Part time Faculty Interest Pool - Medical Assisting Program

Join Our Team at Portland Community College

Portland Community College is the largest post-secondary institution in Oregon and 19th largest in the nation, serving approximately 80,000 full- and part-time students. With four comprehensive campuses, five workforce training and education centers, and 200 community locations in the Portland metropolitan area, our unique role is to make high-quality education accessible to everyone, creating opportunities for our students and contributing to the economic development of our community.

Portland Community College is accepting applications for Part-time Faculty openings for Medical Assisting Program. This position is open for courses starting Fall 2023 and beyond.

Courses that you may be asked to teach include:

• MA 112, MA 117, MA 114, MA 120, MA 118, MA 131 & MA 132

Instructor

Qualifications:

• Associate degree or three years of experience working directly with Medical Assisting students or new hire MAs in a leadership and/or training role.
• Certified Medical Assistant credentialed through the AAMA, NHA, NCCT or AMT.
• Three years experience working as a medical assistant in an ambulatory care setting

Preferred Qualifications:

• Classroom teaching experience
• Management or supervisory experience
• Primary Care or Internal Medicine experience

Related Instruction:

• The following MA courses include embedded related instruction in computation and communication:
• MA 117 Medical Office Administrative Procedures Lecture
• MA 112 Medical Office Assistant Seminar I
• In order to teach these courses, in addition to the basic requirements, instructors must have:
• Math 60 or tested higher than Math 60 (Computation)
• Writing 121 or equivalent (Communication)

The PCC district encompasses a 1,500-square-mile area in northwest Oregon and offers two-year degrees, one-year certificate programs, short-term training, alternative education, pre-college courses and life-long learning. As part of our College community, you'll enjoy:

• A collaborative and inspiring campus community
• Opportunities for learning and professional development

Portland Community College embraces equity and inclusion as a priority. We are committed to building a community with a variety of backgrounds, skills, views, and life experiences. The more we value equity and inclusion, the more we will add value to the work we do and how we serve our students, engage with each other, and the Oregon Community that we serve.

Creating a culture that honors equity and inclusion is our objective and the smart path forward.

• Official transcripts are required to be submitted within 2 weeks of offer date for degrees required in the stated Instructor Qualifications.
• Instructors shall have earned required academic credentials at a regionally accredited US institution or a foreign institution having the equivalent of regional accreditation. Instructors with credentials from other countries will have their transcripts evaluated by agencies that have good standing with the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services to establish fulfillment of this standard.
• For more information on PCC's General Instructor Qualifications Policy I301 visit:

As a new Part-Time Faculty employee, you may be eligible for certain benefits through PCC, such as Oregon Sick Leave and retirement savings plans.

Newly hired Part-time Faculty at PCC will generally start at Step 1 of the current salary schedule. Hourly rates are determine based upon the type of course taught (Lecture, Lab, or Lecture/Lab).

Portland Community College complies with the Oregon Veterans' Preference in Public Employment law which provides qualifying veterans and disabled veterans with preference in employment. You will be given instructions during the application process to claim Veterans' Preference in the recruitment of this position, and to provide the documents required for verification of eligibility.

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