Nursing Adjunct

Brightpoint Community College is a two-year public institution of higher education and is the third largest of Virginia’s 23 community colleges. The college is located within the Greater Richmond metropolitan area. It serves students and the community at its two campuses, in Chester and Midlothian; online; and in locations throughout its service area. Brightpoint Community College’s mission is to provide quality educational opportunities that inspire student success and community vitality. It envisions a success story for every student.


General Information: Adjunct faculty teaching is limited to a maximum of 8 credit hours in the summer semester, 12 credit hours in the fall semester, and 12 credit hours in the spring semester. These limits are for total number of credit hours taught in the Virginia’s Community Colleges (VCCS). Additional restrictions may apply depending upon other positions occupied within VCCS.

Responsibilities: The Division of Health Sciences at Brightpoint Community College augments full-time teaching faculty with qualified part-time instructors to enhance the student learning process. If you are currently a nurse with at least a Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing and would like to help educate our future nurses, consider teaching part-time with Brightpoint Community College in our nursing program as an adjunct faculty. Applicants are being considered for openings in the Spring 2015 for medical-surgical, pediatric, and OB clinical classes. Orientation to the responsibilities will be provided by full-time faculty or the Nursing Director. Course textbooks provided as well as orientation to Brightpoint classroom support software. Adjunct faculty provides traditional delivery instruction at the Brightpoint Nursing Education Center or clinical instruction at various local hospital campuses. Courses may be taught during the day and evening, on weekdays and/or weekends.