Clinical Adjunct - Med Surg

Salary: See Position Description
Location : Corning, NY | Health Education Center
Job Type: Adjunct
Job Number: 126
Department: Health Ed - Nursing
Opening Date: 06/04/2026


Description


Compensation is determined on adjunct rank and ranges from $834.00 - $890.00 per Credit Hour Equivalent

When you join the SUNY Corning Community College (CCC) team, you are helping to positively transform the lives of our students, their families and our communities. We are a premier two-year College, offering degree programs, certificates, and continuing education classes. We promote intellectual and personal growth through individualized education, inspire innovation to meet the educational and workforce needs of the community and leverage a variety of partnerships to help our students and community succeed.
SUNY Corning Community College Nurse Education Department seeks highly qualified and experienced Registered Nurses to teach as Adjunct Clinical Faculty in our highly regarded Associates Degree in Nursing (ADN) program. Positions are open supervising students in a variety of clinical settings on weekdays and weekends. These positions involve teaching on one or two clinical days weekly, plus possibly making patient/student assignments the day before clinical instruction.
Adjunct faculty are able to teach up to 12 credit hour equivalents. Additional responsibilities include, but are not limited to, preparing material for the classes, grading assignments submitted in connection with the classes, holding an office hour for each course taught to assist students as needed, grading assignments, recordkeeping, and conducting course assessment based on the department course assessment schedule. Courses may be in-person live, asynchronous on-line, or synchronous on-line, depending on the needs of the department. While course materials are provided, adjunct faculty are suggested to update and organize the material as needed. Adjunct instructors are invited to attend department meetings but attendance is not required.


Occasional meetings at different CCC locations and in the community may be required; travel to conferences and/or recruiting events may be required. Prolonged time sitting/standing working with computers and monitors, ability to walk/move across campus including walking up and down stairs and for travel, ability to lift up to 20 pounds (occasionally may be more), repeated motions may include keyboard typing. Able to travel as needed. Typical office and indoor building environments, outdoor activity is required as related to travel and outdoor recruiting events. Incumbent must perform the essential duties and responsibilities with or without reasonable accommodation. The summary is intended to describe the general nature and level of work and is not intended to be a comprehensive list of duties and responsibilities.


SUNY CCC embraces diversity and values an inclusive culture where every person is able to succeed to their full potential. If you require an accommodation for the recruiting process, please contact or View phone number on click.appcast.io.

Essential Functions

Teaching Duties (70%) -

• Educate students in clinical setting as appropriate for the academic program and supervises educational activities of students under actual clinical/simulation situations
• Teach assigned course(s) at a Clinical Site
• Plan weekly course meetings and/or materials
• Prepare syllabus for the course and communicate course plan with Department chair to include development and implement evaluation tools for nursing skills
• Assists in setting up and taking down laboratory skill demonstrations designed for student practice and testing purposes
• Update and organize curricular materials as needed
• Assist with annual laboratory of supplies
• Provide materials for students on-line in a Brightspace course, or other Learning Management System
• Selects clinical assignments for students
• Supervises students during the clinical laboratory experience

Advising Duties (25%) -

• Post and maintain regular and reasonable office hours
• Evaluate student progress towards achievement of learning objectives
• Provide opportunities for students to receive feedback on their progress and assist students with identified areas of concern
• Refer students to appropriate college services for specialized assistance
• Write recommendations for students who need references for work or for transfer to another college
• Maintains collegial relationships with clinical facility and meets all requirements of clinical facility
• Maintains student attendance records, grades and other records required by the College
• Assists department with student retention and completion initiatives
• Develops innovative teaching pedagogies to facilitate learning
• Incorporates high-impact teaching practices into course design, as appropriate
• Actively engages in pedagogical and academic discipline professional development
• Demonstrates excellent time management skills and the ability to multitask and prioritize workflow

Other Duties As Assigned (5%) -

• Complete other duties as assigned by the Associate Dean of Instruction of the specific discipline or designated Supervisor

Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Ability to teach courses within the department
• Evidence of effective communication skills (interpersonal, speaking, and writing)
• Commitment to supporting an inclusive environment on campus
• Evidence of respect for and understanding of people with diverse backgrounds, abilities, and needs
• Evidence of commitment to the philosophy of a comprehensive community college
• Evidence of proficiency with technology
• Commitment to continued professional growth
• Ability to effectively convey information verbally and in writing, demonstrate effective listening skills, and display respect for and openness to other people's ideas and thoughts
• Ability to accept changes to job requirements, policies, workload, etc. As well as learn new methods, procedures, or techniques resulting from change with the ability to clearly approach problems and find solutions
• Demonstrates commitment to accomplishing work in an ethical, efficient, and cost-effective manner
• Demonstrates support for the College's goal of becoming a more diverse, inclusive, and culturally aware community and practicing anti-racist/biased behaviors
• Proactively engage with annual training modules to maintain up-to-date knowledge of college policies, legal standards, and best practices. Completion of assigned mandatory annual compliance training is essential for this role

Minimum Qualifications

• Earned Master's degree or higher in Nursing from a regionally-accredited higher education institution or Bachelor's degree with a Master's Degree in Nursing in progress from a regionally accredited higher education institution
• Current unencumbered NY state RN licensure and registration
• Two years of recent clinical experience in Fundamentals, Medical-Surgical, Psychiatric-Mental Health or Maternal - Neonatal Health Nursing required
• Current BLS for Healthcare Providers CPR

Preferred Qualification:

• Clinical teaching experience in Nursing
• More than two (2) years recent clinical experience in medical-surgical, critical care, maternity, pediatrics, step down unit, or emergency department
• Experience with computerized student record management
• Current knowledge of nursing practice for the pre-licensure RN student

Additional Information:

• VISA Sponsorship is not currently offered for this position
• Employment offers are contingent upon successful completion of a background check
• Verification of official college transcript is required for this position
• Starting pay for the successful applicant is dependent on a variety of job-related factors, including, but not limited to relevant experience, education, market demands, and training

A career at Corning Community College comes with great perks!
Corning Community College is located in the beautiful Finger Lakes region of New York State. It offers an extensive, yet affordable range of educational, cultural, and social opportunities to a diverse population of more than 5,000 full and part-time students. A member of the SUNY system, CCC is widely known for its commitment to excellence in teaching and student development.
EMPLOYEE BENEFITS
In addition to the excellent benefits described below, CCC has numerous committees, organizations, and social events on campus in which all employees are encouraged to participate. Please contact Human Resources at View phone number on click.appcast.io for further information on any of these employee benefit programs.

In accordance with the CCC's personnel policies and/or applicable collective bargaining agreement, regular full-time employees are eligible to receive discretionary employee benefits offered by the college. Temporary employees who work on a full-time basis for a minimum of one (1) semester (or five months) will also be eligible to participate. Full-Time employment is defined by the college is working 37.5-40 hours per week/for Faculty Teaching 15 credit hours per semester. The college offers the following benefit programs:
Health Insurance | Excellus BCBS

• Classic Blue Traditional Plan
• Hybrid PPO Plan
• High Deductible Health Plan with Employer Funded Health Savings Account

Flexible Spending Account | Lifetime Benefit Solutions

• Medical FSA
• Dependent Care Accounts

Health Saving Account | Lifetime Benefit Solutions

• Medical HSA - Employer Funded
• Must elect High Deductible Health Plan

Dental and Vision Coverage | CSEA Employee Benefit Fund

• Dental Plan for Individual/Two Person or Family
• Vision Plan for Individual/Two Person or Family

Group Term Life Insurance

• Basic and accidental death & dismemberment coverage ($20,000 each) is provided, at no cost, to employees
• Supplemental coverage equal to 1.5 or 2 times annual rate of pay is available as an additional employee expense
• Dependent coverage ($10K for spouse; $5K/dependent child) is available as an additional employee expense

Travel Accident Insurance

• $100K of coverage provided, at no expense, to employees

Long Term Disability

• Provided, at no cost, to employees after 1 year of service.

Mandatory Retirement Plan Options

• NYS Employee Retirement System (ERS)
• NYS Teachers Retirement System (TRS)
• SUNY Optional Retirement Plan (TIAA CREF/Voya/Corbridge and Fidelity funding vehicles)
• Eligibility for a particular plan(s) varies according to the job classification

Voluntary Retirement Plan Options

• SUNY Voluntary 403-B option (TIAA CREF/Voya/Corbridge and Fidelity funding vehicles)
• NYS Deferred Compensation Plan (457-b)

Paid Leave (accrual rates vary by job classification)

• Vacation (non-academic employees only)
• Sick Leave
• Personal Leave
• Holidays (non-academic employees only)
• Bereavement

Employee Assistance Program | Clinical Associates, Pathways, Inc.

Employee/Dependent Tuition Benefit (CCC only)Sabbatical/Professional Development Leave

Federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program