Medical Assistant
Company Description
Brookline College is looking for either a Phlebotomist or a Medical Assistant with back-office experience for a full-time position as an Instructor / Externship Coordinator
Come be part of the ever-growing Brookline family in Tucson. No formal teaching experience is required, however, experience training, precepting, and mentoring are highly preferred.
The Instructor-Externship Coordinator is both an instructor and a coordinator of externship course processes.
As a faculty member, the Instructor-Externship Coordinator teaches in discipline areas with specific training and competence.
The Instructor-Externship Coordinator prepares students to transition from the classroom to the final externship course.
The Instructor-Externship Coordinator guides students to meet their career goals by coordinating externship course activities such as student orientation, scheduling, and networking with local site partners to establish relationships and build rapport.
The Instructor-Externship Coordinator partners with the College career services staff to build externship locations and conduct outreach to potential employers.
At Brookline College, we are dedicated to our student’s success and committed to providing them with our best service from start to finish.
Our helpful admission representatives will help students define their goals and choose a program. Our experienced instructors will educate their students and provide hands-on training.
Our devoted staff will support and help every student complete their program, and once they graduate, they’ll assist the student with their job search.
Job Description
TEACHING
Demonstrate thorough knowledge of the assigned occupational field or discipline and form connections between subject matter with related field(s).
Participate in professional development, professional organizations, and professional meetings, conferences, or workshops to remain current in occupational field or discipline
Plan and organize instruction to maximize student learning using instructional technology, diverse teaching methodology, and approved lesson plans.
Encourage the development of communication and higher-order thinking skills through use of Bloom’s Taxonomy and learning assignments.
Use of program goals and course objectives to measure student learning.
Provide timely feedback of formative and summative assessment.
Maintain accurate student records (attendance and competency forms) and enter student grades to the learning management system according to established deadlines.
Demonstrate sensitivity to student learning needs.
Maintain confidentiality of student information and partner with the appropriate academic leader(s) to resolve student challenges
Participate in faculty meetings.
Other duties as assigned
EXTERNSHIP COURSE MANAGEMENT
Partner with the career service teams to match students to clinical sites that lead to externship-to-hire.
Conduct ongoing outreach to potential employers to build externship opportunities, develop and enhance work relationships, and facilitate student placement.
Provide externship orientation to extern site supervisors and students.
Determine the quality of learning opportunities and appropriateness of each externship site / clinic / medical office.
Supervise externship to comply with accreditation standards and College policy.
Monitor student externship course attendance to ensure all required externship hours are fulfilled.
Visit all externship sites during externship courses in a cadence outlined in the standards of accreditation.
Oversee the collection of surveys regarding the externship course :
Employer survey of externship process
Student survey of the site
Graduate survey
Act as externship liaison for the College and problem-solve challenges that arise before, during, or after the externship course.
Use technology and academic reports to manage the externship course.
Submit, timely, all required externship-related reports and forms to the academic manager and or career services teams.
Maintain student records of attendance and skills check-off forms.
Actively engage in retention activities document communication with students and externship sites.
Participate in and manage career fairs.
Adhere to and publicly support College policies and procedures.
Qualifications
Minimum of a high school diploma; associate degree preferred.
Three (3) years of clinical experience in the specialty field
Demonstrable expertise in academic specialty field.
Ability to mentor a highly diverse student population.
Ability to work independently.
Proficient in interpersonal oral presentation and excellent communication skills.
Additional Information
We Offer :
- Medical, Dental and Vision starting the 1st of the month following 30 days of employment
- 2 Weeks’ starting Vacation per year. Increasing based on years of service with company
- 12 paid Holidays and 2 Floating Holidays
- 401K with a Company Match
- Company Paid Life Insurance at 1x’s your annual salary
- Leadership development and training for career advancement
- Tuition assistance and Forgiveness for you and your family up to 100% depending on program
Medical assistant instructor
Company Description
At Brookline College, we are dedicated to our students’ success and committed to providing them with our best service from start to finish.
Our helpful admission representatives will help students define their goals and choose a program. Our experienced instructors will educate their students and provide hands-on training.
