Adjunct Faculty, Electrocardiography CTE-CE

About the role

The position carries the obligation to uphold the Mission of Lone Star College (LSC) and to demonstrate a commitment to positive interpersonal behaviors, professional communication, integrity, leadership, stewardship, respect, and accountability to LSC students and employees. The college’s cultural beliefs emphasize being student‑focused, owning outcomes, fostering belonging, cultivating community, and choosing learning. LSC has been recognized as a “Great College to Work For” by The Chronicle of Higher Education. Faculty strive to create a nation of world‑citizenry by modeling thinking and being that incorporate diversity, equality, and equity, embodying compassion, innovation, and a culture where learning thrives, people are safe, and the qualities of world citizenry are mirrored. Lone Star College faculty are dedicated to four qualities of excellence: Student Invested, Content Expert, Pedagogically Excellent, and Institutionally Dedicated. Lone Star College‑Kingwood, located at 20000 Kingwood Drive, Kingwood, TX 77339, offers high‑quality, low‑cost academic transfer and career training education to over 80,000 students each semester and provides unique programs in respiratory care, computer gaming, and dental hygiene.

Responsibilities

• Teaches Electrocardiography courses at a variety of times and locations
• Creates engaging lessons that promote student involvement and application of the material
• Submits required college reports and forms in a timely manner
• Utilizes a course syllabus for each course, following established institutional guidelines
• Meets with and advises students either before or after class or by appointment, electronic communication, or other appropriate methods
• Evaluates students to measure their progress in achieving course objectives and informs students in a timely manner of their progress
• Maintains professional relationships with students, colleagues, and the community
• Attends meetings, trainings, and orientations as required
• Responsible for other reasonable related duties as assigned

Requirements

• ACA EKG certification or equivalent
• At least three years of related job experience with advanced knowledge of telemetry, EKGs, including 12‑Lead and Holter monitoring
• BCLS or ACLS Certification

Qualifications

• AHA CPR Certification (preferred)
• RN or LVN License (preferred)

Skills

• Mastery of course content
• Demonstrates interest in interdisciplinary teaching, service learning, learning technologies, course development, and adult learning methodologies including collaborative learning, learning communities, and distance learning
• Demonstrated leadership skills; style that emphasizes collaboration, teamwork, and facilitation
• Excellent oral and written communication skills and interpersonal skills
• Ability to appreciate alternative viewpoints; ability to work effectively with a wide variety of people
• Commitment to academic excellence, exceptional service, and providing a dynamic climate for lifelong learning
• Demonstrated ability to develop and implement instructional approaches such as service learning/civic engagement, learning communities, and the effective use of technology
• Ability to use effective strategies to engage students in their learning

Benefits

• Supportive, collegial work environment
• Excellent work/life balance
• Tuition waiver
• Participation in a tax‑deferred retirement plan
• Professional development opportunities

Pay

Salary $56.55 per contact hour.

Schedule

Hours will vary depending on class time; instructors are required to meet with classes at all scheduled times and be available to students outside of class instruction. Day, evening, and weekend classes are offered at various times and locations during the academic year. Adjunct faculty may teach a maximum of five classes per academic year. Work is performed in a climate‑controlled classroom and/or lab environment with minimal exposure to safety hazards. The work is sedentary; typically the employee sits comfortably to do the work, but there may be some walking, standing, bending, carrying of light items (such as papers, books, or small parts), or driving an automobile. Equipment used includes a PC workstation running on a LAN in a Microsoft Windows environment, calculator, phone and other general office equipment, and any specialized equipment standard within the discipline/industry.