Adjunct Faculty - Medical Assisting

College of Southern Maryland; La Plata (MD); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

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Job summary

The College of Southern Maryland seeks a dedicated faculty member to teach Medical Assisting, design course plans, deliver engaging instruction, and evaluate student progress. The role emphasizes student-centered learning with flexible day, evening, and weekend schedules across campus locations.

The position includes administrative duties, curriculum review participation, documenting attendance, grading promptly, and pursuing ongoing professional development to maintain currency in the field and

Qualifications

• Plan, organize, and instruct courses in the day, evening, or weekends.
• Maintain currency in the subject matter and pedagogy.
• Incorporate instructional technologies as appropriate.
• Communicate syllabus, requirements, and attendance clearly to students.
• Grade papers and provide timely feedback.
• Confer with students individually as needed.

Responsibilities

• Plan, prepare, present, and evaluate instruction to promote student-centered learning.
• Deliver courses at campus, center, or clinical location as assigned.
• Ensure classes meet scheduled times and communicate changes promptly.
• Keep students informed about progress and assessment criteria.
• File course syllabi with program coordinators and maintain records.
• Attend faculty meetings and participate in program reviews and development.

Skills

Course planning

Classroom instruction

Educational technology

Assessment & feedback

Job description

Located 45 minutes from the Nation’s Capital, nestled in a history-rich community of southern Maryland, The College of Southern Maryland (CSM) is a two-time Aspen Award-winning institution (top 15% of Community Colleges) with academic programs in over 100 disciplines. CSM is among America’s top 100 producers of Minority Associate Degrees in twenty categories, according to Diverse Issues in Higher Education.

The faculty member is responsible for the planning, preparation, presentation, and evaluation of instruction and related activities to promote student-centered learning. The faculty member is responsible for performing assigned duties during the day, evening, or weekend at the campus, center, or clinical location to which the faculty member is assigned.

Primary areas of teaching responsibility include: Medical Assisting.

At a minimum, the faculty member must be able to perform the following essential job functions with or without reasonable accommodations:

Teaching Functions:

• to plan, organize, and instruct courses in the day, evening, or on weekends at the College of Southern Maryland campus, center, or clinical location to which assigned;
• to ensure that assigned classes are held as scheduled; communicating all absences and changes to course schedule to the Course or Program Coordinator;
• to keep active at a high level of expertise in the subjects taught and stimulate enthusiasm for those subjects;
• to plan each unit or lesson, both as to content and method, to make each class meaningful;
• to ensure that each program/class contains essential curricular components, has appropriate content and pedagogy, and maintains currency;
• to teach all classes according to an approved course syllabus and for the required duration;
• to study and utilize students' learning styles in each class in order to facilitate the best teaching and learning situations;
• to incorporate instructional technologies in instructional delivery as appropriate;
• to maximize the learning opportunities for each student;
• to keep students informed and updated concerning course content, requirements, evaluation procedures and attendance requirements;
• to keep students informed about their progress throughout the semester or term through the prompt grading of papers and other work;
• to demonstrate a genuine concern for each student through individual student conferences, as needed.

Administrative Functions:

• to file an appropriate course syllabus for each course taught with the appropriate program coordinator and the HEA administrative assistant;
• to ensure that each course section is web-enhanced;
• to make use of available college online resources in (home page, syllabi posting, grade book, etc.);
• to make use of the college Group Wise email system for professional communication with students, faculty, division chair, and other college personnel with a response time of 48-72 hours
• to keep Course or Program Coordinator informed of any student concerns or conduct violations within 48 hours of the incident
• to maintain accurate and complete scholastic records, including attendance records;
• to conduct class evaluations and complete other college evaluations in accordance with college policy;
• to submit academic reports and other documentation in a timely manner and when appropriate;
• to attend all faculty meetings, college assemblies, professional development and orientation activities, and other meetings as called by the President, Vice President, Associate Vice President, Division Chair, Program Coordinator, or Course Coordinator;
• to become thoroughly familiar with all college policies and procedures and comply with all college policies and procedures;
• to become familiar with the Faculty Handbook;
• to convey college-related information to students in a timely manner as requested by college officials.

Program Improvement:

• to participate in program and curriculum review and development and student learning outcomes assessment initiatives;
• to recommend textbooks and other instructional materials including classroom and laboratory equipment to the Course Coordinator, Program Coordinator, Division Chair or designee;
• to make suggestions to the Course Coordinator, Program Coordinator, Division Chair, Associate Vice President or Vice President of Academic Affairs concerning the improvement of the curriculum in keeping with the objectives of the college

Professional Development:

• to keep informed of current trends and new approaches to instruction via professional development activities, submitting continuing education records to Program Coordinator and/or HEA Administrative Assistant;

General Employment Information

The College of Southern Maryland is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Background Checks

The College of Southern Maryland conducts background checks in order to ensure the safety and well-being of the College's staff and students. The final candidate for this position will be subject to the following background checks: Criminal History Check and Sex Offender Registry Check.