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Patient Care Adjunct Instructor

Odessa College

Job Description

Working Title

Patient Care Adjunct Instructor

Position Status

Part Time

Department

Continuing Education

General Summary

A patient care technician (PCT) provides hands-on care to patients with a variety of healthcare needs. PCTs help patients with procedures such as taking vital signs, performing electrocardiography (ECG), blood draws and other needs. 

Specific Position Duties

  • provide bedside care and advocate patients’ needs 
  • interact in daily communication with patients, nurses, doctors and patients’ families
  • conduct catheterizations, saline locks, and wound care procedures 
  • prepare, initiate and discontinue dialysis treatment of the patient in both hemodialysis and central venous catheters
  • Develop course/program curriculum to address online, face to face, or hybrid courses.
  • Prepare lesson plans, course syllabi, and Course Verification Forms.
  • Assess and modify teaching methods to accommodate a diverse population of participants.
  • Keep accurate attendance records.
  • Submit required paperwork on time.
  • Participate in in-service training activities offered by the department.
  • Work a flexible schedule as determined by instructional activities.
  • Coordinate instructional activities with other faculty/staff in order to plan and promote the most effective instructional programs possible.
  • Perform other duties as assigned by the CE Admin. team.
  • Ability to implement curriculum, testing, and/or teaching methodologies
  • Must demonstrate enthusiasm.
  • Teaches the depth and scope of class materials as outlined in the syllabus and catalog and relates the instruction to careers and employer expectations.
  • Implements evaluation for outcomes assessment, and achieves established results while maintaining college standards of student satisfaction.
  • Works creatively and collaboratively with classes to ensure student persistence.
  • Begin and end each class at the designated times, providing a full period of instruction.
  • Responsible for keeping the classroom and/or laboratory clean, organized, and ready for the next user.
  • Provide support to students requiring additional academic assistance and tutoring.
  • Submits at designated times, grades for all students on the class roster.
  • Accurately maintains attendance records in accordance with the Attendance Policy, submits class roster daily (electronically), maintains a separate record of attendance and grades that is clearly labeled and turned in at the end of the term.
  • Calls all students who are absent and submit written reports of pertinent information to the Program Director.
  • May be required to attend adjunct instructor training, in-service meetings, and other college events.
  • Must be a self-starter and a positive role model.
  • Ability to maintain excellent working relationships with the program staff and participants.
  • Ability to teach with technology, preferred.
  • Ability to teach weekdays and weekends, preferred.
  • Ability to effectively communicate both orally and in written form and ability to instruct and maintain emotional control under stress.
  • Ability to effectively communicate both orally and in written form.
  • Must demonstrate a strong desire to teach and help others.
  • Must be computer literate- Accounting Software, word processing, spreadsheets, and Internet (ex: Microsoft Office, Suite, and Google applications). 
  • Ability to make procedural decisions on sensitive, confidential issues
  • Ability to work effectively with diverse populations
  • Ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing
  • Knowledge of and ability to apply current education methodologies and techniques
  • Knowledge in the content area.
  • Other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications

  • A valid Texas Department of Education certificate/license in the Patient Care Technician field preferred.
  • License as a RN required. 
  • Bachelor’s Degree. 
  • Minimum of 3 years experience in the field required. 
  • Teaching experience is not required, but any teaching and/or training experience is considered.

Posting Number

A00252P

Quick Link for Internal Postings

https://jobs.odessa.edu/postings/4231

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