Job Description

Athabasca University's Faculty of Health Disciplinesis currently recruiting for Clinical Nurse Instructor positions for the Post-Licensed Practical Nurse to Bachelor of Nursing Program for 2026.

Faculty of Health Disciplines:

The Faculty of Health Disciplines (FHD) is a proven national leader in health care education, offering high quality programs that enable graduates to make a difference in people's lives, lead innovation and progress in health care systems, engage in research and chart rewarding, lifelong careers. The Faculty of Health Disciplines (FHD) offers innovative and accessible programs and courses in both undergraduate and graduate studies, including the thesis research opportunities for graduate learners.


FHD actively promotes research excellence and is home to two Canada Research Chairs in Regulation, Social Governance, and Inequities in Health as well as in Resurgent Methodologies for Indigenous Health. Faculty members are engaged in programs of research in a variety of health-related areas. Faculty members' research is funded nationally, including CFI, CIHR, and SSHRC, as well as through regional and provincial organizations.


We encourage you to visit the faculty websitehttps://www.athabascau.ca/health-disciplines/to learn more.

Sessions Available:

Winter:

January 2, 2026toApril 30, 2026

Spring:

April 1, 2026to July 31, 2026for NURS 401

Fall:

September 1, 2026to December 19, 2026

Courses Available:

NURS 401:

Professional Practice with Adults Experiencing Health Alterations:https://www.athabascau.ca/syllabi/nurs/nurs401.html

This course provides students with asynchronous and synchronous learning throughout the semester and includes afour-week onsite Monday to Friday (Days/Evenings) in-person Acute Care(medical/surgical) clinical rotation in Calgary or Edmonton.


Clinical instructors are responsible for supporting learners in an online environment, helping them integrate theoretical knowledge with hands-on clinical practice in a medical-surgical setting.

Qualifications:

Clinical Instructors must have a minimum of a Bachelor of Nursing (Masters Degree in Nursing preferred) Active current registration (in good standing) with the College of Registered Nurses of Alberta (CRNA) A minimum of one year of experience in acute care (medical/surgical). Preference will be given to candidates with more experience. A minimum of one year ofrecent clinical teaching experience in medical-surgical settings within AHS facilities is preferred.

The successful candidate will have clinical expertise in the course area and be responsible forproviding academic and clinical support to learners, for marking assignments, evaluating clinical practice, and assigning and recording final grades.Teachingexperience at a post-secondary level is desired.Experience in distance learning and familiarity with digital teaching technologies and online course delivery is preferred.


Along with the relevant academic credentials as mentioned above, this position requires excellent communication, organizational, administration and online/computer skills.The successful candidate should have demonstrated ability to maintain a high academic standard; answer inquiries, solve problems,return learners' workand inquiriespromptly and within theUniversity'sServiceStandards; and maintain accurate student records.


Candidates must own or have access to a computer and internet with the capability to communicate with the University and students and the capability to run any applications required to perform tutorial support.

First consideration will be given to internal applicants according to Article 7 of The Board/CUPE Collective Agreement.

Contact:

For further information regarding this opportunity, please contact Jessica Kaiser, Clinical Lead, BN Programs atbnclinicallead@athabascau.ca.