Weekend Nursing Jobs in Reno, NV (NOW HIRING)

Thank you for your interest in Truckee Meadows Community College. If you need assistance or have questions regarding the application process, please contact Human Resources at (775) 673-7168 or humanresources@tmcc.edu.
Job Description
Truckee Meadows Community College (TMCC), located in Reno, Nevada is seeking applicants for three full-time, tenure track, Nursing Instructor positions.
The primary responsibility of the Nursing Instructor is to facilitate student learning in the classroom and clinical settings. Teaching and workload assignments are scheduled throughout the calendar year, including summer. May require evening and weekend obligations at the Pennington Health Science Center and at off-campus clinical settings.
Minimum Qualifications
1. Master's degree in Nursing or related field from a regionally accredited institution.
2. Five years of recent acute clinical care experience.
3. Current unencumbered Nursing License in Nevada or other state and the ability to obtain a Nevada License upon hire.
Preferred Qualifications
1. Terminal nursing degree from a regionally accredited institution
2. Certification in a specialty area of nursing.
3. Experience in higher education including teaching, simulation instruction, accreditation, program review or assessment.
Academic Faculty Responsibilities
Teaching and workload assignments are scheduled throughout the calendar year, and may require evening and weekend obligations at one or more college locations.
1. Teach 30 (15/15) credit or contact hours during the academic year, August through May, in various modalities as assigned, including in-person, hybrid, online, live-virtual (hy-flex), and at high-school sites (Jump-Start dual credit), per the needs of the program.
2. Support student learning outcomes assessment processes by teaching toward approved student learning outcomes and assessing student performance.
3. Assist with curriculum and program review, revision, and assessment. Aid in the development of new course materials and innovative instructional techniques that improve student learning.
4. Work closely with department peers and administrators to become an effective teacher and contributing member of the academic unit.
5. Attend and actively participate in College events, department and division meetings, college or Nevada System of Higher Education (NSHE) committees, and community service activities.
6. Engage in ongoing professional development to stay current in field knowledge and pedagogies that expand breadth and depth of understanding in the discipline.
7. Complete training outlined in TMCC's Faculty Standards of Online Instruction, when and as needed.
8. Hold 5 office-hours per week.
9. Participate in student advising, recruitment, and retention efforts.
10. Travel occasionally to community and workforce sites, conferences, events, and so on, per the needs of the program.
11. Communicate and interact in a professional and collegial manner with faculty, students, staff, and administration, in the best interests of the college and the people it serves.
12. Comply with departmental administrative responsibilities and published college and NSHE policies and procedures.
13. Uphold the Mission, Vision, and Values of TMCC and perform assigned duties in a manner consistent with them.
14. Adhere to the published codes of NSHE as detailed in the Board of Regents Handbook.
15. Adhere to the Code of Ethical Standards of the State of Nevada (Nevada Revised Statutes 281A.400-281A.480).
16. Other duties as assigned.
Program Responsibilities:
1. Instruct students in nursing theory and practice using appropriate course outcomes developed by Nursing and college-wide subject area faculty. Assess student performance in these courses.
2. Assist with Nursing curriculum review, revision, and develop new course materials and innovative instructional concepts and techniques designed to facilitate student learning.
3. Apply teaching techniques effective in a laboratory/clinical setting utilizing state of the art delivery systems.
4. Prepare lesson plans, syllabi, exam questions, course information sheets, create appropriate teaching aids, and arrange provision of instructional materials and activities for student usage in classes and as homework assignments.
5. Attend and participate in non-classroom activities such as faculty development, department, division and community meetings, student advisement, student recruitment, and student retention.
6. Teach or supplement courses via distance education platforms and complete training necessary to teach in new modalities as required.
7. Assist the program director in mentoring part time faculty.
8. Teach days, evenings, and/or weekend classes and clinicals as needed.
9. Maintain regular office hours in a shared or private office.
10. Comply with Nursing program policies and procedures.
11. Understand and accept the role to be played as a partner in an educational enterprise serving the best interests of the students.
12. Perform assigned duties in a manner consistent with standards, mission, and goals of Truckee Meadows Community College.
13. Function as a member of a team and independently.
14. Other program duties as assigned.
Salary and Benefits Information:
Salary: Initial salary placement will be dependent on education level and years of experience. This position is a 9-month role, totaling 172 working days per year. The salaries listed below are based on this schedule, paid over 12 months:
Master's- $80,000- $96,000
Master's + 30- $84,000- $101,400
PhD- $89,000- $106,800
Perks of Working at TMCC

• Health insurance options including dental and vision - Health Insurance
• 19.25% retirement match, a beginning balance of 30 sick leave days, 12 paid holidays
• Life insurance, long-term disability, generous sick leave - NSHE Benefits
• Employer-paid long term disability (LTD) at 60% of salary up to $7,500 per month-UNUM.
• Sports and Fitness Center with annual or monthly membership options for employee and spouse/domestic partner.
• ComPsych supports employees through life's difficult moments.
• Professional Grant-in-Aid: TMCC is proud to provide a reduced-rate tuition benefit to faculty and qualified dependents. Faculty can take up to six credits per semester at a reduced rate. Dependents of faculty have unlimited credits, but in order to be eligible children must be unmarried and under the age of 24 and must receive at least 50% of their financial support from the employee and/or employee's spouse or domestic partner.
• Free parking on all TMCC campus locations.
• No State income tax
• All full-time faculty and staff are provided with a variety of discounts and employee purchase programs.

Additional Information
Transcripts
If you are using education completed in foreign colleges or universities to meet qualification requirements, you must show that your education credentials have been evaluated by a private organization that specializes in interpretation of foreign education programs and such education has been deemed equivalent to that gained in an accredited U.S. education program; or full credit has been given for the courses at a U.S. accredited college or university. Any expense related to the evaluation will be the responsibility of the candidate.
Sponsorship
TMCC is not able to support sponsorship for employment. Candidates must be eligible to work in the United States at the time they begin employment.
Exempt
Yes
Full-Time Equivalent
100.0%
Required Attachment(s)
Please note, once you submit your application the only attachment/s viewable to you will be the attachment/s to the resume/CV section of the application. Any additional required attachment/s to the cover letter, references, additional documents sections of the application, will not be viewable to you after you submit your application. All uploaded attachment/s will be on the application for the committee to review. To request updates to attachments, prior to the committee review of applications, please contact humanresources@tmcc.edu.
In order to be given full consideration all of the following must be attached to your application.
1) Resume/CV
2) Cover Letter
3) Contact Information for three Professional References - Please make a note if you do not want your present employer contacted unless necessary to determine your qualifications for the position.
4) Copy of Unofficial Transcript
This posting is open until filled
Qualified individuals are encouraged to apply immediately. Lists of eligible candidates will be established and hiring may occur early in the recruiting process. Recruitment will close without notice when a sufficient number of applications are received or a hiring decision has been made.
Posting Close Date
01/5/2026
Note to Applicant
Applicants should fully describe their qualifications and experience with specific reference to each of the minimum and preferred qualifications. Search committees will use this information to determine that applicants meet minimum qualifications as listed in the job announcement.
This posting will close at 12:00 am on the date listed above. The posting will no longer be available to apply to after 11:59 pm the day prior.
All documents, including unofficial transcripts for academic positions, must be received prior to the closing date listed on the job announcement.
Employment is contingent upon successful completion of a criminal background check upon hire.
As part of the hiring process, applicants for positions in the Nevada System of Higher Education may be required to demonstrate the ability to perform job-related tasks.
Schedules are subject to change based on organizational needs.