Adjunct Faculty, Medical Terminology

About the role

Teach CCRI's three-credit Medical Terminology course, which is part of the Professional Studies curriculum within the Business and Professional Studies Department. This course introduces medical, diagnostic, symptomatic and surgical terms. Literal definitions and spelling are stressed.

Commitment to CCRI’s Mission

• Demonstrate a commitment to the philosophy and mission of a comprehensive community college.
• Work collaboratively in a diverse, inclusive, and student-centered environment, with students of various learning styles, cultures, identities, and life-experiences.

Instructional Skills

• Teach CCRI's three-credit Medical Terminology course as assigned.
• Teach students how to pronounce, spell, abbreviate, and define medical terms.
• Maintain flexibility and availability to offer courses during evening hours and Saturdays to meet the needs of working students.
• Collaborate with program support staff and facilitators to provide wraparound services that support students throughout their educational journey and promote success.
• Communicate course content and expectations clearly, demonstrating strong organizational, interpersonal, and instructional skills.
• Utilize instructional technologies to enhance teaching, learning, and student engagement.
• Absorb and utilize the CCRI EPTO (Effective Practices for Teaching Online) course before any DL or Hybrid classes can be assigned.

Minimum Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in related field or BSN-RN
• Work experience in a medical setting.
• Must know how to build medical terms — word roots, suffixes, prefixes, combining forms, and abbreviations.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's Degree in a health-related field

Division

Academic Affairs

Department

Business, Science, Tech and Math

Locations

Knight Campus (Warwick)

Hourly salary

$100.5

Job Type

Part-Time Adjunct

Funding Source

Unrestricted

Exempt?

No

Yearly Schedule

Academic

Union

PT FA

Pay Grade

N/A

Application Open Date

June 24, 2026

Application Close Date

August 24, 2026

About Community College of Rhode Island

Since opening its doors for the first time on September 24, 1964, the Community College of Rhode Island has created a strong foundation as the state’s only associate degree-granting institution serving all Rhode Islanders with an affordable, high-quality education.

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