Lecturer - Medical Assistant Program

Overview

Utah State University (USU) is seeking a dynamic, knowledgeable, and experienced candidate for a faculty position as a Lecturer in the Medical Assistant (MA) program at the USU Eastern Campus in Price, Utah. This position is a non-tenure track, academic-year (nine-month) appointment with the possibility of additional compensation for summer months, depending on summer work responsibilities, enrollment, and available funding.

The primary role assignment is teaching (95%). Within the teaching role, the successful candidate is expected to teach 21 credit hours of medical assistant program coursework over two semesters. In addition, the faculty member will be expected to maintain regular office hours and provide direction, leadership, and oversight of the medical assistant program on the USU-Eastern campus. The additional role assignment is service (5%), and the successful candidate will be expected to provide meaningful service to the department, campus, university, the profession, and the community.

The Department of Technology, Design, and Technical Education (TDTE) in the S.J. and Jessie E. Quinney College of Agriculture and Natural Resources will provide oversight for the program as part of the technical education certificate offerings in southeastern Utah. The successful candidate will report to the TDTE associate department head (director) over the health professions programs at USU. 

Responsibilities

Primary Responsibilities: 

• Assess the instructional needs of students in the program and coordinate the development of a plan to address these needs.
• Maintain the primary responsibility for scheduling classes within the program, reporting to the Program director and Health Professions staff assistant.
• Participate in the development of and assume responsibility for program oversight by the Director of Health Professions.
• Assist and encourage full-time and part-time faculty within the program with their professional development, curriculum development, and meeting program outcome goals.
• Participate in the annual review of the University catalog to assess program curricula and make recommendations for necessary changes.
• Participate in the recruitment and interview process of qualified part-time faculty for the program and make recommendations as requested to the Director of Health Professions.
• Complete peer-to-peer teaching evaluation of both full-time and part-time faculty in the program as assigned.
• Coordinate departmental textbook and supply orders.
• Maintain communication and work cooperatively with clinical instructors of off-campus instructional sites.
• Assist with the coordination of Distance Education classes as required by the Director of Health Professions.
• Serve on institutional committees, screening committees for faculty positions as assigned.

Responsibilities of the Medical Assistant Faculty must include in addition, but not limited, to the following:

• Maintaining appropriate contact and meeting the requirements of the program’s accrediting agency.
• Maintain quality assurance to remain compliant with all required agencies.
• Meet with and obtain qualified preceptors in various off-campus clinical facilities.
• Prepare on-site annual reviews required by the accrediting agency.
• Prepare quarterly and/or annual reports and extensive self-study reports.
• Recruit clinical sites from numerous facilities.
• Prepare clinical site visits and continually meet requirements for state and national regulations.
• Conduct recruitment sessions and conduct an application process that meets the requirements of the accrediting agency and advisory committee.
• Recruit and maintain members of the program Advisory Committee from the community and meet at least once annually for input and reporting processes.
• Maintain overload hours if another full-time faculty is not hired.
• Provide oversight and leadership for the Medical Assisting program.
• Maintain program compliance according to accreditation standards, state requirements, and regulations, as well as Utah State University Eastern standards.
• Assist in developing the program and related curriculum in an online and on-ground format.
• Manage curriculum implementation and ensure compliance with standards. Submit curriculum and textbook proposals as indicated by program evaluation, accreditation/licensure requirements, system alignment, or market needs.
• Correspond with programmatic accreditation and/or licensing agencies and complete required reports in order to maintain programmatic accreditation and/or licensure status.
• Support and enforce school and academic policies and procedures, advise and support instructors as needed, and utilize delive