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Clinical Assistant Professor | College of Nursing | WSU Spokane

Washington State University
Washington, United Statesfull_timeVerifiedPosted 17 Nov 2025
💰 $92,063/yr

About the role

Online applications must be received before 11:59pm on:

If a date is not listed above, review the Applicant Instructions below for more details.

Available Title(s):

164-NN_FACULTY - Clinical Assistant Professor - Career, 396-NN_FACULTY - New Teaching Track - Pre-Academic Year

Business Title:

Clinical Assistant Professor | College of Nursing | WSU Spokane

Employee Type:

Faculty (+) (Fixed Term)

Position Term:

9 Month

Position Details:

The Opportunity:

Washington State University and the College of Nursing invite applications for a full-time, clinical track clinician, scholar and educator who holds current certification as Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP). In this position your faculty rank will be Clinical Assistant Professor in the College of Nursing on our Spokane, WA campus.   Anticipated start date is August 1, 2026.

The College of Nursing program at Washington State University offers an RN to BSN completion program, a Master of Nursing (MN) program with tracks in Organizational Systems and Leadership and Nursing Education, and a DNP program with specialization as a Family Nurse Practitioner.

As Clinical faculty some of your duties and responsibilities will include:

  • Teaching doctoral, masters, and/or undergraduate students.

  • Advising undergraduate and/or graduate students.

  • Serving as a clinical faculty evaluator with FNP students in their clinical settings.

  • Maintaining an ongoing program of clinical scholarship.

  • Disseminating scholarly findings.

  • Serving on graduate student committees.

  • Providing service to the department, College of Nursing, and university communities as well as the nursing profession.

  • Engaging with healthcare agencies to develop partnerships for FNP clinical placement opportunities.

Additional Information:

Last Day Applications Will Be Accepted: Please submit your completed application no later than December 17, 2025, at 11:59 pm.

Annual 9-month Academic Salary: $92,063.31

In accordance with RCW 49.58.110, the above salary reflects the full salary range for this position. Individual placement within the range is based on the candidate’s current experience, education, skills, and abilities related to the position.

Benefits: WSU offers a comprehensive benefits package which includes paid sick and vacation leave; paid holidays; medical, dental, life and disability insurance package for employees and dependents; retirement; deferred compensation and optional supplemental retirement accounts. For a more detailed summary of benefits offered by WSU for Faculty please review the summary of benefits for WSU Faculty  and Total Compensation.


Required Qualifications:

  • A DNP or PhD by date of hire.

  • National certification as a Family Nurse Practitioner and at least two years of full-time clinical practice as a family nurse practitioner.

  • Meet eligibility requirements for RN licensure and ARNP licensure with prescriptive authority in Washington State and Oregon, if not already licensed.

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Experience in teaching didactic and clinical courses and advising graduate and/or undergraduate nursing students. 

  • Experience with technology assisted education modalities.

  • Demonstrate ability to utilize practice-based research studies to address salient nursing and health care issues. 

  • Completion of nursing education coursework/certification.

  • Interdisciplinary/interprofessional collaboration in practice and/or education.

  • Current in their clinical practice.

  • Experience as a preceptor for FNP students.


About the College of Nursing - https://nursing.wsu.edu/ 

Area/College: College of Nursing
Department Name: Advanced Practice and Community