Adjunct Instructor - Surgical Technology

Westmoreland County Community College is seeking qualified applicants for an Adjunct Instructor - Surgical Technology position. The primary function is to provide quality instruction for the students by working with them in classrooms, laboratories, individual conferences, and related activities to help them develop their interests and abilities to their fullest capacity. Faculty members report to the dean of their division.

Essential Functions: Job Specific

• Responsible for organizing and teaching courses in accordance with the catalog description, course outline and syllabus.
• Provide students in college courses with a written course outline and syllabus at the beginning of each term.
• Prepare and deliver lessons that are pedagogically sound and utilize appropriate instructional technology.
• Schedule regular office hours for advising and consultation with students.
• Maintain accurate academic records of students and submit required reports to the dean.
• Participate in the development and evaluations of the progress of learning.
• Assess and document learning outcomes at the course, program and institutional levels.
• Develop innovative methods for the use of instructional technology to enhance teaching effectiveness.
• Recommend textbooks, changes in textbooks, and instructional media and equipment to the dean.
• Remain current in the scholarship of your discipline and teaching methodology.

Qualifications:

• associate degree plus professional license or journeyman’s card and six (6) years of related experience
• Certified Surgical Technologist (CST) required
• National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians (NREMT) required
• Prior College teaching experience required; preferably, in a community college setting.

Additionally, adjunct faculty will:

• Review and comply with all policies and procedures in the Part-Time Faculty Handbook.
• Develop a course syllabus based on the approved course outline as found in the Part-Time Faculty Handbook. The course syllabus must be made available to all students on the first day of an electronic version of the syllabus must be emailed to the division office prior to the start of class.
• Follow your division office procedures to obtain all necessary textbooks, instructor resources and other instructional support.
• Complete the Audit Roster as of the Census Date on the Audit Roster form located in WebAdvisor on the portal.
• Meet with your assigned class for the entire scheduled Dismissing students prior to the scheduled ending time is not permitted.
• Notify the division office as early as possible if you anticipate missing a scheduled class meeting for any reason, including an illness or other emergencies.
• If you need to change the class meeting location, seek permission from your division office.
• Check your division mailboxes and email prior to each scheduled class meeting.
• Maintain a grade book with sufficient detail to substantiate student grades in the event of a grade challenge by the grade book, actual tests and assignments are to be maintained for one year following the completion of the course.
• Assign a 'W' or 'F' grade in response to a Student-Initiated Forward the form to your division office promptly. The entire procedure is outlined in the Student Hand book.
• Week 16 in the spring and fall semesters are reserved for administering a final examination or for other forms of evaluating you are required to meet with your class during this week.
• Enter final grades in WebAdvisor in the portal (my.westmoreland.edu) by the deadlines specified on the Academic Calendar.

Successful candidate will be required to obtain/provide the following clearances prior to hire:

• PA Child History clearance
• PA Criminal Record Check clearance
• FBI Federal Criminal History Record

Westmoreland County Community College is an EEO/AA Employer

Job Type: Part-time

Benefits:

• Employee assistance program

Work Location: In person