Certified EKG Tech Instructors (Part-Time)

https://jobs.vccs.edu/postings/81847

Roanoke, Virginia, United States

Workforce Development Adjunct (VW286)

Virginia Western Community College

Title: Certified EKG Tech Instructors (Part-Time)

Agency: Virginia Western Community College

Location: Roanoke (City) - 770

FLSA: Exempt

Hiring Range: Commensurate based on qualifications

Full Time or Part Time: Part Time

Additional Detail

Job Description:

Virginia Western Community College is a two-year public institution of higher education operating under the Virginia Community College System, a statewide system of community colleges. The College operates under the policies established by the State Board for Community Colleges and the Virginia Western Community College Local Advisory Board.

Virginia Western is located on a 70-acre campus in southwest Roanoke, VA, in the heart of the Blue Ridge Mountains. The service region of the College includes Roanoke, Salem, Roanoke County, Craig County, Franklin County, and southern Botetourt County. The College was established in 1966 and has grown from an initial enrollment of 1,352 to its current annual enrollment of over 9,000 students in credit courses and more than 1,400 enrollments in fast-track workforce and continuing education courses.

The School of Career and Corporate Training department of the college, previously called Workforce Development, is currently accepting applications for part-time day and/or evening, Certified EKG Tech Instructor.

Responsibilities include teaching students in both classroom and lab settings, to help ensure students gain the knowledge and skills required to pass their credentialing exam for the National Healthcareer Association (NHA). Instructors will be expected to deliver established course curriculum and lab set-up, lab safety, student monitoring, transfer of knowledge in support of certification preparation, troubleshooting classroom technical issues, and tracking equipment usage and inventory. In addition, instructors will assess students for content mastery and skills proficiency and maintain student attendance and grades in accordance with established policies. Instructors may also assist with content development and curriculum.

Review of applications will begin immediately and will continue until needed positions are filled. Classes will be held in Roanoke on Virginia Western’s main campus, with possible remote work as needed. Primary scheduling for classes includes weekday evenings and/or weekends. Adjunct faculty positions are appointed on an as needed, course-by-course, basis.

Minimum Qualifications:

Candidate must be or have been an EKG Technician with at least one year of experience performing EKGs and hold a current EKG certification. The successful candidate must have experience in the healthcare field. The successful candidate must possess expert-level skills and abilities necessary to pass the EKG exam. Must possess knowledge of local and regional health care facilities and systems. Must be very detailed oriented and be able to meet set deadlines. The successful candidate will have expert skills, knowledge, experience, and education in the healthcare field needed to successfully prepare students to sit for the Certified EKG Technician (CET) exam through National Healthcareer Association (NHA).

Must have knowledge of medical terminology, cardiology, and EKG technology. Must have experience working with computer programs, including Microsoft Word and PowerPoint.

All Adjunct Faculty positions require excellent oral, written, and interpersonal communication skills; ability to write syllabi and exams; ability to develop learning strategies, curriculum and assessments; as well as the ability to work with adult learners of varying abilities from diverse backgrounds.

Additional Considerations:

Proven ability to provide instruction in accelerated formats geared towards certification exam preparation. Demonstrated track record of high level of student credential and institutional outcomes with the ability to deliver instruction in the classroom and in lab environments. Associate or bachelor’s degree in healthcare or a related field and five years of work experience in a patient care setting.

Experience in teaching adult learners and working in Canvas or a similar Learning Management System is helpful.

Each agency within the Commonwealth of Virginia is dedicated to recruiting, supporting, and maintaining a competent and diverse work force. Equal Opportunity Employer

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Certified EKG Tech Instructors (Part-Time)