Adjunct Faculty, Certified Nursing Aide CTE-CE

Job Title:

Adjunct Faculty, Certified Nursing Aide CTE-CE

Location:

LSC-Kingwood

Regular/Temporary:
Regular

Full/Part Time:
Part-Time

Job

This job carries with it the obligation to uphold the Mission of Lone Star College (LSC) in carrying out the duties of the position. A commitment to positive interpersonal behaviors, professional communication, integrity, leadership, stewardship, respect and accountability to LSC students and employees is essential.

• One LSC
• Student Focused
• Own It
• Foster Belonging
• Cultivate Community
• Choose Learning

• Student Invested
• Content Expert
• Pedagogically Excellent
• Institutionally Dedicated

It is the responsibility of the teaching faculty to provide the learning activities and support that will lead to the achievement of the course objectives and contribute to the educational environment of the college and the community. Primary responsibilities are to plan, develop and teach courses within the curriculum in a manner that facilitates student learning.

CE Adjunct faculty are hired in a part-time capacity on a semester-by-semester basis, contingent upon the needs of the System. Lone Star College accepts application material year-round from qualified applicants willing to teach on a part-time basis. Adjunct (part-time) faculty hiring is based on student demand. We offer day, evening, and weekend classes. Classes are offered at various times and locations during the academic year.

As a rule, adjunct faculty may teach a maximum of five classes per academic year.

• Teaches Continuing Education courses in the Certified Nursing Aide Program
• Develops and utilizes a course syllabus for each course following established institutional guidelines
• Instructs students in lecture, on-site laboratory, and off-site clinical facilities, correlating theory with the practice of basic nursing care for residents of long-term facilities in preparation for the state certification examination
• Complies with state requirements established by the Texas Department of Health and Human Services (TDHHS) and Lone Star College program expectations
• Performs ongoing, written student evaluations in the form of the Texas Nurse Aide Performance Record and evaluates student comprehension by administering written tests based on lecture/lab materials, and provides oral and written feedback to students as appropriate
• Evaluates students by a variety of means to measure their progress in achieving course objectives and inform them in a timely manner of their progress
• Submits required college reports and forms
• Provides timely, quality access to students through posted office hours, electronic communication and other appropriate methods
• Maintains professional relationships with students, colleagues, and the community
• Responsible for other reasonable, related duties as assigned

• Commitment to academic excellence, student success, exceptional service, and providing a dynamic climate for lifelong learning
• Willingness to embrace new instructional modalities to improve the teaching-learning process
• Ability to use effective strategies to engage student in their learning
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Proficient in Learning Management Systems

• Picking, pinching, typing, or otherwise working, primarily with fingers rather than with the whole hand
• Picking, holding, or otherwise working primarily with the whole hand
• Exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally and/or negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects, including the human body
• Ability to push, pull, squat, turn, twist, bend and stoop
• Ability to receive detailed information through oral communication, and to make the discrimination in sound
• Extending hand(s) and arm(s) in any direction
• Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word including those activities in which they must convey detailed or important spoken instructions to other workers accurately, loudly or quickly
• Close visual acuity to perform an activity such as; preparing and analyzing data and figures;…