Lead Medical Assistant Instructor

• Full Time

Location Salt Lake City, UT

Job Code SLC-INS-LMA

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Charter College, an established and growing career college with locations in Washington, Montana, New Mexico, Alaska, and Southern California is expanding its Medical Assistant Program in Salt Lake City, UT area!

It is the philosophy of Charter College to provide a unique educational path for students that will lead to successful job performance and job satisfaction in health care, business, and legal industries. An association of caring and concerned administration; qualified, experienced and certified instructors; the College directs students not only to the highest level of academic achievement and performance but also to the nourishment of personal and professional growth.

We are currently seeking talented, enthusiastic, and experienced Full-Time Lead Medical Assistant instructors to teach in a blended course environment.

The blended course environment enables instructors to offer students a greater range of learning avenues. It blends face-to-face interaction such as in-class discussions, active group work, live lectures, and lab work with web-based technologies such as discussion boards, open forums and utilizing a learning management system. This allows us to offer a more active learning and flexible scheduling for the students, while maintaining the value of a face to face learning environment.

Our Faculty has the commitment and drive to help students achieve their dreams. Do you belong on our team?

Position Description

The Lead Instructor is responsible for instruction of students where applicable in accordance with established policies, procedures and Charter College requirements. The instructor will be responsible for delivering quality curriculum content in a variety of modalities such as online, on ground, and/or blended. The Lead Instructor also serves as the Subject Matter Expert for the assigned program.

The position typically reports to a Program Manager.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Full Time Lead Instructors

• Provide curriculum insight and guidance to the Vice President of Academic Affairs and/or the Instructional Design team regarding continuous improvement initiatives for the program.

• Serve as liaison regarding program content and delivery between the Program Faculty and the Program Manager.

• Participate in Program Advisory Committee meetings as required.

• Participate in curriculum meetings as required.

• Assist other Program Faculty as needed.

• Participate in student retention efforts. Lead Instructors are expected to remind students of missed assignments and encourage and maintain participation of all students on your roster, and promptly identify and assist "at risk" students, referring these students for appropriate assistance.

• Prepare and provide all lecture, laboratory and clinical instruction according to the required curriculum.

• Follow current course outlines, objectives, and evaluation mechanisms for the program and/or develop such when indicated by the Program Manager.

• Maintain a lesson plan of daily instructional events.

• Monitor student attendance and retention and document as required by the administration.

• Process course end grades according to policy.

• Grade assignments, return graded assignments and relevant feedback to students, and assigning final grades for all students in a timely manner.

• Provide educational assistance to students during regularly scheduled times (i.e., office hours) or by appointment.

• Substitute in classes when necessary.

• Advise students as it relates to school policies, satisfactory performance, etc. Maintain communication with Program Manager regarding such activity.

• Submit in writing, supply, and equipment needs to Program Manager.

• Monitor all equipment and supply inventory in locked facilities.

• Secure consumable supplies as well as educational materials from administrative office when needed.

• Maintain professional appearance.

• Communicate with Program Manager and Student Academic Advisor on all issues related to students.

• Maintain professional expertise (faculty development) to meet accreditation standards by attending educational seminars in professional field, reading current literature, attending online courses, etc.

• Ensure that students follow the catalog guidelines daily.

• Attend all scheduled mandatory meetings.

• Serve on committees (e.g., curriculum development, retention, etc.) as assigned based upon expertise or campus needs.

• Perform other duties as required.

Full Time Lead Instructors Additional Duties

• Full time faculty can expect that they will routinely teach three (3) courses per module but they may be asked to teach a fourth course as schedule requires.

• Full-time blended faculty are expected to spend a minimum of 32 hours of their normal work week at the campus to engage in; teaching platform duties (face to face and online), tutoring, class preparation, curriculum development, faculty development (in-service, formal coursework, seminars, etc.), office hours, departmental meetings, substituting for colleagues, etc.

• Every module a full time instructors will be expected to post their office hours both physically on campus and in their online classroom.

• For all Lead Instructors in programs with an externship site, all candidates/employees must be able to pass an annual driving record check, possess a valid driver's license and provide annual valid car insurance while in this position.

JOB REQUIREMENTS

• Current Certification as a Medical Assistant AND

• Two (2) years experience in the field

• Excellent customer service skills

• Experience in a blended teaching environment preferred but not required

COMPENSATION

• Full Time

• Salaried, Exempt

• Annual Wage - $43,500.00 - $55,000.00

• Compensation dependent on experience, knowledge and education level

Benefits:

• 401(k)

• 401(k) matching

• Dental insurance

• Employee assistance program

• Employee discount

• Flexible schedule

• Flexible spending account

• Health insurance

• Health savings account

• Life insurance

• Paid time off

• Professional development assistance

• Referral program

• Retirement plan

• Tuition reimbursement

• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• Evening shift

• Monday to Friday

Education:

• High school or equivalent (Required)

Experience:

• Medical Assistant: 2 years (Required)

License/Certification:

• Medical Assistant (Required)
• Driver's License (Required)

Work Location: In person

We are committed to diversity. Charter College is an Equal Opportunity Employer. (EOE)

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