Part-Time Medical Assisting Instructor (Pool)

FLSA Status: Exempt

Salary Schedule: Placement on the adjunct faculty salary schedule is based upon education and credited experience. Pending any course assignment, initial placement can range as follows: Lab Course (Salary Schedule HB) - $89.20 up to $130.94 per hour. Lecture Course (Salary Schedule AJ) - $103.85 up to $151.07.

Months Per Year: Semester assignments as needed

Mandated Reporter: Yes

Campus Security Authority: No

Duties and Responsibilities

• Teach courses in the Medical Assisting Department; develop and evaluate curricula appropriate to the different learning needs of students, as well as develop student and program learning outcomes
• Create a learning environment that promotes and stimulates learning for every student
• Use and stay abreast of appropriate emerging teaching techniques and technologies
• Consult with students during regularly scheduled office hours
• Serve as a member of department, division, college, and District committees
• Perform other professional duties as required by contract or divisional and institutional needs
• Collaborate with groups on and off campus on projects that support medical assisting

Employment Standards (acquired through education, training, and/or experience)

Knowledge of:

• Business administration, medical administration, medical insurance, and medical billing and coding, including successful work and teaching experience in the discipline
• The Law and ethics as applied to the medical field
• And experience with computer-based applications and emerging technologies for teaching transcribing, medical billing, and coding
• And experience or familiarity with student and program learning outcomes development and assessment for medical assisting courses

Skills and Abilities:

• Commitment to and proficiency in creating curricula and methods of delivery that reflect the highest industry standards and practices
• Motivate students from a broad spectrum of academic, socioeconomic, ethnic, neurodivergent, and LGBTQIA+ backgrounds
• Experience collaborating on college-wide and department activities to assess and improve student learning
• Work and collaborate with outside agencies and organizations
• Understanding of and commitment to the role and purpose of the community college, including the mission and values of the College
• Use teaching methods that emphasize cooperation and collaboration and engage students actively in their studies, encouraging them to become critical thinkers and independent learners who demonstrate cultural sensitivity and understanding of interdisciplinary approaches
• An understanding of, sensitivity to, and respect for the diverse academic, socioeconomic, ethnic, neurodivergent, and LGBTQIA, religious, and sexual orientation of community college students, faculty, and staff

Job Requirements:

Any bachelor's degree or higher and two years of related professional experience, OR any associate degree and six years of related professional experience, OR the equivalent (see below). Professional experience is required when the applicant possesses a master's degree

Demonstrated cultural competence, sensitivity to, and understanding of the diverse academic, socioeconomic, ethnic, neurodivergent, and LGBTQIA+ backgrounds of community college students, faculty, and staff as these factors relate to the need for equity-minded practice both within and outside of the classroom.

Preferred

• California registered RN and State of California regulated clinical experience to teach clinical courses and skill trainings
• Available to teach at night
• Phlebotomy experience

Note: If you believe your degree, academic background, or professional achievements are equivalent to the stated minimum qualifications, please complete the Application for Equivalence - For Faculty Positions.

Additional Information: Position is designated as a Mandated Reporter under the Child Abuse and Neglect Reporting Act; Position is a Responsible Employee under the Equity in Education Act and Title IX.

Work Demands

The environmental, physical, and mental demands described here are representative of those that an employee must meet to successfully perform the essential functions of this class. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these functions.

Environmental: typical on-site office environment; in-person work expected with potential to participate in the District's telework program, as available.

Benefits: Academic employees participate in the State Teachers' Retirement System (STRS), a defined-benefit retirement plan through the State of California or they may choose to participate in the STRS Cash Balance program or Social Security.