CNA/CMA (Certified Nursing Assistant/Certified Medical Assistant) Adjunct Instructor
 

JOB CLASSIFICATION
Pay grade level: N/A
Compensation: $1,020.32 per load hour (as lead instructor) or $49.51 per student contact hour (clinicals only)
Employee category: Adjunct
Position type: Adjunct Faculty
Department: Allied Health
Reports to: Dean of Health Professions and Public Safety (HPSS)
FLSA status: Exempt
Job Code: AA004Adjunct
Positions Supervised: None
Location: Primarily Pioneer Career Center (PCC), however, assignments may include any KCKCC location or clinical sites as designated by the appropriate administrator.

SUMMARY

Adjunct faculty in the Allied Health department are responsible for teaching courses such as Nursing Assistant, Medication Aide, and Medical Terminology. Note: this position requires didactic and clinical teaching.

This is a POOL position. Application materials for this adjunct position are accepted on an on-going basis due to increasing demand for courses in this subject area.

POSITION DESCRIPTION

• Conduct all clinical sessions according to the state-approved schedule.
• Provide instruction, activities, assignments, and assessments to adequately cover all learning outcomes.
• Monitor student progress by providing feedback for in- and out-of-class work.
• Perform adequate course-level assessment according to college requirements.
• Complete and submit all KDADS-required paperwork to the CNA Coordinator by the assigned deadline.
• Other duties as assigned by the supervisor.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES

• Knowledge of current curricular content and education standards.
• Knowledge of adult learning theory and methodologies.
• Demonstrated teaching and educational facilitation skills.
• Demonstrated time-management, organizational, and critical thinking skills.
• Demonstrated proficiency in basic computer skills.
• Ability to assess student performance and progress and to provide appropriate feedback.
• Ability to promote higher-order thinking and problem-solving among educational participants.
• Ability to work in a student-centered, team environment.
• Ability to multi-task to meet multiple demands.
• Ability to communicate effectively with multi-cultural populations.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Hold a current Kansas Practical Nurse License (LPN) or Kansas Registered Nurse (RN) license or current LPN/RN unencumbered license. License must not have any pending or current disciplinary actions.
• Minimum of two (2) years full-time licensed nursing experience (LPN or RN) including one of the following:
  • At least 1,750 hours of that experience must be as a licensed nurse in a setting which demonstrates long-term nursing care, such as an adult care home, long term care unit of a hospital or a state institution for the intellectually or developmentally delayed OR
  • Complete at least seven (7) hours professional continuing education annually in “Person Centered Care for the Adult Care Home” in the last year.
• Meet at least one of the following requirements:
  • Experience supervising nurse aides OR
  • Experience teaching adults OR
  • Complete a course in teaching adults OR
  • Complete a professional continuing education offering on supervision or adult education.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Kansas Registered Nurse (RN) who meets the 1,750-hour work requirement
• Teaching experience in CNA or CMA classes
• Teaching experience in an open enrollment, urban community college
• Experience in learner-centered pedagogy

WORKING CONDITIONS
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand, talk, hear, walk, sit, and occasionally push or lift items. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

WORK SCHEDULE
Must be able to work a variable schedule/hour to meet operational needs. May require evening and weekend hours. Your appointment is contingent on sufficient enrollments, or on program and scheduling changes.

TO APPLY

Visit www.kckcc.edu and click on CAREERS for a list of available positions.

• Read the job announcement carefully noting the initial screening date, minimum qualifications, and required information. Note that information contained in your application materials will be used to determine if you meet the minimum qualifications for the position. Make sure you complete/submit all the documents listed as required.
• If the position lists a required transcript (during the application process) unofficial transcripts may be submitted. However, please note that upon selection for hire, you will be required to submit official transcripts.
• Ensure that your transcripts show that a degree was awarded or conferred if you are stating that it is your highest level of education completed. If you certify your level of education and it cannot be verified from your transcript(s), your application may not be referred to the selection committee.
• Foreign degrees are acceptable provided they have been translated and/or shown to have equivalency to a United States: Associate, Bachelor, Master, or Doctorate level degree.
• Documentation verifying completion of a degree, course work within a discipline, or other educational criteria should be electronically attached (uploaded) to your application.
• Three (3) professional references with phone number and email addresses are required.
• A college selection committee is responsible for application review and interviews. The final candidate(s) selected to be hired will be made by the hiring manager.
• Successful completion of a background check on all persons recommended for employment is required Individual hiring departments may elect to administer pre-employment tests, which are relevant to essential job functions as part of the applicant selection/hiring process.

***This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee occupying this position. Employees will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform any other job-related duties requested by their supervisor. This job description may be revised upon development of other duties and changes in responsibilities.

KCKCC is an Equal Opportunity Employer