Adjunct Nursing Assistant - clinical instructor

General Information & Responsibilities

GENERAL RESPONSIBILITIES : Faculty member will provide appropriate classroom, lab, clinical, and/or other instruction as required for assigned department. Faculty member is expected to encourage learning by preparing appropriate syllabi; by developing lectures, discussions, and other presentations or activities to enhance the students’ educational experience; develops and executes appropriate methods of evaluating students’ performance; develops, secures, and maintains the equipment and other instructional materials essential to the presentation of the classroom material.

• Compensation: Pay is commensurate with education and experience.

Minimum starting pay for adjunct faculty (as of Fall 2026)

• Less Than a Master's Degree = $739.16 per equated hour
• Master's Degree = $862.35 per equated hour
• Doctorate = $923.95 per equated hour

Education & Experience

Required

• Registered nurse
• Active Illinois nursing license
• One year of clinical experience in long-term care nursing, or acute care nursing.
• Demonstrate English proficiency for classroom instruction.
• Prior teaching experience or completion of Illinois Department of Public Health training program prior to employment.
• Approval by the Illinois Department of Public Health for theory instruction, clinical instruction, and Alzheimer's content.

While you contribute your talent and enthusiasm to BHC, as an eligible employee you will have access to outstanding health benefits, ample time off, a pension plan, educational opportunities, and much more. In this section, you will find an overview of our comprehensive and generous benefit programs. Be sure to check out the Compensation section as well.

Core Benefits for Qualifying Adjunct Faculty (To qualify for benefits, an adjunct faculty member must qualify for membership in the Adjunct Faculty Bargaining Unit at the beginning of the second consecutive semester of teaching six (6) equated credit hours or more per semester (fall/spring or spring/fall) or have 160 contact hours per semester (fall/spring or spring/fall.) Tuition Waiver

Employee Assistance Program

Flexible Spending Account / Dependent Care Account

Sick Leave

Retirement Pension Plans State University Retirement System of Illinois (SURS): Employees working in a regular and continuous position or one in which services are expected to be rendered on a continuous basis for at least four months or one academic term, whichever is less, may be eligible to enroll in SURS. To learn more about SURS, visit www.SURS.org.

Optional 403b Tax-Deferred Investment Program: Employees may set up a 403b plan through Empower Retirement.

01

Are you a registered nurse?

• Yes
• No

02

Do you have an active Illinois nursing license?

• Yes
• No

03

Do you have one year of clinical experience in long-term care nursing, or acute care nursing?

• Yes
• No

04

Do you have prior teaching experience or completion of Illinois Department of Public Health training program prior to employment?

• Yes
• No

05

Do you have approval by the Illinois Department of Public Health for theory instruction, clinical instruction, and Alzheimer's content?

• Yes
• No
• Required Question