What are the responsibilities and job description for the Faculty - Medical Laboratory Technology position at Southwest Tennessee Community College?
This is a full-time, term position, academic-year faculty appointment within the Department of Allied Health. The faculty member is responsible for the coordination, planning, preparation, presentation, and evaluation of classroom instruction and related activities. The instructor is responsible for performing assigned teaching duties during the day, evening, or weekend on any Southwest Tennessee Community College campus as assigned. Supports the program coordinator to help assure effective program operation.
The Clinical Coordinator is responsible for the planning, organization, administration, and review of the effectiveness of the clinical experiences. The Clinical Coordinator assigns students to clinical sites, ensures facility onboarding requirements are satisfactorily met prior to the start of rotations, maintains clinic-related documentation, and verifies students’ clinical performance. The Clinical Coordinator serves as the point of contact for the clinic sites. The Clinical Coordinator will foster positive, professional relations with existing sites and cultivate new clinical sites. In order to achieve this goal, it is expected that the Clinical Coordinator will maintain consistent communication with clinical trainers and make regular visits to the sites where students are being trained. The Clinical Coordinator also teaches in the classroom and laboratory and participates in college activities.
At a minimum, the related activities include instruction, instructional counseling, academic advising, serving on various committees, participating in local, state, regional, and national professional activities and organizations.Minimum Qualifications:*
Bachelor's degree and graduate of a NAACLS approved medical technology program.
Minimum of three (3) years clinical lab experience, including phlebotomy.
National certification and Tennessee state license as a medical technologist.
A background check will be required for the successful candidate.Preferred Qualifications:
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:*
Knowledge of human behavior and performance; individual differences in ability, personality, and interests; learning and motivation.
Knowledge and understanding of a college academic environment.
Knowledge of current teaching and learning strategies to facilitate student-centered learning; experience interacting successfully with an ever-growing student population.
Skill in selecting and using training/instructional methods and procedures appropriate for the situation when learning or teaching new things.
Skill in active listening by giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.
Ability to listen to and understand information and ideas presented through spoken words and sentences.
Ability to communicate information and ideas in writing so others will understand.
Ability to interact with an ever-growing student and college population.
Ability to convey complex biological concepts to students.
Ability to use technology for classroom and laboratory instruction and to manage student records.
Excellent teaching and organizational skills.