Medical Assistant Instructor

About the role

The position is an Instructor at Ultimate Medical Academy, a non-profit healthcare educational institution based in Clearwater, Florida. The role involves teaching a standardized distance education curriculum, facilitating discussions, monitoring student progress, and providing academic feedback.

Responsibilities

• Deliver Centralized Curriculum: Teach the standardized distance education curriculum according to an assigned schedule.
• Engage Students: Facilitate discussion forums and interactive course posts to promote student interaction and engagement.
• Host Weekly Office Hours: Monitor student progress and provide timely academic feedback.
• Create Learning Support Tools: Tailor learning support tools to students' demonstrated needs.
• Maintain Professionalism: Adhere to policies, maintain an up-to-date faculty file, and communicate effectively with program leadership and students.
• Perform Other Duties as Assigned: Handle problems and use critical thinking to solve, communicate facts, policies, and practices related to job area, and communicate compliance requirements to other staff as appropriate.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree from an institution accredited by an agency recognized by the U.S. Secretary of Education or the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA).
• Academic preparation in the specific courses being taught.
• 15 semester credit hours in the subject field for Healthcare Instructor.
• 3+ years' occupational experience.
• Industry certification/licensure if consistent with employment in the healthcare field of instruction (certifications/licenses must remain active and be maintained as required by State and/or accrediting commissions).

Qualifications

• Master's degree in higher education, healthcare management, communication, nursing, or general studies.
• Experience applying adult learning principles and practices to blended learning.
• Proficient in MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and other business tools such as Microsoft Teams.
• Ability to inspire students to meet career goals by tying course curriculum to potential career outcomes.
• Knowledge of Learning Management Systems, Student Information Systems, and synchronous instructional tools.

Skills & Abilities

• Compliance: Knowledge of, and careful following of all applicable federal and state compliance requirements and regulations.
• Effectively communicate compliance requirements to other staff as appropriate and escalate any compliance concerns to the Compliance department.

Pay

Anticipated Starting Salary Is Based On Experience And Qualifications. Compensation Range $53,600—$57,000 USD

Schedule

This position is either a full-time or adjunct onsite position at UMA's ground campus located at 1255 Cleveland Street Clearwater, FL 33755. May include a flexible remote schedule for online/virtual instructional opportunity. Flexibility to work evenings and weekends as needed.

Benefits

• Medical (including prescription)
• Dental
• Vision (UMA subsidized)
• FSA/HSA (Depending on Medical Plan chosen)
• Basic Life Insurance (UMA paid)
• Additional Voluntary Life Insurance (Team Member paid)
• Employee Assistance Program – EAP (UMA paid)
• Long Term Disability (UMA paid)
• Short Term Disability (Team Member paid)
• Supplemental Insurance such as Critical Illness, Accident, and Hospital (Team Member Paid)
• Paid Time Off – 15 days accrued in year 1, 9 holidays, and 1 day of Volunteering Time Off
• 401k (eligible upon completion of 90 days of employment and must be at least 18 years of age)
• Pet Insurance
• Identity Theft Protection

Our Values

• ACT WITH INTEGRITY
• CHAMPION STUDENT OUTCOMES
• COMMIT TO TEAM MEMBER SUCCESS
• PURSUE RESULTS WITH PURPOSE
• HAVE FUN. BUILD ENERGY
• WORK AS ONE