How to hire nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary
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Job description template
Copy it, fill in the brackets, and remove anything that does not fit your job. Keep only must-haves you would really turn someone away for.
[Job title] at [Company name] [City, State] · [Full-time / Part-time] · [Pay range] About the role [Two or three sentences about your team, the work and why it matters.] What you will do • Assess clinical education needs and patient and client teaching needs using a variety of methods. • Compile, administer, and grade examinations, or assign this work to others. • Demonstrate patient care in clinical units of hospitals. • Evaluate and grade students' class work, laboratory and clinic work, assignments, and papers. • Initiate, facilitate, and moderate classroom discussions. • Prepare and deliver lectures to undergraduate or graduate students on topics such as pharmacology, mental health nursing, and community health care practices. • Prepare course materials, such as syllabi, homework assignments, and handouts. • Supervise students' laboratory and clinical work. What you bring • [Required license, certification or years of experience, if any] • [Education, only if you truly need it. Typical to start in this job: Doctoral or professional degree] • Strong learning strategies, speaking, active listening, reading comprehension, writing and active learning skills • Working knowledge of medicine and dentistry, education and training, psychology and English Language • [Anything else you would really turn someone away for] Pay and benefits [Pay range]. For reference, the U.S. median for this job is $80,250 a year. [Benefits, schedule and anything else candidates should know.] How to apply [Apply on JAI Bot. Every applicant hears back.]
Interview questions for nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary
Ask every candidate the same questions, in the same order, and write down what they say. Questions about past work show what someone has actually done.
- Tell me about a time you had to assess clinical education needs and patient and client teaching needs using a variety of methods. What did you do, and how did it turn out?
- Tell me about a time you had to compile, administer, and grade examinations, or assign this work to others. What did you do, and how did it turn out?
- Tell me about a time you had to demonstrate patient care in clinical units of hospitals. What did you do, and how did it turn out?
- Tell me about a time you had to evaluate and grade students' class work, laboratory and clinic work, assignments, and papers. What did you do, and how did it turn out?
- How do you teach yourself a new process, and how would you teach it to someone else?
- Explain something technical from your last job as you would to a new coworker.
- Tell me about a time you had to understand a request or problem that was explained poorly. How did you make sure you got it right?
- Why this job, and why now? What would make you stay here for the long term?
Good answers name a real situation, what the person did themselves and what happened. Avoid questions about age, family plans, religion, health, national origin or anything else unrelated to the job.
What nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary do
- Assess clinical education needs and patient and client teaching needs using a variety of methods.
- Compile, administer, and grade examinations, or assign this work to others.
- Demonstrate patient care in clinical units of hospitals.
- Evaluate and grade students' class work, laboratory and clinic work, assignments, and papers.
- Initiate, facilitate, and moderate classroom discussions.
- Prepare and deliver lectures to undergraduate or graduate students on topics such as pharmacology, mental health nursing, and community health care practices.
- Prepare course materials, such as syllabi, homework assignments, and handouts.
- Supervise students' laboratory and clinical work.
Skills that matter most
Education, experience and outlook for nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary
- Typical education to start: Doctoral or professional degree (BLS)
- Related work experience most have: 2 to 4 years (O*NET)
- Experience usually needed to start: Less than 5 years (BLS)
- Job outlook: +17.1% over ten years, much faster than average · about 8,500 openings a year (BLS)
What to pay nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary
Pay depends a lot on where the job is. Highest and lowest median yearly pay by state:
| State | Median yearly pay |
|---|---|
| Hawaii | $129,530 |
| Nevada | $96,500 |
| Connecticut | $95,500 |
| Massachusetts | $85,130 |
| Texas | $84,930 |
| Kentucky | $71,920 |
| Oklahoma | $67,840 |
| Arkansas | $63,090 |
See nursing instructors and teachers, postsecondary pay in every state
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Post a job freePay by areaJob duties and skills: O*NET 31.0 Database by the U.S. Department of Labor, Employment and Training Administration (USDOL/ETA), used under the CC BY 4.0 license; O*NET® is a trademark of USDOL/ETA. JAI Bot has modified this information; USDOL/ETA has not approved, endorsed, or tested these modifications. Pay: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS, May 2025. Interview questions and the job description template: JAI Bot, based on the duties and skills above.