MA Instructor, Adjunct

As a faculty member at American Career College, you will join a collaborative, student-centric culture valuing academic integrity, mutual respect, student learning, service, responsiveness, innovation, diversity, and stewardship. You will guide students to change the lives of every patient they care for throughout their career.

About the role

You will make an impact by delivering class instruction according to an approved curriculum using accepted and effective teaching methods. This includes developing daily lesson plans, advising, remediating, and tutoring students, maintaining current and accurate attendance and grade records, and remaining current in your applicable program teaching field.

You will also participate in faculty meetings, professional growth activities in your respective field, and two (2) in-service training sessions annually. Additional participation in college activities such as in-services, faculty meetings, student functions, graduation exercises, open houses, new student orientations, and advisory board meetings is expected.

Your goal will be to strive for student success by providing quality instruction that results in students’ achievement of academic goals and program requirements, retention of students, and preparation for entry-level positions in the healthcare field.

Responsibilities

• Deliver class instruction according to an approved curriculum using accepted and effective teaching methods.
• Develop daily lesson plans.
• Advise, remediate, and tutor students.
• Maintain current and accurate attendance and grade records.
• Remain current in applicable program teaching field.
• Participate in faculty meetings and professional growth activities in the respective field.
• Attend two (2) in-service training sessions annually.
• Participate in college activities such as in-services, faculty meetings, student functions, graduation exercises, open houses, new student orientations, and advisory board meetings.
• Strive for student success by providing quality instruction that results in students’ achievement of academic goals and program requirements, retention of students, and preparation for entry-level positions in the healthcare field.

Requirements

• Three (3) years of occupational (i.e., practical) experience in the subject field in which they teach.
• High School Graduate or equivalent.
• Must be a graduate from a program accredited by an agency recognized by the U.S. Secretary of Education or the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA) in the specialty field or the subject area in which they teach.
• Current CMA (AAMA) or RMA (AMT) or other medical assistant credential issued by AAMA accredited by the National Commission for Certifying Agencies (NCCA) or AMT accredited by the National Commission for Certifying Agencies (NCCA) required by local, state and/or federal laws or must be obtained within six (6) months of hire date.
• Current CPR Card.

Qualifications

Preferred: One (1) year of teaching experience in the subject areas taught or demonstrate prior training in instructional methodology and teaching skills from a formal teacher educational program or any comparable training program or formal in-house training program.