Medical Assisting Faculty (Tenure-Track) & Program Director
Company:
Harford Community College
Job Location:
Bel Air, Maryland
Category:
Medical Assistants
Starting salary range
Commensurate with education and experience.
About Harford Community College
Harford Community College has served as an anchor institution in Harford County since its inception in 1957. We are a mid-sized, comprehensive college committed to serving our community through high caliber educational offerings and cultural events.
HCC's mission of "Grow. Achieve. Inspire. Contribute." and our vision of continuously striving for satisfaction, completion, and success throughout the College community is demonstrated by our shared organizational values of Agency, Equity and Inclusion, Communication and Collaboration, Respect, and Innovation. Harford Community College is an Achieving the Dream institution, joining a network of higher education institutions and partners to enhance community college student opportunity, access, and success.
Our beautiful, 352-acre campus is conveniently located near Baltimore, MD; Philadelphia, PA; Washington, DC; and Wilmington, DE. We offer more than 80 affordable degree and certificate programs to nearly 2,000 full-time and 7,500 part-time students, as well as a wide variety of noncredit continuing education courses to nearly 11,000 students per year.
Job Description
Harford Community College is seeking a Medical Assisting professional to serve as Program Director and tenure-track faculty, teaching core medical assisting clinical courses.
The Medical Assisting Program Director works closely with the Dean of Nursing and Allied Health Professions and is responsible for program effectiveness, including outcomes, organization, administration, continuous review, planning, and development. Responsibilities also include teaching a variety of classes in the medical assisting program, evaluating and modifying curriculum as needed, coordinating adjunct faculty and externship sites for the medical assisting program, and ensuring compliance with medical assisting program standards. This includes compiling annual reports for accreditation and tracking student data to ensure continued program success.
Faculty members are expected to stay current in their disciplines and in teaching methodologies and to implement changes in instruction based on assessment results. Faculty members should also maintain reasonable, distributed office hours; develop and revise curriculum; mentor adjunct faculty; and advise students as appropriate. Faculty members provide leadership for the development, growth, and support of the College and the assigned area; and undertake professional community service. Other duties include supporting the mission, vision and values of the College and policies of the Board of Trustees; serving on various College committees, task forces and other groups; and participating in various official College ceremonies and meetings.
This is a full-time, 10-months position.
Employees of Harford Community College, including instructors for online and virtual courses, must be residents of Maryland or the contiguous states of Delaware, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia or the District of Columbia; non-residents are expected to relocate to meet this requirement.
Required Education
An associate degree in a health-related field and current certification as a medical assistant are required; a bachelor's degree is preferred.
Required Experience
Two years of clinical medical assisting is required.
Required Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities
Proficiency in a Windows-based computer environment is required. Applicants must have the ability to learn and use instructional technology.
Preferred Qualifications
Experience using instructional technology, curriculum development, and test item writing are preferred. Full-time classroom teaching experience is also preferred.
General Weekly Work Schedule
Work schedule is based on class scheduling, office hours, and completing required tasks associated with the director role. Final work schedule to be determined by the Dean.
Posting Number: 2022-065FSFA
Close Date: 10/31/2022
Commensurate with education and experience.
About Harford Community College
Harford Community College has served as an anchor institution in Harford County since its inception in 1957. We are a mid-sized, comprehensive college committed to serving our community through high caliber educational offerings and cultural events.
HCC's mission of "Grow. Achieve. Inspire. Contribute." and our vision of continuously striving for satisfaction, completion, and success throughout the College community is demonstrated by our shared organizational values of Agency, Equity and Inclusion, Communication and Collaboration, Respect, and Innovation. Harford Community College is an Achieving the Dream institution, joining a network of higher education institutions and partners to enhance community college student opportunity, access, and success.
Our beautiful, 352-acre campus is conveniently located near Baltimore, MD; Philadelphia, PA; Washington, DC; and Wilmington, DE. We offer more than 80 affordable degree and certificate programs to nearly 2,000 full-time and 7,500 part-time students, as well as a wide variety of noncredit continuing education courses to nearly 11,000 students per year.
Job Description
Harford Community College is seeking a Medical Assisting professional to serve as Program Director and tenure-track faculty, teaching core medical assisting clinical courses.
The Medical Assisting Program Director works closely with the Dean of Nursing and Allied Health Professions and is responsible for program effectiveness, including outcomes, organization, administration, continuous review, planning, and development. Responsibilities also include teaching a variety of classes in the medical assisting program, evaluating and modifying curriculum as needed, coordinating adjunct faculty and externship sites for the medical assisting program, and ensuring compliance with medical assisting program standards. This includes compiling annual reports for accreditation and tracking student data to ensure continued program success.
Faculty members are expected to stay current in their disciplines and in teaching methodologies and to implement changes in instruction based on assessment results. Faculty members should also maintain reasonable, distributed office hours; develop and revise curriculum; mentor adjunct faculty; and advise students as appropriate. Faculty members provide leadership for the development, growth, and support of the College and the assigned area; and undertake professional community service. Other duties include supporting the mission, vision and values of the College and policies of the Board of Trustees; serving on various College committees, task forces and other groups; and participating in various official College ceremonies and meetings.
This is a full-time, 10-months position.
Employees of Harford Community College, including instructors for online and virtual courses, must be residents of Maryland or the contiguous states of Delaware, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia or the District of Columbia; non-residents are expected to relocate to meet this requirement.
Required Education
An associate degree in a health-related field and current certification as a medical assistant are required; a bachelor's degree is preferred.
Required Experience
Two years of clinical medical assisting is required.
Required Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities
Proficiency in a Windows-based computer environment is required. Applicants must have the ability to learn and use instructional technology.
Preferred Qualifications
Experience using instructional technology, curriculum development, and test item writing are preferred. Full-time classroom teaching experience is also preferred.
General Weekly Work Schedule
Work schedule is based on class scheduling, office hours, and completing required tasks associated with the director role. Final work schedule to be determined by the Dean.
Posting Number: 2022-065FSFA
Close Date: 10/31/2022
