Position Information
Job Title |
Credit Adjunct Faculty - Medical Assisting |
Posting Category |
Adjunct Faculty/Part-time Instructor |
Starting salary range or starting hourly rate range |
$1,083.23 per lecture credit hour; $812.42 per lab credit hour |
Classification Title |
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About Harford Community College |
Harford Community College has served as an anchor institution in Harford County since its inception in 1957. We are a mid-sized, comprehensive college committed to serving our community through high caliber educational offerings and cultural events.
HCC's mission of "Grow. Achieve. Inspire. Contribute." and our vision of continuously striving for satisfaction, completion, and success throughout the College community is demonstrated by our shared organizational values of Agency, Equity and Inclusion, Communication and Collaboration, Respect, and Innovation. Harford Community College is an Achieving the Dream institution, joining a network of higher education institutions and partners to enhance community college student opportunity, access, and success.
Our beautiful, 352-acre campus is conveniently located near Baltimore, MD; Philadelphia, PA; Washington, DC; and Wilmington, DE. We offer more than 80 affordable degree and certificate programs to nearly 2,000 full-time and 7,500 part-time students, as well as a wide variety of noncredit continuing education courses to nearly 11,000 students per year. |
Affirmative Action and Equal Employment Opportunity Statement |
Harford Community College is committed to the principles of Affirmative Action and Equal Employment Opportunity. It is the policy of Harford Community College not to discriminate against applicants on the basis of sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religious creed, national origin, physical or mental disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law with regard to any employment practices.
HCC is an
EEO and
ADA/
ADAA employer that values, embraces, and supports diversity in the College community. |
Benefits |
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Job Description |
Harford Community College is seeking qualified medical assisting adjunct faculty members to teach on-campus, online, and/or hybrid classes.
Candidates will be asked to validate teaching experience. A teaching demonstration will be part of the interview process.
Employees of Harford Community College, including instructors for online and virtual courses, must be residents of Maryland or the contiguous states of Delaware, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia or the District of Columbia. Work is generally performed on the College campus unless otherwise specified.
Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States, as the College does not offer Visa sponsorship for this position.
Your application to this position will remain active to December 31 of the current year. If you are not selected by that time, you must re-apply in order to be considered. If you apply
on or after November 1 of the current year
, your application will remain active to December 31 of the following calendar year. |
Required Education |
Candidates must have a certification as a medical assistant. A minimum of an associate's degree is highly preferred. Medical assisting faculty and/or instructional staff must be current and competent in the
MAERB Core Curriculum objectives included in their assigned teaching, as evidenced by education and/or experience, and have instruction in educational theory and techniques. |
Required Experience |
For medical assisting clinical courses, a minimum of two years of experience as a medical assistant is required.
For medical assisting billing and administrative courses, candidates must have a minimum of two years of experience in medical billing and coding, including
EHR. |
Required Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities |
- Current and updated clinical expertise in medical assisting or expertise in medical billing and coding, including EHR.
- Ability to teach the adult learner the knowledge and skills required to function as a proficient medical assistant, including theory and lab instruction.
- Must possess excellent oral and written communication skills, have excellent organizational skills with an ability to attend to details and multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
- Medical assisting faculty are expected to stay current in both their discipline and in teaching methodologies; maintain reasonable, distributed office hours; and develop and revise curriculum.
- The faculty member should be responsive to student calls and in handling student concerns.
- The ability to interact with students and potential students outside the classroom environment in discipline-related activities, effective communication skills, and a well-articulated understanding of the role of community colleges and their students are required.
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Preferred Qualifications |
Master's degree is highly preferred. Preference will be given to candidates with previous teaching experience including clinical and/or classroom, test item writing, curriculum development, and demonstrated ability to evaluate student performance; and experience with instructional technology. |
General Weekly Work Schedule |
Schedule varies per assignment. |
Posting Detail Information
Posting Number |
2024-028AO |
Open Date |
01/03/2024 |
Close Date |
12/31/2024 |
Open Until Filled |
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Special Instructions to Applicants |
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