Medical Assisting Program Director- Instructor​/Faculty

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Job Type: Full-time

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

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

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.

• 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.

• Have a minimum of a Bachelor’s degree (Master’s degree preferred).
• Have received instruction in educational theory and techniques.
• Be credentialed in good standing in MA (see below for details*).
• 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.
• Have a minimum of one-year teaching experience in postsecondary and/or vocational/technical education.
• MA Credential Details
• Must have earned and be able to document a Medical Assisting credential from a NCCA accredited credentialing organization, or
• Qualify for, and earn the, RMA credential by:
• 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 administrative duties, or, alternately,
• 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.