"Part time Faculty Interest Pool - Medical Assisting Program"

Part time Faculty Interest Pool - Medical Assisting Program

Company: Portland Community College

Job Location: Portland, Oregon

Category: Medical Assistants

Type: Adjunct/Part-Time

Portland Community College is accepting applications for Part-time Faculty openings for Medical Assisting Program.

This position is open for courses starting Fall 2023 and beyond.

Our Program and Who We Are Looking For

Learn more about our program here.

Please also review the PCC Course Catalog for this subject area. As part of this application, you will be asked to list the current PCC courses which you would be able to teach.

Courses that you may be asked to teach include: MA 112, MA 117, MA 114, MA 120, MA 118, MA 131 & MA 132. Please review the course content here.

Instructor Qualifications

• Associate degree or three years of experience working directly with Medical Assisting students or new hire MAs in a leadership and/or training role.
• Certified Medical Assistant credentialed through the AAMA, NHA, NCCT or AMT.
• Three years experience working as a medical assistant in an ambulatory care setting

Preferred Qualifications

• Classroom teaching experience
• Management or supervisory experience
• Primary Care or Internal Medicine experience

Related Instruction

The following MA courses include embedded related instruction in computation and communication: MA 117 Medical Office Administrative Procedures Lecture, MA 112 Medical Office Assistant Seminar I.

In order to teach these courses, in addition to the basic requirements, instructors must have: Math 60 or tested higher than Math 60 (Computation), Writing 121 or equivalent (Communication).

Note Regarding Academic Credentials

• Official transcripts are required to be submitted within 2 weeks of offer date for degrees required in the stated Instructor Qualifications.
• Instructors shall have earned required academic credentials at a regionally accredited US institution or a foreign institution having the equivalent of regional accreditation.

Part-time Faculty Compensation at PCC

Newly hired Part-time Faculty at PCC will generally start at Step 1 of the current salary schedule. Hourly rates are determined based upon the type of course taught (Lecture, Lab, or Lecture/Lab). For more information please review the Part-time Faculty Salary Schedule.