Biology Adjunct
Salary: $50.50 - $52.50 Hourly
Location: Mt. Pleasant Campus
Job Type: Adjunct Instructor
Division: Health Sciences
Description
Mid Michigan College seeks individuals who: value collegiality and mutual respect; use data in decision making; are innovative; are service minded; are goal oriented; strive to continually improve themselves and their work processes; are willing to collaborate and seek to add value in every interaction.
This position’s primary responsibility is assisting Physical Therapist Assistant (PTA) students in the PTA skills lab. This position holds accountability for instruction and student assessment of a diverse student population. Course assignments will primarily occur in the PTA skills lab.
Examples of Duties
- Assists with the development and revision of PTA academic courses, which includes developing course content and assessments.
- Assists with lab courses.
- Assesses student academic achievement.
- Collaborates with the Director of PTA Program for the review, selection, and ordering of course textbooks and other instructional materials.
- Implements the competency-based objectives and outcome measures for program and courses taught.
- Maintains and reports appropriate classroom and lab records (e.g., grades, attendance, etc.).
- Participates in course objective assessment/revision, course assessment/revision and curriculum assessment/revision.
- Maintains all required certifications and professional development as required by the Commission on the Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education (CAPTE).
- Serves on PTA Program Advisory Committee and College committees, as able.
- Performs competencies and other lab assessments.
- Works collaboratively with faculty, administrators, and staff.
- Maintains and requests updates for classroom/lab equipment and supplies.
- Performs other duties as assigned by the Director of PTA Program and/or the Dean of Health Sciences.
- Supports and serves as a role model for our mission, vision, strategic and service initiatives. Adheres to the organization’s policies & procedures and compliance guidelines.
- Per the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act (Clery Act),a federal consumer protection law, your job position entails functions that meet the definition of a Campus Security Authority (CSA). CSAs have a duty to report any crime to the College’s Clery Compliance Officer. This information may be disclosed to them directly, through third-party, or witnessed. As a CSA, you are required to complete annual training which is provided by the College. This training encompasses your role, responsibilities, and reporting obligations.
Typical Qualifications
Education, Certification, Licensure:
- Minimum of an Associate’s Degree in Physical Therapist Assistant or Bachelor’s Degree in Physical Therapy required.
- Currently licensed as a PT or PTA in the State of Michigan required.
Experience:
- Five years of full-time clinical experience as Physical Therapist Assistant preferred or three years of full-time clinical experience as a Physical Therapist preferred.
- Two years of clinical or classroom teaching experience preferred.
- Experience in clinical practice: didactic and/or clinical teaching; student evaluation and outcomes assessment.
Supplemental Information
- Understands and conveys the defined roles and professional relationships between physical therapists and the physical therapist assistants.
- Demonstrates professional and academic integrity, has effective interpersonal skills and sensitivity to diversity of the student population, and has the willingness and ability to advocate for the physical therapist assistant.
- Ability to prioritize, articulate new ideas, build consensus, and accept challenges.
- Ability to provide service on behalf of physical therapy education, the community, and/or the profession.
- Current in practice issues, computer skills, and educational technology.
- Excellent interpersonal and mentoring skills.
- Commitment to student learning and a belief in the community college philosophy.