Our devoted staff will support and help every student complete their program, and once they graduate, they’ll assist the student with their job search.
Job Description
I. CLASSROOM / LAB INSTRUCTION : ( 50 % of Responsibilities)
Demonstrate a thorough and accurate knowledge of their field or discipline; display an ability to interpret and evaluate the theories of their field or discipline;
connect their subject matter with related fields
Stay current in their subject matter through professional development, through involvement in professional organizations, and attending professional meetings, conference or workshops
Learn and use technology to enhance teaching and the educational experience when appropriate; employ appropriate teaching and learning strategies to communicate subject matter to students
Plan and organize instruction in ways that maximize student learning
Modify, where appropriate, instructional methods and strategies to meet diverse student’s needs; engage in planning of lessons using the approved College Lesson Planning Process
Encourage the development of communication skills and higher order thinking skills through appropriate assignments
Contribute to the selection and development of instructional materials in accordance with course objectives; establish and follow Bloom’s-specific learning objectives
Develop and explain methods that fairly measure student progress toward course objectives; evaluate student performance fairly and consistently and return student work promptly to promote maximum learning
Maintain accurate records of student progress and submit final grade rosters to the registrar each module according to established deadlines;
maintain student records of attendance; skills check-off forms and assist with program data collection
Demonstrate sensitivity to student needs and circumstances; coordinate and balance the needs of a diverse student population and faculty
Maintain confidentiality of student information; work with the Program Director to resolve student concern
Attend faculty meetings as required
Other duties as assigned by the Program Director
II. EXTERNSHIP COURSE MANAGEMENT : ( 50 % of Responsibilities)
Supervise externship training in compliance with accreditation, Department of Education Department rules and regulations, company policy, and all related regulations
Maintain contact with local employers to obtain information on externship opportunities, to develop and enhance working relationships, and to facilitate student placement
Track extern attendance and ensure that all extern assignments are completed as programmatically determined according to regulatory requirements
Maintain a schedule of student site visit(s) in accordance with programmatic and accreditation guidelines
Provide orientation for the on-site supervisors and students
Provide oversight of the externship experience, including on-site assessment of student experiences and the quality of learning opportunities
Partner with Career Services to support to identify externship sites that will lead to employment
Travel to externship sites to review the appropriateness of location for learning
Partner with the Career Services department to match students to appropriate externship sites that meet the needs of both the site and the student
Report regular progress of students and quality of supervision and education to Program Director
Provide written evaluation of employer and student satisfaction during the course of the externship for student files
Work with the Program Director to resolve student concerns
Demonstrate or be willing to acquire skills for utilizing online resources to enhance externship course management
Submit required externship related reports and forms to the Program Director and or Career Services Department personnel in a timely manner
Maintain student records of attendance; skills check-off forms and assist with course data collection
Actively engage in retention activities including documented communication with students
Manage special projects assigned by the Program Director including but not limited to career fairs to create enthusiasm and encouragement to students
Maintain professional relationship with colleagues, students and the community
Adhere to and publicly support College policies and procedures
Ability to adapt, direct and multi-task. Demonstrates exemplary skills and organizational proficiency
Other duties as assigned by Program Director
Qualifications
Minimum of a high school diploma; Associate degree preferred
Graduate of an Allied Health Diploma Program preferred
Three (3) years of clinical experience as a Medical Assistant. Advanced education or a college degree is preferred but will consider candidates with equivalent experience
Demonstrable expertise in Medical Assisting
Ability to mentor a highly diverse student population
Ability to work independently
Proficient in interpersonal oral presentation and excellent communication skills
Proficiency in computer applications such as Microsoft Teams, Outlook, Powerpoint, Campus View, and Canvas ( or other Learning Management Systems)
Additional Information
We Offer :
- Medical, Dental, and Vision starting the 1st of the month following 30 days of employment
- 2 Weeks’ starting Vacation per year. Increasing based on years of service with the company
- 12 paid Holidays and 2 Floating Holiday
- 401K with a Company Match
- Company Paid Life Insurance at 1x’s your annual salary
- Leadership development and training for career advancement