Medical Assisting Instructor and Practicum Coordinator

Medical Assisting Instructor and Practicum Coordinator

Employer

Central Carolina Community College
1105 Kelly Drive
Sanford, NC 27330
Phone: 919-775-5401

Job Location

Lillington, NC

Salary/Grade

Depends on Qualifications

Benefits

Yes

Job Category

  • Instructional (Faculty)

Application Period

Opens: Wednesday, May 31, 2023
Closes: Thursday, June 15, 2023

Target Start Date

Monday, July 3, 2023

Expected Work Hours

40 hours weekly

Employment Type

Faculty (9 months)

Minimum Qualifications

Required Educational Background:

  • Associate degree in Medical Assisting

Required Kind and Number Years of Work Experience:

  • Two years as a credentialed Medical Assistant

Required License and Certification: 

  • Be credentialed in good standing in medical assisting, by an organization whose credentialing exam is accredited by the National Commission for Certifying Agencies (NCCA), American National Standards Institute (ANSI) or under International Organization for Standardization (ISO)
  • Current certification with American Heart Association BLS/CPR with AED for Adult and Child

Preferred Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in a medical or allied health field
  • Two years’ experience teaching at a Community College or University
  • Documented education in instructional methodology
  • Experience coordinating practicum rotations

Position Description

At Central Carolina Community College, we create transformative lifelong learning opportunities!  We expect all employees to find ways to remove barriers to student success and provide all students a pathway to achievable dreams. Our employees are charged to recognize the challenges we face and to respond to them with empathy, understanding, and a willingness to help.   

Full-time faculty at Central Carolina Community College facilitate transformative lifelong learning by incorporating discipline-specific learning outcomes through active learning opportunities, lectures, hands-on skill development, assignments, appropriate classroom management, etc. Faculty provide authentic student assessment that allows students to improve their knowledge and skills with each assignment. Faculty focus on student success by establishing meaningful connections with students early in the semester to support the varying needs of each student throughout the semester.

Salary depends on education and experience.

Associates Degree $40,814 - $47,781
Bachelor's Degree $43,242 - $50,571

Master's Degree $45,397-$52,541

Doctorate Degree $48,503-$55,482

Diversity Policy:  Central Carolina Community College believes the college experience is greatly enriched through diversity; therefore, the college encourages diversity of thought within the student body and staff. Furthermore, the college seeks to promote awareness of diversity and the respect for all individuals, and the college pledges to adhere to this mission in its relationship with the community.   

 

Essential Duties

 

Teaching Responsibilities:

 

  • Embrace the institutional goals of Central Carolina Community College by engaging students as full partners in the learning process, removing barriers to student progression in courses, and supporting and assisting students in achieving their educational and career goals.  
  • Use student learning outcomes to create a variety of activities, assignments, and assessments that ensure curriculum goals will be met. 
  • Create a dynamic instructional environment that promotes a positive, interactive, and inclusive learning experience for all students.
  • Teach students both on campus and online.
  • Maintain a Blackboard course with a syllabus and gradebook for each class.
  • Grade all assignments in a timely manner and ensure that all grades are reported within the 10-day college grading policy. 
  • Provide personalized and constructive feedback on student assignments by recognizing what students did well and identifying attainable improvements for future work.
  • Respond to all student communication within two business days.
  • Report attendance weekly.
  • Facilitate student learning for instructional loads of 15-18 contact hours per semester.
  • Faculty keep a weekly schedule of 35 hours on campus, including 5 required office hours. Hours on site may be adjusted based on distance education responsibilities and/or approved telework arrangements.
  • Assume other duties as assigned.
  • Actively support the college’s vision of exceptional learning for all.

Practicum Coordinator Responsibilities:

  • Assist the department chair with establishing and maintaining relationships with representatives of the practicum sites at which students are placed.
  • Adhere to the policies and requirements of the practicum sites as stipulated in contractual agreements with the college.
  • Schedule appropriate practicum rotations to assure fair and equal assignments of students for all practicum related activities.
  • Collect, review, and maintain student practicum documents and records. Communicate with students regarding missing or expired documents. Track student practicum hours and verify that practicum hour requirements are met.
  • Coordinate meetings with the practicum sites as needed to discuss any student concerns.
  • Assist in the revision of the practicum handbook as needed to maintain current applicable policies in alignment with college and accreditation guidelines.

Advising Responsibilities:

 

  • Meet with each assigned advisee a minimum of once each semester.
  • Provide advisees with information and guidance to achieve their individual educational, career, and life goals.
  • Help students develop educational plans.
  • Coach advisees and refer them to institutional resources when academic or personal problems require intervention.
  • Complete faculty advisor training.

Institutional Responsibilities:

 

  • Participate in activities required to maintain program and/or college accreditation standards.
  • Serve on college committees as appointed.
  • Attend advisory board meetings as requested by your supervisor.
  • Attend graduation ceremonies.
  • Engage in a minimum of 5 hours of professional development each year.
  • Maintain current knowledge of your discipline and renew industry credentials, as needed.
  • Attend departmental, divisional, and collegewide meetings.
  • Cultivate a culture of care and advocacy through compassion, inclusion, opportunity, integrity, courage, and people.
  • Recognizing and respecting the variety of experiences and contributions represented by all of our students, employees, and community, the Medical Assisting Instructor and Practicum Coordinator will encourage a learning environment where everyone is supported and valued for their unique perspectives and experiences and will foster and promote the participation of all members of our diverse communities

Job Post Contact

Central Carolina Community College Human Resources

1105 Kelly Drive, Sanford, NC  27540

(919) 718-7493

http://www.cccc.edu/employment