"Certified Nursing Assistant Instructional Specialist"

Position Summary

The Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA) Instructional Specialist develops, manages, and teaches short-term workforce training courses and programs, and/or other continuing education courses, in assigned programs, including Patient Care Technician (PCT). The Certified Nursing Assistant Instructional Specialist plans, organizes, and supervises the clinical component of the CNA program. Additional responsibilities include developing, reviewing, revising, and teaching curriculum; overseeing program lab spaces; managing program budgets; advising students; ensuring compliance with local, state, and federal requirements; and engaging industry partners. This position must work effectively with a wide range of constituencies in a diverse community.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

These are intended only as examples of the various types of job duties to be performed. The omission of the specific duties does not exclude them from the position if the work is similar, related, or logical assignment to the position.

The following are the functions essential to performing this job:

1. Teach and manage courses that lead to employment through skill development, certification or licensure in the healthcare and safety fields. Teaching will typically include one cohort of Certified Nursing Assistant courses each session.
2. Facilitate student mastery of core learning outcomes using the most relevant pedagogical and scholarly tools available.
3. Contribute to the development, planning and implementation of a high-quality curriculum.
4. Develop and update policy and procedures related to the clinical training phases of the programs.
5. Coordinate clinical schedules for students in specific programs.
6. Serve as first point of contact for students, clinical sites and businesses to assist with resolving issues and provide communication and feedback regarding program.
7. Coordinate scheduling, paperwork and follow-up for students prior to, during and after their clinical assignments while maintaining communication with class instructors and Program Manager.
8. Communicate and establish contracts between FCC and participating community medical facilities, using clinical evaluation forms.
9. Plan, manage, review and revise the clinical component of the CNA program to meet evolving practice skills for effectiveness of the experiences.
10. Verify and archive documentation required for externships/clinical placements.
11. Schedule and coordinate all student rotations at the clinical affiliates.
12. Participate in student evaluation and advisement related to externships/clinical placements.
13. Serve as the CNA Program Coordinator for the Maryland Board of Nursing
14. Research and establish new affiliate sites
15. Correspond with and visit affiliate sites for needs, improvements, and upcoming placements.
16. Engage employers to connect CNA students with job openings
17. Respond to student, faculty, and staff issues in accordance with College policies and procedures.
18. Ensure compliance with federal, state, and local regulations governing course content, recordkeeping requirements, reporting requirements, and student safety.
19. Participate in program review as scheduled and participate in collaborative program development and outreach initiatives with other College departments and external partners.
20. Maintain data confidentiality and integrity and ensure compliance with FERPA (Family Education Rights and Privacy Act and Title IX).
21. Provide input into the development of fiscal year program budgets.
22. Conform to Standard Operating Procedures (SOP's)
23. Participate in the Healthcare Careers Program Advisory Committee (PAC).
24. Provide occasional substitute coverage for Healthcare Careers courses when approved by the Director, Workforce & Community Education.
25. Serve as College representative to the statewide advisory groups that pertain to program areas.
26. Attend conferences and participate in committees internal and external to the college.
27. Perform other duties as assigned.

Salary

$64,000 - $74,000 annually

FCC offers a generous benefits package which includes medical insurance, dental and vision plans, waiver of FCC tuition for employee and eligible dependents, tuition reimbursement, generous leave benefits, retirement plans, and more! Frederick Community College prohibits discrimination against any person on the basis of age, ancestry, citizenship status, color, creed, ethnicity, gender identity and expression, genetic information, marital status, mental or physical disability, national origin, race, religious affiliation, sex, sexual orientation, or veteran status in its activities, admissions, educational programs, and employment. Frederick Community College, an equal opportunity employer, values campus diversity in students and staff and encourages members from historically under-represented groups to apply.