Adjunct Instructor Medical Laboratory Technology

SCOPE OF RESPONSIBILITY:
The instructor is responsible for the planning, preparation, presentation, and evaluation of classroom instruction and related activities. The instructor is responsible for performing assigned duties during the day, evening, or weekend on any Northwest Shoals Community College campus as assigned. As a minimum, the related activities include instruction, academic advising, serving on various committees, participating in local, state, regional, or national professional activities and/or organizations.

The instructor may teach at dual credit sites and/or perform other related duties as directed by the Assistant Dean of Health Sciences, appropriate dean level supervisor, or the President.

At a minimum, the essential functions of the instructor are:

* to plan, organize, and instruct courses/labs in-person on any Northwest Shoals Community College campus, dual enrollment site as assigned, and/or virtual instruction using the College's learning management system and, as appropriate, distance education tools and software

* to assist in the ABHES accreditation process and assists in maintaining all applicable records, reports, and documentation related to accreditation process

* to assist in requesting and maintenance of clinical sites each semester to ensure students are able to develop cognitive, psychomotor, and affective skills

* to assist in collecting and providing mandated student information for all clinical sites at the beginning and/or end of each semester

* to demonstrate a commitment to student success

* to teach students the general safety practices necessary in a health sciences education environment.

* to teach students how to identify problems and make adjustment for optimal performance in a health sciences education environment

* to keep active at a high level of expertise in the subjects taught and stimulate enthusiasm for those subjects

* to provide safe and stable learning environment

* to conduct class evaluations and complete other college evaluations in accordance with college policy

* to keep students informed about their progress through the prompt grading and posting of daily assignments, lab assignments, quizzes, and/or exams in the College's learning management system

* to plan each unit or lesson, as to content, method, and organization to make each class period meaningful

* to ensure that assigned classes are held as scheduled

* to teach all classes according to an approved syllabus; to keep students informed concerning course content, requirements, evaluation procedures, and attendance requirements

* to hold final exams at the time scheduled in the College's semester schedule unless permission to deviate has been approved by the Division Chair and appropriate dean level supervisor

* to recommend textbooks, instructional materials, and on-line theory and lab curriculum, including classroom and laboratory equipment and/or trainers, to the Division Chair or Dean Level Supervisor

* to accommodate differing student learning styles in accordance with the Americans with Disabilities Act and the College's established ADA program

* to participate consistently in professional development related to his/her field and current trends for in-person, on-line, and hybrid instruction utilizing the College's Distance Education Office and Instructional Designer

* to serve as an academic advisor to assigned students

* to refer students to Student Services departments, as needed

* to work closely with the director of the program on the development of annual budgets for approval by the dean level supervisor

* to request material, equipment, and supplies as needed for the program.

* to assist with registration

* to assist in the development of course offerings each term

* to post and maintain office hours for student consultations

* to participate in program and curriculum review and development

* to assist in compiling and dispensing required reports in a timely manner

* to actively promote the program through recruitment, retention, success, and completion initiatives

* to assist in establishing a work-based learning program for the program

* to assist in the completion of the institutional…