Medical Assisting Program Director- Instructor/Faculty

Benefits

• Front Loaded PTO
• Tuition Assistance
• Medical, Dental, Vision
• 401(k) – with Employer Contribution

South College -We are one of the nation’s fastest growing institutions of higher learning come grow your career with us. In order to fully meet our Mission to our students, we require a diverse combination of perspectives, backgrounds, life experiences, and ideas from our faculty and staff and will provide them with an equitable and inclusive work environment -where respect and open interchange of ideas are at the heart of that culture.

20,000 Students

10 Campuses

Competency Based Education

Online

Medical Assisting Program Director Description

South College is seeking a Program Director for the Medical Assisting Program at the brand-new Columbus Campus! This position is full-time on-site in Dublin, OH.

The MA Program Director provides leadership for the Certificate in Medical Assisting programs. The applicant must be committed to innovative and relevant education for students.

Responsibilities

• Collaboration and consultation with faculty to promote maximum commitment and results;
• Maintaining high standards of instruction and service; leading accreditation and self-study efforts;
• Completing and administering annual budget;
• Recruiting, hiring, and evaluating faculty;
• Organizing student advising procedures, faculty teaching loads, and quarterly class schedules;
• Developing and maintaining relationships with practicum sites;
• Supporting collaboration with other programs for interprofessional educational opportunities;
• Representing the MA program, as well as in the community at large.

Candidates must evidence the following:

1. Have a minimum of a Bachelor’s degree (Master’s degree preferred).
2. Have received instruction in educational theory and techniques.
3. Be credentialed in good standing in MA (see below for details*).
4. Have been employed a minimum of 3 years in a healthcare facility including a minimum of 160 hours in an ambulatory setting performing or observing administrative and clinical procedures as performed by MAs.
5. Have a minimum of one-year teaching experience in postsecondary and/or vocational/technical education

*MA Credential Details

a. Must have earned and be able to document a Medical Assisting credential from a NCCA accredited credentialing organization, or

b. Qualify for, and earn the, RMA credential by:

1. Being employed as a medical assistant for a minimum of five out of the last seven years, no more than two years of which may have been as an instructor in a post-secondary medical assistant program. Work experience must include both clinical and both clinical and administrative duties, or, alternately,
2. Having five years of full-time employment in a healthcare field within the past seven years (may be a combination of part-time settings), and 40 hours experience in an ambulatory care setting performing and/or observing psychomotor and affective domain objectives appropriate to the MA curriculum. The selected candidate must sit for an MA credentialing examination and earn the MA credential.

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