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Remington College is seeking an exceptional medical assisting instructor/Externship Coordinator!
If you're a dedicated, enthusiastic, experienced medical assistant professional who believes in the power of sharing your knowledge, motivating others, and putting students first, we want to hear from you!
We're looking for talented medical assistants/Externship Coordinator to join the academic team at our Mobile Campus. A student's externship is the final step in completing a program of study and provides practical work experience for the student. The externship coordinator is responsible for all activities occurring between students and externship sites (such as labs, physicians, hospitals, etc.) for programs with an externship component (typically, health sciences diploma programs such as Medical Assisting and Medical Billing and Coding). That has strong customer service and networking skills and a great attitude! If you're a personable team player and have the desire to cultivate and maintain externship opportunities to help others succeed, we want to hear from you!
This individual will report to the Campus President.
Essential Duties/Responsibilities:
* Prepares lesson plans using industry-standard approaches (e.g., multimedia, adult learning methodology).
* Teaches courses as assigned, instructs and evaluates students, develops students' skills and encourages growth, and tracks their attendance, performance, and grades.
* Participates in various administrative activities (e.g., attends faculty/staff meetings or in-service meetings).
* Participates in graduation ceremonies, as assigned.
* Participates regularly in continuing professional development activities.
* Performs other duties or special projects as assigned.
* Sets up externship sites for students.
* Determines whether students have met all requirements and are eligible for externship.
* Maintains excellent contact and communication with students.
* Performs extensive field work in new site development and public relations within the parameters of the assigned role.
* Coordinates and supervises site assignments, and compiles student performance evaluations during externships.
* Monitors, maintains, and schedules on-site visits to evaluate student progress.
* Calculates and maintains timesheets for each externship student.
* Initiates students' application process for registry or licenses, as needed.
* Performs other duties or special projects as assigned.
Education/Experience Needed:
* An associate's degree or higher in related field.
* At least four (4) years of practical work experience in a medical environment (3) of the (4) years to be in the medical assisting field, with hands on knowledge of related procedures.
* Professional certification/license relevant to the field, as required by the state or accrediting agencies.
* Medical assisting certification preferred.
We offer a competitive salary, along with a comprehensive benefits package that includes health, dental, disability, life, vision, 401K, and flexible spending accounts, for full-time employees.