Nursing Course Redevelopment SME

*This is a part-time role (10-15 hours per week).

Position Summary:

We are seeking a highly qualified Subject Matter Expert (SME) to support course redevelopment efforts across nursing programs.

This role focuses on revising and improving existing courses to enhance clarity, rigor, and effectiveness. The SME will update course materials, learning activities, and assessments to better support clinical judgment development and student readiness for practice, with consideration for competency-based and NGN-informed approaches.

Role and Responsibilities:

Core Responsibilities

Serve as a content expert in nursing specialty areas (e.g., pharmacology, medical-surgical, community and public health, fundamentals, chronic illness, pediatrics, geriatrics, maternal health).

Assist in creating and redeveloping course content by providing clinical expertise, real-world context, and evidence-based guidance.

Offer insights into current clinical practice to ensure content reflects real-world application and patient care scenarios.

Provide input on learning activities to ensure they are clinically relevant and support development of clinical judgment.

Contribute to the development and review of assessments (e.g., NGN-style items, case studies, performance-based tasks) to ensure clinical accuracy and realism.

Validate content for clinical accuracy, relevance, and appropriateness for level of learner.

Identify outdated content, gaps, or inconsistencies and recommend updates.

Collaborate with instructional design, assessment, learning experience design, and VR teams to inform content development.

Participate in content validation and review sessions with internal teams and subject matter experts.

Stay current with advancements in nursing practice and provide recommendations for content updates.

Provide feedback based on learner performance trends and observed gaps in practice readiness.

Ensure content reflects safe, current, and evidence-based nursing practice.

Engagement Expectations:

Be available for scheduled meetings, working sessions, and content reviews as needed.

Respond to communications in a timely manner and meet agreed-upon deadlines.

Come prepared to meetings with thoughtful input, feedback, and recommendations.

Actively participate in collaborative discussions and contribute to problem-solving.

Demonstrate a positive, solutions-oriented mindset when providing feedback.

Be open to iteration and revision as part of the development process.

Respect timelines, project scope, and team workflows.

Communicate clearly, professionally, and proactively when questions or challenges arise.

Engage as a collaborative partner invested in the quality and success of the final product.

Qualifications and Education Requirements:

• Master’s degree in nursing required; doctoral preparation preferred.
• Active, unencumbered RN license required.
• Demonstrated expertise in one or more nursing specialty areas (e.g., pharmacology, medical-surgical, community and public health, fundamentals, chronic illness, pediatrics, geriatrics, maternal health).
• Recent or current clinical experience strongly preferred to ensure relevance to practice.
• Experience teaching in a nursing program or serving as a subject matter expert in curriculum or course development.
• Familiarity with AACN Essentials (2021) and NCLEX/NGN expectations.
• Ability to apply clinical knowledge to support development of realistic, practice-based learning experiences.
• Experience reviewing or contributing to assessments (e.g., test items, case studies, performance-based evaluations) preferred.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with instructional design, assessment, and cross-functional teams.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills for providing clear, actionable feedback.
• Comfort working in structured, deadline-driven development environments.
• Ability to provide constructive input while remaining flexible and open to iteration.
• Strong attention to detail and commitment to clinical accuracy and evidence-based practice.
• Budgeted Hiring Range
• $50 — $50 USD
• All new hires are required to attend New Collaborator Orientation (NCO) in Salt Lake City, Utah. The College will cover travel, lodging, and other accommodations.
• Nightingale’s commitment to diversity and inclusion is reflected both in our learners and collaborators because we believe the best outcomes for learners from underserved and diverse populations are achieved through collaborators with similar backgrounds and cultures. Nightingale Education Group is an equal opportunity employer.
• Our Mission
• (not just words on the wall, we live it, love it, and daily contribute to it): With the primary focus on higher learning in healthcare professions, Nightingale Education Group contributes to elevating education, health, and employment systems through facilitation of academic achievement, personal growth, and professional development of its learners, alumni, and collaborators, while serving diverse communities.
• At Nightingale Education Group, our Innovative Education model helps transform rural health landscapes through our blended-distance learning platform. Every person involved with Nightingale Education Group helps to change the lives of our learners, our communities, and ultimately the world by adding to the quality of healthcare. We are proud to have graduated nearly 5,000 nurses serving communities in need. We are serious about our outcomes and have a little bit of fun getting there.
• The professional and personal development of our learners and our collaborators is our company’s foundation. Not only do we develop strategies that promote a positive work-life integration, but we also create an environment that invites you to become an expert in your field, be it through higher education or professional development. Put simply, we elevate employment, elevate health, and elevate education. We’re so happy that you’ve found us!