Job description template

Nursing Instructor Job Description Template

A copy-ready nursing instructor job description with responsibilities, qualifications, skills and pay guidance: customize it for your company in minutes.

Updated By the Career Education Institute Curriculum Team
How to use this template

Copy the template below, replace the bracketed fields and tailor duties to your workplace. For pay, national BLS data shows nursing instructors earn a median of $80,250; the middle 50% earn $63,510–$101,090.

Job title

Nursing Instructor

Job summary

[Company name] is seeking a dependable nursing instructor to join our team in [city, state]. In this role, you will teach nursing courses, run skills and simulation labs and support our team’s commitment to safety, quality and service.

Responsibilities

  • Teach nursing courses
  • Run skills and simulation labs
  • Supervise clinical rotations
  • Prepare students for the NCLEX
  • Evaluate student competency
  • Develop curricula
  • Mentor students
  • Follow company policies, safety procedures and applicable regulations

Required qualifications

  • Doctoral or professional degree
  • Current license or certification as required by [state]
  • Working knowledge of nursing expertise and clinical supervision
  • Patience and mentoring
  • [Add role-specific requirements, such as driver’s license or ability to pass a background check, if job-related]

Preferred qualifications

  • RN license
  • Certified Nurse Educator (CNE)
  • CNE-cl
  • Experience with simulation mannequins

Skills

  • Simulation teaching
  • Curriculum design
  • Assessment
  • NCLEX preparation
  • Communication
  • Professionalism

Work environment and schedule

Instructors work in classrooms, simulation labs and hospitals. Clinical days start early; teaching and grading fill the rest.

Pay and benefits

$[min]–$[max] per [hour/year], depending on experience. [List benefits: health insurance, paid time off, retirement plan, training and certification support.]

Equal opportunity

[Company name] is an equal opportunity employer. We consider all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law, and we provide reasonable accommodations upon request.

Tips for a nursing instructor job posting that attracts applicants

  • Use the title candidates search for. “Nursing Instructor” is the clearest; alternates include Nursing Professor, Nurse Educator, Clinical Nursing Instructor.
  • Show the pay range. Postings with pay get more qualified applicants, and a growing number of states and cities require pay ranges in job postings.
  • Separate must-haves from nice-to-haves. Long requirement lists discourage qualified candidates, especially career changers.
  • Describe a real day. Borrow from our day in the life of a nursing instructor so applicants self-select accurately.
  • Mention training. Highlighting structured onboarding: such as Nursing Instructor training: widens your applicant pool.

Next steps

Screen and interview with our Nursing Instructor hiring guide, then onboard with the 30-60-90 day plan.

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