Medical Assisting Skills Lab Instructor (Chicago)
Company: National Louis University
Location: Chicago
Posted on: May 3, 2025
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Job Description:
Medical Assisting Skills Lab Instructor (Chicago)
ID
2023-1245
Job Locations
US-IL-Chicago
Category
Medical Assisting
Position Type
Adjunct Faculty
Overview
We are seeking Medical Assisting Skills Lab Instructors to
facilitate in-person, clinical skills labs at our downtown Chicago
Campus on weekday afternoons and/or evenings. The topics covered in
skills lab include:Infection Control and Patient CommunicationVital
SignsEmergency ProceduresPatient ExaminationsSpecimen Collection
and TestingPhlebotomyEKG and Assisting with Minor SurgeryMedication
Administration WHO WE ARE -
National Louis University (NLU), founded in 1886, is a private,
non-profit university based in Chicago, IL serving nearly 10,000
students across five colleges. In November 2020, the University
launched Accelerate U, a new division at the university offering
rapid pathways to high-demand skills, post-secondary degrees, and
an upwardly-mobile job and career. The Accelerate U team works with
employers and non-profit operators to build affordable academic and
training pathways that 1) lead to an industry-recognized
credential/certificate, 2) bridge to an in-demand, upwardly-mobile
job, 3) include coaching and wraparound supports, and 4) grant
participants Pell-eligible college credit that can build to a
bachelor's degree. Our first training credential - a Medical
Assistant Certification - is 24 weeks long followed by a 160-hour
externship with one of our employer hospital or health clinic
partners. Learners earn a Certified Clinical Medical Assistant
(CCMA) credential from National Health Association (NHA) credential
along with 30 college credits that can be applied towards a
bachelor's degree. Program participants work with their instructors
and a coach throughout the experience and interview with Accelerate
U's healthcare employer partners for a full-time job immediately
following program completion. WHO YOU ARE-You are committed to
equity, access, and building economic mobility.You understand that
economic disparity and income inequality are destabilizing forces
for a true democracy. You know the power of a great education - one
that catapults a learner into new, choice-filled opportunities. You
also know that too many talented, high-potential people get left
out, overlooked, or skipped over when it comes to opportunities.
You want to break down those barriers, destroy those
misconceptions, and prepare and connect extraordinarily talented
people with the opportunities they deserve. You are driven to
succeed.You are passionate about serving all Accelerate U
participants including first-generation learners and others
motivated by the challenge of becoming a medical assistant. You
want to take everything you know about being a medical assistant
and translate it, through the Accelerate U curriculum, to others.
You're agile, creative, flexible and engaging in how you teach -
ready to figure out the exact right way to reach each learner. You
believe all Accelerate U learners can be successful and that your
job is to transform their motivation into the skills and mindset of
a great medical assistant. You are a great teacher.You love every
part of teaching medical assisting: the technical stuff, of course,
but also the professional skills, mindsets, habits that are
essential for success in a hospital or health clinic. You're
excited to teach hands-on clinical skills in a manner that engages
all students and ensures they become proficient in the skills
necessary to excel on the job. You're eager for feedback and always
trying to get better. You're excited to collaborate with others
such as professional coaches, peer instructors, and the Accelerate
U team. You want to create a community - a sense of belonging - for
every learner.You understand learners are not passive enrollees in
our program, but active drivers of their own learning, and that
learners in our program support the learning of one another:
exploring content together, encouraging one another, and holding
each other accountable on their way to full-time work. (You may
even work along-side program alumni who have returned to be coaches
or instructors.) As an instructor, you will create a space for
learners to build "social capital" among their colleagues so that
they head into work with a meaningful, professional network.
Essential Responsibilities
Qualifications
Required Skills: Highly proficient in medical assisting clinical
skills.Excellent facilitation and classroom management
skills.Excellent time management skills.Ability to work with a
highly diverse faculty and student body. Required Experince and/or
Education: Certified medical assistant with 5+ years of experience
in a clinical role and setting, required.
Compensation and Benefits
At National Louis University, we offer our employees an innovative
environment to work together and inspire the ideas that will make
an impact. Our institution values Adjunct Faculty's role in
advancing our teaching mission and preparing our students for
successful careers. Adjunct Faculty have access to training
resources for professional development, access to shared governance
as a part of our Adjunct Council, retirement plans, educational
opportunities, and paid time off. A more complete list of Adjunct
Faculty Benefits can be found here.
Adjunct Faculty are paid by course or assignment each term. These
rates vary by college and number of credit hours for the
course/assignment. While the specific amount will be indicated in
an electronic contract that is issued to the Adjunct Faculty member
when the course is assigned, an overview of standard rate structure
is available below: 2025 Adjunct Faculty Rate Structure
Application Instructions
Please Include the following with your Application:
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