Healthcare Workforce Adjunct Instructor (Remote/Hybrid)

D'Youville University; Buffalo (NY); Hybrid; USD 24,000 - 42,000; Part time

Job summary

D’Youville University seeks Workforce Development Adjunct Instructors to support short-term healthcare and allied health programs. These roles are course-based and scheduled as programs are offered, with some responsibilities possible remotely and on-site.

Ideal candidates are practitioners who enjoy teaching and mentoring students toward entry-level healthcare careers, with opportunities to lead labs, demonstrations, and competency checkoffs across online, hybrid, and in-person formats.

Qualifications

• Professional experience in healthcare, allied health, clinical practice, workforce training, or a related field.
• Ability to teach, demonstrate, coach, and evaluate entry-level healthcare or allied health skills.
• Strong communication, organization, and student support skills.
• Comfort working with adult learners and students entering healthcare for the first time.
• Ability to use online learning platforms and basic instructional technology.
• Commitment to student success, workforce development, and professional standards.
• Preferred: prior teaching, precepting, training, mentoring, staff development, or clinical education experience.

Responsibilities

• Teach or support short-term workforce courses in online, hybrid, and/or in-person formats.
• Monitor student progress in online course materials, assignments, and required modules as assigned.
• Respond to student questions during the course and help students stay on track.
• Lead or assist with in-person skills labs, demonstrations, simulations, practice sessions, and competency checkoffs.
• Provide coaching, feedback, and remediation to students as needed.
• Reinforce safety, professionalism, communication, attendance expectations, and workplace readiness.
• Maintain accurate attendance, skills, grading, and student progress documentation.
• Work collaboratively with the Director of Workforce Development, Skills Supervisor, program leads, and employer partners.
• Follow D’Youville policies and applicable program, certification, regulatory, safety, and documentation requirements.

Skills

Strong communication

Organization

Student support

Teaching

Coaching

Healthcare knowledge

Tools

Online learning platforms

Job description

D’Youville University seeks Workforce Development Adjunct Instructors to support short-term healthcare and allied health programs. These roles are course-based and scheduled as programs are offered, with some responsibilities possible remotely and on-site.

Ideal candidates are practitioners who enjoy teaching and mentoring students toward entry-level healthcare careers, with opportunities to lead labs, demonstrations, and competency checkoffs across online, hybrid, and in-person formats.