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Teaching Faculty - School of Nursing (Mental Health)

Collegedale, Tennessee
Location: School of Nursing
Hours: Full-time, salary
Pay: Commensurate with experience and level of educational achievement according to the SAU salary structure for faculty.
Start date: June 1, 2026

Job Summary:
The School of Nursing invites applications for a full-time, in-person faculty position.  Primary teaching responsibility is in the undergraduate pre-licensure mental health course. The faculty will engage in didactic, clinical, skills, and simulation activities along with other nursing team members.

Qualifications:
  • Minimum education of a master's degree in nursing
  • Recent clinical nursing experience - within the past one to two years, with diverse patient populations and settings in behavioral health specialty areas
  • Teaching experience - nursing higher education, including classroom and clinical
  • Excellent communication skills with fluency in the English language
  • Flexibility and willingness to meet reasonable School of Nursing needs and collaborate effectively with colleagues
  • Service and mission orientation
  • Commitment to SDA nursing education
  • Member in good and regular standing in the SDA church

Responsibilities:
  • Prepare and deliver classroom instruction
  • Use technology and innovative methods to deliver quality course content and engage students effectively
  • Create and administer classroom and clinical assignments, assessments, and evaluations
  • Engage in student advisement
  • Hold regular office hours
  • Participate in assigned committees
  • Support students in their learning processes
  • Assist in the skills, simulation, or clinical areas as assigned
  • Contribute to curriculum development and accreditation processes
  • Maintain credentials, licenses, certifications, and a current understanding of nursing standards
  • Engage in professional development 
  • Function as a supportive team player with nursing faculty and staff colleagues
  • Promote a positive spiritual and emotional environment in all interactions
  • Perform reasonable duties as assigned by SON dean

Special requirements:
An expressed commitment to Jesus Christ, the teachings and mission of the Seventh-day Adventist Church, and an SDA church member in good and regular standing.

Application process:
  • Apply through the online portal, including three professional references with contact information on the application
  • Submit a cover letter, teaching philosophy, and current curriculum vitae 

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