Job Description :
Provides medicalassisting instruction appropriate to the Standards and Guidelines establishedby the Commission of Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs.
Coordinates and evaluates the students’clinical instructional processes and activities. Maintains effective communication withapplicants, students, graduates, faculty and instructors.
Serves as a liaison between College andcommunity health care agencies, professional organizations and other networkentities vital to the Medical Assisting Program.
Performs didactic instruction and evaluationfor program courses. Provides input forneeds assessment, continued development, accreditation and outcome assessmentof the Medical Assisting Program.
Responsibilities also include advising students, maintaining officehours, and participating in course preparation and evaluation, and the abilityto teach the cognitive, psychomotor and affective domains, participating inadvisory committee meetings.
- Prepares and delivers learning activities in order to achieve course outcomes
- Prepares course materials such as syllabi, homework assignments and handouts
- Evaluates and grades students’ class work, laboratory work, assignments, papers, and examinations
- Maintains and submits student attendance records, grades and other required documentation by specified deadlines
- Be available to students for coaching
- Periodic meetings with supervisors, division, or College, relative to teaching duties and training and development
Required Qualifications :
- Bachelor's degree in a Health or Business related field and a certificate of proficiency in Medical Assisting
- Credentialed in Medical Assisting by a Nationally Accredited Credentialing organization. CMA (AAMA) is preferred
- 5 years’ experience in performing administrative and clinical procedures of medical assisting
- Ability to promote student success
- Coursework in education theory or techniques (can be completed upon hire through the college)
- Demonstrated proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (or equivalent)
- Advanced communication (verbal, written and interpersonal) and organizational skills
- Sensitivity to respond appropriately to the needs of a diverse population
PreferredQualifications :
- Teaching experience