NCLEX/NGN Item Writer – Part-Time Contract

Job Description

• Write new NCLEX-style questions for Baseline and Summative exams across nursing school courses
• Review and revise existing questions for clinical accuracy, clarity, difficulty, quality, and course-content alignment
• Develop NGN standalone items using varied NGN question types and formats
• Create clinically coherent scenarios assessing cue recognition, analysis, prioritization, decision-making, and evaluation
• Revise QBank questions based on beta testing results and editorial feedback
• Adjust item difficulty, address content gaps, and reduce unnecessary overlap or duplication
• Develop clear, accurate, educational rationales and appropriate answer options, scoring, or response structures
• Incorporate editorial and clinical feedback through final acceptance
• Follow Archer Review’s item-writing standards, style guidelines, workflows, and required content formats
• Help develop launch-ready nursing school assessment content for the Spring 2027 semester

Requirements

• Demonstrated experience writing high-quality NCLEX-style nursing assessment items
• Strong experience with Next Generation NCLEX (NGN) item development
• Familiarity with multiple NGN item types, formats, and scoring structures
• Strong understanding of clinical judgment and ability to assess application and clinical reasoning rather than simple recall
• Ability to work across a range of nursing school course content and adjust question difficulty to the intended learner level
• Excellent written communication skills
• Exceptional attention to clinical accuracy, clarity, and detail
• Ability to independently incorporate feedback
• Ability to consistently meet established quality standards and deadlines

Benefits

• Onboarding
• Item-writing standards and style guidance
• Assigned curriculum topics and lessons
• Beta testing feedback where applicable
• Platform support
• Ongoing editorial and clinical feedback