City : Surrey

Category : 8614-Graduate Nurse

Industry : Education

Employer : Kwantlen Polytechnic University - KPU

Nursing Instructor - Graduate Nurse-Internationally Educated Re-entry Program
 

POSITION TYPE: Qualified Faculty List
POSITION START: May 1 2026

FACULTY OVERVIEW:
The Graduate Nurse Internationally Educated Re-entry (GNIE) program is a full time one-year certificate program which prepares internationally educated nurses (IENs) for professional nursing practice and licensure in Canada. The program is designed to prepare IENs to practice within the Canadian healthcare system, renew and enhance previously acquired knowledge and skills, identify and address individual needs, ensure graduates meet the professional practice requirements, and enable effective communication skills with patients and colleagues. Upon graduation, students will be eligible to apply for registration with the British Columbia College of Nurses and Midwives and to write the National Council Licensure Examination (NCLEX).

This unique program prepares internationally educated nurses (IENs) for professional nursing practice in Canada. This program is designed for IENs who demonstrate fundamental knowledge-based nursing practice and are required by The British Columbia College of Nurses and Midwives (BCCNM) to renew and enhance nursing knowledge and skills, in preparation for nursing practice and licensure in Canada.
This program is designed to:
•    Prepare IENs to practice within the Canadian health care setting
•    Renew and enhance previously acquired knowledge and skills
•    Identify and address individual needs
•    Ensure graduates meet the professional practice requirements
•    Enable effective communication skills with patients and colleagues
 

Note: Clinical placements take place at any of the Lower Mainland hospitals between North Vancouver and Chilliwack. Students are responsible for their own transportation to and from clinical experiences.

For more information about the GNIE program visit https://www.kpu.ca/health/gnie 
 
For more information about the Faculty of Health visit our website at https://www.kpu.ca/health 
 

POSITION OVERVIEW:

The GNIE Department within the Faculty of Health is seeking candidates for inclusion on its Qualified Faculty List, specifically for clinical supervisory work. This list supports future non-regular Type 1 contract opportunities as they become available.

More information concerning the working conditions for a faculty member are outlined in Article 12 of the Kwantlen Faculty Association (KFA) Collective Agreement

QUALIFICATIONS:
The required academic credentials to teach in the GNIE program are specific to the program and are as follows:
•    Master’s Degree (Master’s Degree in progress)
•    Eligible for practicing membership with BCCNM with no limits, no conditions, no terms.
•    Experience in integration and education of IENs in Canada preferred.
•    Related work experience in Canada

APPLICATION REQUIREMENTS:

Candidates are asked to submit:
•    Current CV including relevant educational, clinical and teaching experience. 
•    Cover Letter including expression of interest

*SALARY INFORMATION:
Placement on the salary scale will be dependent on level of education and relevant teaching experience.  Advancement up the pay scale is based on FTE and employment status.