Medical Assisting Adjunct Faculty Instructor Tampa

We are seeking Medical Assisting Adjunct Faculty Instructor to facilitate inperson clinical skills labs and weekly virtual live classes using Zoom at our Tampa Campus on weekday afternoons and/or evenings.

This is the right role for you if:

You are committed to equity access and building economic mobility.

You understand that economic disparity and income inequality are destabilizing forces for a true democracy. You know the power of a great education one that catapults a learner into new choicefilled opportunities. You also know that too many talented highpotential people get left out overlooked or skipped over when it comes to opportunities. You want to break down those barriers destroy those misconceptions and prepare and connect extraordinarily talented people with the opportunities they deserve.

You are driven to succeed.

You are passionate about serving all Accelerate U participants including firstgeneration learners and others motivated by the challenge of becoming a medical assistant. You want to take everything you know about being a medical assistant and translate it through the Accelerate U curriculum to others. Youre agile creative flexible and engaging in how you teach ready to figure out the exact right way to reach each learner. You believe all Accelerate U learners can be successful and that your job is to transform their motivation into the skills and mindset of a great medical assistant.

You are a great teacher.

You love every part of teaching medical assisting: the technical stuff of course but also the professional skills mindsets habits that are essential for success in a hospital or health clinic. Youre excited to teach across different mediums synchronously over Zoom asynchronously on our learning management system oneonone with individual learners or small groups etc. Youre eager for feedback and always trying to get better. Youre excited to collaborate with others such as professional coaches peer instructors and the Accelerate U team.

You want to create a community a sense of belonging for every learner.

You understand learners are not passive enrollees in our program but active drivers of their own learning and that learners in our program support the learning of one another: exploring content together encouraging one another and holding each other accountable on their way to fulltime work. (You may even work alongside program alumni who have returned to be coaches or instructors. As an instructor you will create a space for learners to build social capital among their colleagues so that they head into work with a meaningful professional network.

• Establish Relationships and a Safe Learning Environment
• • Dedicate time to getting to know your students and how they best learn
  • Make your expectations clear regarding student behavior by consistently sharing and enforcing expectations in synchronous sessions
  • Use inclusive and supportive language that honors your students identities and assumes the best in their actions
• Deliver Excellent and Engaging Synchronous SessionsDaytime and Evening Instructor Needed
  • Deliver two 2hour Zoombased synchronous (live) classes a week with your students to develop clinical skills and build on/reiterate recent learning in the program.
  • Empower students to develop competency by sharing a passion and expertise for the medical assistant profession and its competencies and skills.
  • Leverage a variety of active learning activities that ensure learners are doing something beyond listening (i.e. skill practice discussions role plays simulations games)
  • Build in strategies to check for the understanding of all learners in your class (i.e. share out zoom chat polls google doc note takers)
• Demonstrate Fluent Use of Your Teaching Tools
  • Utilize technologybased teaching platforms including Zoom a webconferencing technology; and Desire to Learn (D2L) the Universitys Learning Management System
  • Support learners in navigating D2L and the course textbook
• Communicate and Provide Feedback Frequently
  • Grade students work every week to ensure students maintain a clear understanding of their academic progress.
  • Log in to D2L and respond to your NLU email every business day
  • Post announcements twice a week clarifying learners expectations sharing lecture recordings and providing encouragement/updates
  • Provide written feedback on all assignment submissions highlighting strengths and specific details on how to improve
• Implement and Orchestrate Differentiated Supports
  • Review your class progress and grades data weekly to identify students who are in need of additional support and reach out to those students to ensure they are aware of their status and the supports available to them
  • Engage in weekly 1on1s with students career coach providing updated course grades and attendance information for each student and collaborating to make a plan of support for every student who is falling behind
  • Communicate high expectations and high confidence in students and their ability to complete the program and become great medical assistants
• Commit to continuous improvement of self and colleagues (i.e. professional development):
  • Engage in weekly adjunct faculty meetings with Accelerate U staff and other instructors to build your skills as an online instructor and prepare for upcoming program milestones
  • Share feedback with the Accelerate U staff on opportunities for improving the design of the Medical Assisting program

A Week in the Life of an Accelerate U Adjunct Faculty Instructor

Our vision is to find experienced instructors who are able to teach while focusing on other responsibilities including working in the healthcare field building new/other skills and experiences in healthcare or pursuing their own education.

Adjunct Faculty Instructors will:

Teach two 2hour weekly live classes (over Zoom) a week to build on the learning program participants will have done asynchronously that week.

