Medical Assistant Program - Live Instructor

Overview:

Springboard recently launched a 16-week online course for aspiring clinical medical assistants to learn the didactic and task knowledge needed to pass NHA’s CCMA exam, and matriculate into an Externship and full-time Medical Assistant roles. Springboard is looking to hire a Live Course Instructor to supplement the self-directed components of the program.

Responsibilities:

- Facilitate two live sessions weekly every week for 15 weeks (13 weeks of didactic content, plus 2 weeks of exam review). Sessions will be 1 hour each.

- Prepare independently for live sessions (up to 4 additional hours per week).

- Develop and modify lecture decks as needed.

- On Weeks 1-13, your live sessions will review key concepts covered in the curriculum, and create space for student Q & A. You may also be asked to support with course announcements and other course housekeeping at the beginning/end of sessions.

- Gamify learning by introducing tools like Kahoot into live sessions.

- On the 2 exam study weeks, additional office hours may be requested.

- Respond to student messages through our Course Advisors (by email) that require medical assisting  expertise, within a given SLA.

- Monitor Canvas discussion boards for weekly student responses and questions.

- Assignment grading per week may also be required.

- Armed with an understanding of best practices and various approaches to delivering CCMA -aligned education online, apply your subject matter expertise in:

- Critical clinical skill development, to train certified clinical MAs

- Medical Terminology and Anatomy & Physiology

- Healthcare Administration

- Clinical Communication best practices

- Appropriate depth of content for entry-level MA training

- MA scope of practice

- How to recreate skill-based training outside of a lab or clinical environment, while students learn at home.

- An understanding of need-to-know versus nice-to-know didactic knowledge and task knowledge for CCMAs in training.

- You may be called upon to:

- Work with Springboard's Learning Experience team and Instructional Designers to adjust session content as needed.

- Other needs as they arise

Qualifications:

- Experience working as a CCMA or CMA in a clinical setting.

- Experience training Clinical Medical Assisting online.

- Experience teaching and providing exam prep targeted specifically towards the NHA exam (CCMA credential)

- 5-10 years of total professional experience, at minimum.

- Experience using online teaching tools (eg: Canvas, Zoom).

- Strong presentation and facilitation skills among large audiences.

- Strong student empathy and excellent communication skills.

- You live and work in the US.

Pay: Up to $40 an hour pending location and experience