Medical Assistant Instructor

HCI College•West Palm Beach, FL

50m•Onsite

About The Position

POSITION SUMMARY: Faculty members are responsible for the delivery of quality education services. This entails engaging students, fostering learning, role modeling professionalism, and ultimately producing competently trained students prepared for professional careers. The Medical Assisting Instructor will provide up to date and fully prepared instruction to medical assisting students in an energetically and motivating instructional manner along with engaging in activities in student retention and manages the classroom/lab activities. ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: Prepare course plans and materials Delivering course lectures Facilitating student engagement Working one-on-one with students Assessing students and providing developmental feedback Deliver courses Deliver lectures/facilitate labs via on ground or online Grade projects and exams Provide progress reports/mid-term feedback Maintain grade book Enforce HCI policies (attendance, dress code, etc.) Monitor progress and attendance Direct and assess student progress in achieving theory (content: cognitive) and performance (competencies: psychomotor and affective) requirement of the program Monitor student progress and follow-up as needed Take and report daily attendance and enforce tardy and absence policies Report attendance issues to the Program Director Advise students Answer student questions Be available for one-on-one assistance/tutoring Identify at-risk students in a timely fashion implement an action plan for success provide weekly assessments, follow up, and evaluation of the plan provide End of Week Report (EOW) to the PD, Dean, VPAA, and CP Record grades and submit reports Maintain grade books Adhere to departmental grading policies Submit final grades Monitor equipment and supply needs Maintain classroom Maintain any relevant professional development activities which can include licensures and certifications Seek out an approved substitute in case of faculty member’s need for absence Participate in orientation as needed Graduation, and pinning ceremonies (Full-time staff required) Work on retention plans and program development Attend staff and faculty meeting (Full-time staff required and part-time requested) Participate in committees and knowledge sharing forums (Full-time required and part-time requested) Any other duties as requested Ensure the proper use of software Course Key for attendance records Campus Nexus for communication and contact attempts with students Weekly feedback reports Moodle for gradebook purposes WORKLOAD EXPECTATIONS: Workload is dependent upon the faculty classification. Faculty will start and end on time for assigned courses and lab hours Faculty must inform the PD if their assignment will provide overtime Must be able to teach either face to face or online with students in any of the following areas, as driven by cohort needs: Didactic/classroom instruction Lab/Simulation/Active Learning experiences Full-Time Faculty are required to: Attend meetings Participate in accreditation Serve on committees Other duties as assigned Part-Time Faculty as requested: Attend meetings Other duties as assigned

Requirements

A minimum of an earned Associates degree with a major in any area of health sciences from an accredited program.
Faculty must have a minimum of three (3) years of related practical work experience in the subject area(s) taught (per ACCSC).
Currently certified in Medical Assisting (CMA, CCMA, RMA) and in active status
All faculty will be knowledgeable in the course content
All faculty will be effective in directing and evaluating student learning and lab performance
All faculty will be prepared in Educational Theory and Techniques.

Responsibilities

Prepare course plans and materials
Delivering course lectures
Facilitating student engagement
Working one-on-one with students
Assessing students and providing developmental feedback
Deliver courses
Deliver lectures/facilitate labs via on ground or online
Grade projects and exams
Provide progress reports/mid-term feedback
Maintain grade book
Enforce HCI policies (attendance, dress code, etc.)
Monitor progress and attendance
Direct and assess student progress in achieving theory (content: cognitive) and performance (competencies: psychomotor and affective) requirement of the program
Monitor student progress and follow-up as needed
Take and report daily attendance and enforce tardy and absence policies
Report attendance issues to the Program Director
Advise students
Answer student questions
Be available for one-on-one assistance/tutoring
Identify at-risk students in a timely fashion
implement an action plan for success
provide weekly assessments, follow up, and evaluation of the plan
provide End of Week Report (EOW) to the PD, Dean, VPAA, and CP
Record grades and submit reports
Maintain grade books
Adhere to departmental grading policies
Submit final grades
Monitor equipment and supply needs
Maintain classroom
Maintain any relevant professional development activities which can include licensures and certifications
Seek out an approved substitute in case of faculty member’s need for absence
Participate in orientation as needed
Work on retention plans and program development
Attend staff and faculty meeting
Participate in committees and knowledge sharing forums
Any other duties as requested
Ensure the proper use of software