Adjunct Medical Assistant Instructor

Porter-and-Chester-Institute; Waterbury (CT); On-site; USD 32,000 - 36,000; Part time

Job summary

Porter and Chester Institute in Waterbury, CT invites experienced Medical Assistants to transition into adjunct teaching. This part-time role leverages your clinical expertise to connect real-world practice with classroom learning.

We value CMA/RMA/CCMA certified professionals or those willing to obtain certification, with a minimum of 3 years in medical assisting or nursing and solid communication and mentoring skills. Training and support are provided.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years of experience as a Medical Assistant or nurse.
• High School Diploma or GED required.
• Graduate from a Medical Assisting or nursing program preferred.
• Current CMA, RMA, CCMA, or equivalent certification or willingness to obtain.
• Ability to use common software programs (MS Word, Excel, Outlook).
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong interpersonal and mentoring skills.

Responsibilities

• Teach medical assisting concepts through classroom instruction, skills lab demonstrations, and hands-on training
• Demonstrate clinical procedures such as vital signs, phlebotomy, injections, EKGs, infection control, specimen collection, and basic patient care techniques
• Share real-world experiences, industry standards, and best practices from modern healthcare settings
• Mentor students as they build technical skills, professionalism, and confidence in patient interaction
• Prepare students for certification and entry-level Medical Assisting roles
• Evaluate student performance and provide constructive, supportive feedback
• Participate in paid instructor training and ongoing professional development
• Work independently while supported by a collaborative academic and administrative team

Skills

Medical assisting

Mentoring

Communication

Interpersonal skills

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Graduate from Medical Assisting or nursing program

Tools

MS Word

Excel

Outlook

Job description

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Adjunct Medical Assistant Instructor

Adjunct Waterbury, CT, US

Salary Range: $23.50 To $26.00 Hourly

Adjunct Medical Assisting Instructor – Put Your Clinical Experience to Work

(No Teaching Experience Needed)

Are you an experienced Medical Assistant who’s ready for a change from the fast pace of daily patient care? Looking for a stable, meaningful role where you can share your knowledge without the physical demands of full-time clinical work?

This is your opportunity to stay in healthcare, inspire the next generation of Medical Assistants, and build a rewarding career in education.

We’re looking for skilled medical professionals — not career educators. If you know medical assisting, we’ll teach you how to teach.

What You’ll Be Doing

Adjunct Medical Assisting Instructors are used on a part time, as needed basis. You’ll bring real-world clinical experience into the classroom and lab, helping students connect textbook concepts to what actually happens in today’s healthcare environments.

• Teach medical assisting concepts through classroom instruction, skills lab demonstrations, and hands-on training
• Demonstrate clinical procedures such as vital signs, phlebotomy, injections, EKGs, infection control, specimen collection, and basic patient care techniques
• Share real-world experiences, industry standards, and best practices from modern healthcare settings
• Mentor students as they build technical skills, professionalism, and confidence in patient interaction
• Prepare students for certification and entry-level Medical Assisting roles
• Evaluate student performance and provide constructive, supportive feedback
• Participate in paid instructor training and ongoing professional development
• Work independently while supported by a collaborative academic and administrative team

No lesson plans from scratch. We provide curriculum, training, and instructional support.

• Minimum 3 years of experience as a Medical Assistant or nurse
• High School Diploma or GED required
• Graduate from a Medical Assisting or nursing program preferred
• Current Medical Assistant certification (CMA, RMA, CCMA, or equivalent) or willingness to obtain at time of hire
• Ability to use common software programs (MS Word, Excel, Outlook, etc.)
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Strong interpersonal and mentoring skills

Why This Role?

• Formal and on-the-job training to transition into teaching
• Opportunity to shape the next generation of healthcare professionals
• Continue your career in healthcare without the physical demands of full-time clinical work

If you’re ready to step away from the exam room while staying in the profession you love, this could be the next rewarding chapter of your career!

About our company:

Porter and Chester Institute, a trade school in Connecticut and Massachusetts for 75 years, adheres to one basic vision: to educate and train our students to the level that will make them competent employees. With 8 campus locations throughout Connecticut and Massachusetts, we offer training in such trades as Automotive Technology, HVAC-R, CAD, Electrician, Plumbing, as well as Medical Assisting, Dental Assisting, Practical Nursing and Computer & Technology.

Our support staff, including Admissions, Financial Aid and other administrative professionals, to our qualified Instructors are focused on making the students' experience a fulfilling and enriching one, both professionally and personally.