Teaching Faculty School of Nursing (Mental Health)
Collegedale, TN - USA
Job Summary
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 masters degree in nursing
- Recent clinical nursing experience - within the past one to two years with diverse patient populations and settingsin 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:
- Prepareand deliverclassroom 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
About Company
Southern Adventist University is a co-educational institution established by the Seventh-day Adventist Church, offering doctoral, master’s, baccalaureate, associate degrees, and one-year certificates. Various delivery modalities (face-to-face, online, hybrid and other) are employed to ... View more