Medical Assistant Program - Live Instructor

Overview

The company recently launched a 16-week online course for aspiring clinical medical assistants to learn the didactic and task knowledge needed to pass NHA’s CCMA exam, and matriculate into an Externship and full-time Medical Assistant roles. The company is looking to hire a Live Course Instructor to supplement the self-directed components of the program.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate two live sessions weekly every week for 15 weeks (13 weeks of didactic content, plus 2 weeks of exam review). Sessions will be 1 hour each.

• Prepare independently for live sessions (up to 4 additional hours per week).

• Develop and modify lecture decks as needed.

• On Weeks 1-13, your live sessions will review key concepts covered in the curriculum, and create space for student Q & A. You may also be asked to support with course announcements and other course housekeeping at the beginning/end of sessions.

• Gamify learning by introducing tools like Kahoot into live sessions.

• On the 2 exam study weeks, additional office hours may be requested.

• Respond to student messages through our Course Advisors (by email) that require medical assisting  expertise, within a given SLA.

• Monitor Canvas discussion boards for weekly student responses and questions.

• Assignment grading per week may also be required.

• Armed with an understanding of best practices and various approaches to delivering CCMA -aligned education online, apply your subject matter expertise in:

• Critical clinical skill development, to train certified clinical MAs

• Medical Terminology and Anatomy & Physiology

• Healthcare Administration

• Clinical Communication best practices

• Appropriate depth of content for entry-level MA training

• MA scope of practice

• How to recreate skill-based training outside of a lab or clinical environment, while students learn at home.

• An understanding of need-to-know versus nice-to-know didactic knowledge and task knowledge for CCMAs in training.

• You may be called upon to:

• Work with the company's Learning Experience team and Instructional Designers to adjust session content as needed.

• Other needs as they arise

Qualifications

• Experience working as a CCMA or CMA in a clinical setting.

• Experience training Clinical Medical Assisting online.

• Experience teaching and providing exam prep targeted specifically towards the NHA exam (CCMA credential)

• 5-10 years of total professional experience, at minimum.

• Experience using online teaching tools (eg: Canvas, Zoom).

• Strong presentation and facilitation skills among large audiences.

• Strong student empathy and excellent communication skills.

• You live and work in the US.

Pay: Up to $40 an hour pending location and experience