Medical Assisting Instructor/Program Coordinator
Job Title
Medical Assisting Instructor/Program Coordinator
Department
Business, Health & Public Service Department
Job Category
Faculty
FLSA
Exempt
College Name
Owensboro Community & Technical College
Job Type
Full-time
Location
Owensboro, KY
Work Months
12-months
College Overview:
Owensboro Community and Technical College is a three-campus institution located along the Ohio River in Western Kentucky. OCTC is one of sixteen institutions in the Kentucky Community and Technical College System and awards certificates, diplomas, and associate degrees in liberal arts and technical education. To learn more about OCTC, please visit https://owensboro.kctcs.edu/ and to learn more about Owensboro and the surrounding area, you may visit https://visitowensboro.com
Owensboro Community and Technical College has been recognized by the Chronicle on Higher Education as a Great College to Work For. To learn more about OCTC visit https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2829YBiz2Ls
Benefits:
Owensboro Community & Technical College offers a competitive benefits package and an attractive work environment that supports excellence, innovation, and creativity including:
- Exceptional health care, vision, dental coverage for you and your family
- Tuition reimbursement/waiver for you, your spouse, and dependents
- 403(b) retirement plans: a 5% employee contribution receives a 10% employer match
- Vacation/Sick Time
- Work-Life Balance
- 9.5 Paid Holidays
- 2 Weeks Institutional Closing Pay (Last 2 weeks of December) for qualifying positions
- Employee Assistance Program
Job Summary:
Owensboro Community and Technical College is seeking applications for a full-time, 12-month faculty position as Medical Assisting Instructor/Program Coordinator. The primary responsibility of this role is to teach core courses within OCTC’s Medical Assisting (MA) Program, ensuring alignment with CAAHEP accreditation standards. Key duties include program development, coordination, instruction, assessment, and evaluation. This position contributes to the College’s mission by providing students with the academic, technical, and career-focused knowledge necessary to succeed in the high-demand field of medical assisting.
Essential duties and responsibilities:
The duties/responsibilities of this position include, but are not limited to:
- Coordinate all aspects of the Medical Assisting (MA) program, including instruction, course development, adjunct faculty recruitment, budget oversight, and student achievement assessment.
- Teach MA courses aligned with established learning outcomes and ensure compliance with SACSCOC and CAAHEP standards, including annual Student Learning Outcomes (SLOs), Program Outcomes (POs), and program review.
- Collaborate with Success Coaches to support student academic progress and career planning.
- Design, develop, and evaluate competency-based curricula that strengthen applied learning, critical thinking, problem-solving, employability, and occupational skills.
- Coordinate clinical placements, including site selection, supervision, and student performance evaluation.
- Engage in active student recruitment and retention initiatives.
- Partner with business and industry to align curriculum, expand internship opportunities, and support program advisement.
- Participate in faculty development and college and community engagement aligned with OCTC’s mission.
- Represent the MA program to community partners, professional organizations, and external stakeholders.
- Maintain current knowledge of emerging trends and issues in medical assisting.
- Other duties as assigned.
Qualifications:
- Associate degree in healthcare and three (3) years of related work experience or equivalent.
- Credentialed in good standing in medical assisting;
- Bachelor's degree plus two (2) years of related experience is preferred.
Additional Requirements:
- The Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP) requires the following:
- Be credentialed in good standing in medical assisting, by an organization whose credentialing exam is accredited by the National Commission for Certifying Agencies (NCCA), American National Standards Institute (ANSI) or under International Organization for Standardization (ISO);
- Have medical or allied health education or training;
- Have experience related to the profession of medical assisting; and
- Have documented education in instructional methodology.
Application Process:
Applicants must complete the online application process and submit:
- Online application
- Current resume / CV
- Cover Letter
- Copies of all college transcripts (Official transcripts from the awarding institution will be due to Human Resources within 30 days of hire.)
- Kentucky State Law requires state and national pre-employment background checks as a condition of employment.
- Selected candidate will perform a teaching demonstration
Application Deadline:
Positions are term-contract positions, with the expectancy of continuance based on performance. Only applicants selected for an interview will be notified. The search may be extended if additional candidates are needed.