In the early part of the program (and for as long as necessary) youll meet with each of your students 25 learners) oneonone to get to know them check in on their progress answer questions and make sure they are clear on the work ahead.

Youll spend time grading materials reviewing learner work products and providing feedback through D2L and other software tools.

Youll communicate regularly throughout the week with learners over email and other software and communication tools. Youll be able to lay out expectations with learners regarding when youre available for immediate support

Youll meet with the Accelerate U team(i.e. other instructors staff) once a week to delve into the curriculum address learner needs/issues and plan for program activities.

Youll meet with the Career Coach supporting your group of students once a week to review student progress and identify differentiated supports to ensure each student can be successful.

Youll spend time providing ongoing support troubleshooting issues preparing and planning for future modules.

We are looking for individuals with the following experience:

• Available to teach on weekday afternoons and/or evenings

• At least three 3 years work experience in Allied Health; medical assisting preferred.
• At least two 2 years of teaching experience with knowledge of course development instruction evaluation and academic advising. Online teaching experience preferred.
• Medical Assistant certification through a certifying body recognized by the National Certification Corporation with a minimum of an Associate Degree OR at least seven 7 years of experience in an Allied Health field; Bachelors Degree in related healthcare field preferred;
• Experience with digital tools for teaching teaching in either online or blended/hybrid formats and teaching to students of diverse backgrounds and abilities strongly preferred
• CPR certified at the level of Health Care Provider through the American Heart Association and be able to competently administer CPR

About National Louis University and Accelerate U

National Louis University (NLU) founded in 1886 is a private nonprofit university based in Chicago IL serving nearly 10000 students across five colleges. In November 2020 the University launched Accelerate U a new division at the university offering rapid pathways to highdemand skills postsecondary degrees and an upwardlymobile job and career. The Accelerate U team works with employers and nonprofit operators to build affordable academic and training pathways that 1 lead to an industryrecognized credential/certificate 2 bridge to an indemand upwardlymobile job 3 include coaching and wraparound supports and 4 grant participants Pelleligible college credit that can build to a bachelors degree.

Our first training credential a Medical Assistant Certification is 24 weeks long followed by a 160hour externship with one of our employer hospital or health clinic partners. Learners earn a Certified Clinical Medical Assistant (CCMA) credential from National Healthcareer Association (NHA) credential along with 30 college credits that can be applied towards a bachelors degree. Program participants work with their instructors and a coach throughout the experience and interview with Accelerate Us healthcare employer partners for a fulltime job immediately following program completion.

This work has never been more important especially in light of the effects of COVID19. Our track record of innovation and community service; our deep commitment to equity and access (especially for firstgeneration learners of color); and our considerable experience with online teaching and flexible programming position us well nationally to lead in this transformational work.

NLU Inclusion Statement:

National Louis University is deeply committed to serving its community advancing access and equity and ensuring that all individuals are welcomed and valued. We are dedicated to fostering a culture where diversity equity and inclusion remain at the core of who we are. These are more than just words to us: they are truly a way of life for the NLU community. We recognize that differences in abilities age ethnicity gender (identity and expression) race religion sexual orientation socioeconomic status and background bring richness to our work environment. We affirm diverse perspectives innovative contributions and authentic presentations of self from every member within the NLU community. We believe inclusion is grounded in the actions we intentionally take each day. Our goal is to inspire and empower NLU employees and community members to cultivate an environment where we collectively focus on uplifting and advancing our institutional culture.

At National Louis University we offer our employees an innovative environment to work together and inspire the ideas that will make an impact. Our institution values Adjunct Facultys role in advancing our teaching mission and preparing our students for successful careers. Adjunct Faculty have access to training resources for professional development access to shared governance as a part of our Adjunct Council retirement plans educational opportunities and paid time off. A more complete list of Adjunct Faculty Benefits can be found here.

Adjunct Faculty are paid by course or assignment each term. These rates vary by college and number of credit hours for the course/assignment. While the specific amount will be indicated in an electronic contract that is issued to the Adjunct Faculty member when the course is assigned an overview of standard rate structure is available below:

2025 Adjunct Faculty Rate Structure

Please Include the following with your Application:

• Curriculum Vitae required
• Transcripts (Official or Unofficial)
  • Official Transcripts for all related degrees licenses/certificates will be required upon hire

Optional Additional Attachments:

• Teaching Philosophy
• Sample Syllabus
• Additional Licenses/Certifications
• Course Evaluations