CNA/CMA (Certified Nursing Assistant/Certified Medical Assistant) Adjunct
Instructor
JOB CLASSIFICATION
Pay grade level: N/A
Compensation: $1,070.32 per load hour (as lead instructor) or $49.51 per
student contact hour (clinicals only)
Employee category: Adjunct
Position type: Adjunct Faculty
Department: Allied Health
Reports to: Dean of Health Professions and Public Safety (HPSS)
FLSA status: Exempt
Job Code: AA004Adjunct
Positions Supervised: None
Location: Primarily Pioneer Career Center (PCC), however, assignments may
include any KCKCC location or clinical sites as designated by the appropriate
administrator.
SUMMARY
Adjunct faculty in the Allied Health department are responsible for teaching
courses such as Nursing Assistant, Medication Aide, and Medical Terminology.
Note : this position requires didactic and clinical teaching.
This is a POOL position. Application materials for this adjunct position are
accepted on an on-going basis due to increasing demand for courses in this
subject area.
POSITION DESCRIPTION
Conduct all clinical sessions according to the state-approved schedule.
Provide instruction, activities, assignments, and assessments to
adequately cover all learning outcomes.
Monitor student progress by providing feedback for in- and out-of-class
work.
Perform adequate course-level assessment according to college
requirements.
Complete and submit all KDADS-required paperwork to the CNA Coordinator by
the assigned deadline.
Other duties as assigned by the supervisor.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES
Knowledge of current curricular content and education standards.
Knowledge of adult learning theory and methodologies.
Demonstrated teaching and educational facilitation skills.
Demonstrated time-management, organizational, and critical thinking
skills.
Demonstrated proficiency in basic computer skills.
Ability to assess student performance and progress and to provide
appropriate feedback.
Ability to promote higher-order thinking and problem-solving among
educational participants.
Ability to work in a student-centered, team environment.
Ability to multi-task to meet multiple demands.
Ability to communicate effectively with multi-cultural populations.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
Hold a current Kansas Practical Nurse License (LPN) or Kansas Registered
Nurse (RN) license or current LPN/RN unencumbered license. License must
not have any pending or current disciplinary actions.
Minimum of two (2) years full-time licensed nursing experience (LPN or
RN) including one of the following:
At least 1,750 hours of that experience must be as a licensed nurse in a setting which demonstrates long-term nursing care, such as an adult care home, long term care unit of a hospital or a state institution for the intellectually or developmentally delayed OR
Complete at least seven (7) hours professional continuing education annually in “Person Centered Care for the Adult Care Home” in the last year.
Meet at least one of the following requirements:
Experience supervising nurse aides OR
Experience teaching adults OR
Complete a course in teaching adults OR
Complete a professional continuing education offering on supervision or adult education.
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
Kansas Registered Nurse (RN) who meets the 1,750-hour work requirement
Teaching experience in CNA or CMA classes
Teaching experience in an open enrollment, urban community college
Experience in learner-centered pedagogy
WORKING CONDITIONS
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required
to stand, talk, hear, walk, sit, and occasionally push or lift items.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities
to perform the essential functions.
WORK SCHEDULE
Must be able to work a variable schedule/hour to meet operational needs. May
require evening and weekend hours. Your appointment is contingent on
sufficient enrollments, or on program and scheduling changes.
TO APPLY
Visitwww. kckcc.eduand click onCAREERS for a list of
available positions.
Read the job announcement carefully noting the initial screening date,
minimum qualifications, and required information. Note that information
contained in your application materials will be used to determine if you
meet the minimum qualifications for the position. Make sure you
complete/submit all the documents listed as required.
If the position lists a required transcript (during the application
process) unofficial transcripts may be submitted. However, please note
that upon selection for hire, you will be required to submit official
transcripts.
Ensure that your transcripts show that a degree was awarded or conferred
if you are stating that it is your highest level of education completed.
If you certify your level of education and it cannot be verified from your
transcript(s), your application may not be referred to the selection
committee.
Foreign degrees are acceptable provided they have been translated and/or
shown to have equivalency to a United States: Associate, Bachelor, Master,
or Doctorate level degree.
Documentation verifying completion of a degree, course work within a
discipline, or other educational criteria should be electronically
attached (uploaded) to your application.
Three (3) professional references with phone number and email addresses
are required.
A college selection committee is responsible for application review and
interviews. The final candidate(s) selected to be hired will be made by
the hiring manager.
Successful completion of a background check on all persons recommended for
employment is required Individual hiring departments may elect to
administer pre-employment tests, which are relevant to essential job
functions as part of the applicant selection/hiring process.
This job description in no way states or implies that these are the
only duties to be performed by the employee occupying this position. Employees
will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform
any other job-related duties requested by their supervisor. This job
description may be revised upon development of other duties and changes in
responsibilities.
KCKCC is an Equal Opportunity Employer
