remediation to students enrolled in the Practical Nursing program. This position plays a key role in promoting student success by delivering individualized and group tutoring sessions, participating in remediation planning, and collaborating closely with faculty to support learning outcomes. The PN Tutor is a Registered Nurse who assists students both in-person and/or online at the PV or Verde campuses, depending on student needs and availability.
Minimum Expectations & Requirements
Essential Duties & Responsibilities
- Provide individual and group tutoring for PN students in core nursing content, skills, and clinical reasoning.
- Support students with study strategies, test-taking skills, clinical judgment, and course-specific learning needs.
- Actively participate in and support student remediation plans, including required follow-up for students who are unsuccessful on exams, assignments, or skills assessments.
Maintain a strong, embedded presence in the program's remediation processes by:
- Collaborating with faculty to review student performance trends
- Assisting in writing or updating remediation activities
- Meeting with students as part of formal remediation requirements
- Provide tutoring sessions in-person or online, depending on student need and campus location (PV or Verde).
- Assist in the development of supplemental instructional materials, such as practice questions, review sheets, and skills refreshers.
- Document tutoring sessions and student progress in accordance with program procedures.
- Communicate student concerns or trends to the Nursing Program Administrator and faculty.
- Participate in periodic program meetings related to academic support and remediation processes.
- Maintain competencies in LPN curriculum content, evidence-based teaching strategies, and program policies.
Preferred Skills & Abilities
Qualifications
Required:
- Baccalaureate degree with a major in nursing
- Current, unencumbered Registered Nurse (RN) license for the State of Arizona
- Minimum of two years of nursing experience providing direct patient care
- Ability to support diverse learners through effective communication, coaching, and instructional techniques.
- Proficiency in basic technology needed for online tutoring (Zoom, LMS platforms, email, etc.).
Preferred:
- Masters degree with a major in nursing
- Previous experience in nursing education, tutoring, or precepting.
- Strong understanding of LPN-level curriculum, clinical skills, and NCLEX-PN test plan expectations.
- Familiarity with standardized testing (HESI, ATI, or similar).
- Experience with student remediation or academic coaching.
Essential Functions
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements and competencies listed are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Regular attendance as scheduled is an essential job function as it demonstrates dependability towards the performance of job duties.
Physical Demands
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit and talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel and reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to stand and walk. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Ability to occasionally lift and carry up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision.
Work Environment
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
The noise level in the work environment is usually quiet.
Yavapai College offers its employees a comprehensive benefit package:

• Other Insurance Coverage: Workers' Compensation (compensation, medical expenses and death benefits for on-the-job injuries or occupational diseases)
• Unemployment Compensation: Employees who are laid off or terminated may receive benefits if covered wages meet requirements
• Direct Deposit: Paychecks deposited directly into the employee's bank account(s).
• Additional Benefits and Services: Local community discounts to faculty and staff, mail and notary service.