Faculty - Medical Laboratory Technology Instructor​/Clinical Coordinator

Hawkeye Community College is seeking a full-time, nine-month faculty Medical Laboratory Technician (MLT) Instructor / Clinical Coordinator to join our team. Do you enjoy sharing your knowledge and expertise in the area of MLT? Are you passionate about making an impact and empowering others with life changing opportunities? If so, we have a great opportunity for you!

At Hawkeye, in our MLT program, students build a strong foundation of skills and competencies needed to be successful in today’s fast-paced medical environment. Students are guided with support from our faculty which possess both the necessary academic credentials and industry experience within their respective disciplines. At Hawkeye Community College, we believe the instructor matters. Additionally, our MLT program prepares students in a variety of settings including our on-site laboratory/clinical setting that is fully equipped to prepare them for medical laboratory work.

This includes our exclusive BSL2 fully functioning medical lab.

Our full-time, nine-month position, may include days and evenings, and various sites and formats (face-to-face, on-line, labs and clinicals) while also being responsible for the coordination of the clinical sites and adjunct instructors for the program. Instructional courses may include courses such as: didactic delivery, critical lab sessions, the use of SIM, and clinical rotations. We are interested in finding a knowledgeable, positive professional role model to inspire our students.

The college provides a two-year faculty induction & mentoring program to support our newest faculty members. The public wants training opportunities and the industry needs trained professionals – it is a great time for our MLT program to address both.

Hawkeye Community College is a comprehensive community college focused on meeting the needs of the community by providing quality, affordable learning experiences for students through our Adult Learning Center, Business and Community Education Department as well as through more than 50 career and technical programs and liberal arts transfer programs. Hawkeye Community College’s mission is about empowering students, strengthening businesses and enriching communities with a vision to improve the quality of life in the communities we serve.

Important responsibilities and duties may include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Coordinates the clinical education component for the program at clinical sites, virtually and in SIM.
• Develops and maintains relationships and contracts with clinical sites including but not limited to; site coordinators of clinical education (SCCEs), clinical instructors (CIs) and Simulation Center
• Evaluates a clinical site’s ability to offer quality clinical education.
• Manages the assignment of students to clinical sites.
• Conducts clinical site visits.
• Coordinates site, virtual and SIM clinical experiences.
• Fills in or substitute as needed in class instruction, labs and clinicals.
• Provides high-quality instruction and leadership to the students in the MLT program(s).
• Prepares daily instructional plans and materials.
• Uses various instructional modalities as needed.
• Employs various instructional methods and materials that are appropriate for meeting stated objectives, assessing accomplishments of students on a regular basis, and providing progress reports as requested and required.
• Formulates and maintains curriculum for assigned courses.
• Maintains cooperative relationships with the Dean, supervisors, other faculty, the program’s Advisory Committee, all divisions of the College, prospective employers, students and the community.
• Participates in campus committees as assigned.
• Performs other duties as assigned.
• Unless otherwise approved, regular on campus and/or onsite attendance is considered an essential function of the position.

• Associate’s degree and 3,000 hours of recent and relevant experience.
• Graduated from an NAACLS accredited Medical Laboratory Technology program.
• At least two years’ full-time work experience in a clinical laboratory in one of the following areas: hematology, clinical chemistry, immunohematology,…