Clinical Assistant Professor | College of Nursing | WSU Spokane

Washington State University • Spokane, WA

1d • $92,063 - $92,063 • Onsite

About The Position

Washington State University and the College of Nursing invite applications for a full-time, clinical track clinician, scholar and educator who holds a current certification as a Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP). You will serve as a Clinical Assistant Professor in the College of Nursing on our Spokane, WA campus. Anticipated start date is August 1, 2026. 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. A portion of the faculty workload for this position may include providing clinical practice in one of our collaborating community clinics. This component supports our commitment to strengthening academic–practice partnerships, expanding access to high‑quality care, and ensuring that faculty maintain active engagement in contemporary clinical environments. Specific clinical opportunities will be aligned with your area of expertise and finalized in coordination with the community partner and the College of Nursing. This is a full-time (100% FTE), fixed-term, career-track faculty position. This position is overtime exempt. 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.

Requirements

• A DNP or PhD by date of hire.
• National certification as a Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP) 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.

Nice To Haves

• 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.
• Interdisciplinary/interprofessional collaboration in practice and/or education.
• Current in their clinical practice.
• Experience as a preceptor for FNP students.

Responsibilities

• 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.
• A portion of the faculty workload for this position may include providing clinical practice in one of our collaborating community clinics.

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.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: Ph.D. or professional degree