Adjunct Diagnostic Medical Sonography Instructor

Hinds Community College • Pearl, MS

5d • Hybrid

About The Position

All Hinds Community College employees must commit to the Caring Campus approach to student engagement and daily apply these general behavioral objectives: listen to student questions and concerns with a positive attitude and make meaningful connections with students. Teach classes and assist program chairperson with planning, organizing, and implementing program goals and activities related to clinical activities.

Requirements

• An Associate’s degree or Bachelor’s degree (preferred) with a major or equivalent that is appropriate to the teaching assignment; a minimum of five years full-time professional experience as a general and OBGYN sonographer.
• Current documentation as a registered Diagnostic Medical Sonographer with certifications in abdomen, OBGYN, and breast sonography, specific to the concentrations offered.
• Maintain current professional credentials and certifications as in respective field.
• Cooperate in the execution of the college, center, division, and program policies, procedures and guidelines.
• Complete professional development activities by designated deadlines.
• Maintain and provide current documentation of all professional requirements.
• Consistently follow College policies and procedures.
• Consistently follow Nursing and Allied Health procedures and guidelines.
• Consistently follow program procedures and guidelines.
• Demonstrate fairness in the assessment and evaluation of students.
• Collaborate with others to improve educational experiences.
• Accept responsibility for personal behaviors and actions.
• Respond to feedback in a receptive manner and incorporate feedback in developing annual goals.
• Participate in student/faculty and faculty/administrator evaluations and performance review conferences as appropriate for role with input from clinical coordinator and program chair.
• Maintain professional boundaries with students in all interactions.
• Work assigned hours for each clinical assignments during each contracted semester.
• Meet all assigned clinical assignments.
• Arrive on time and stay for assigned length of time for clinical days.
• Notify immediate supervisor in a timely manner of any unplanned tardiness or absence.
• Attend general faculty, center, division, and program meetings as schedule allows.
• Check College e-mail during the work week and respond in a timely manner.
• Provide feedback to students in a timely manner.
• Maintain confidentiality of student information.
• Submit documentation required by College or Program by published deadlines.
• Follow program chain of command to communicate issue or concerns, utilizing College Policy, Procedure, and Personnel Manual (refer to My.Hinds : College Manuals).
• Present a personal appearance in keeping with established Hinds Community College Dress Code (refer to My.Hinds : College Manuals).
• Follow program dress code requirements.
• Follow clinical agency dress code requirements as identified by clinical agency guidelines.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor’s degree

Responsibilities

• Teach classes and assist program chairperson with planning, organizing, and implementing program goals and activities related to clinical activities.
• Maintain open lines of communication with clinical instructors.
• Develop clinical schedules with the assistance of the program chair and agency clinical instructors.
• Identify new clinical sites and provide information for clinical education agreement negotiation to the office of the Dean, Health Sciences.
• Implement teaching strategies that engage learners in active learning.
• Utilize cutting-edge technology in teaching in the clinical setting.
• Complete professional development activities by designated deadlines.
• Maintain and provide current documentation of all professional requirements.
• Conduct oneself in a professional manner appropriate to the time, place, and type of teaching/learning experience.
• Consistently follow College policies and procedures.
• Consistently follow Nursing and Allied Health procedures and guidelines.
• Consistently follow program procedures and guidelines.
• Demonstrate fairness in the assessment and evaluation of students.
• Collaborate with others to improve educational experiences.
• Accept responsibility for personal behaviors and actions.
• Respond to feedback in a receptive manner and incorporate feedback in developing annual goals.
• Participate in student/faculty and faculty/administrator evaluations and performance review conferences as appropriate for role with input from clinical coordinator and program chair.
• Maintain professional boundaries with students in all interactions.
• Work assigned hours for each clinical assignments during each contracted semester.
• Meet all assigned clinical assignments.
• Arrive on time and stay for assigned length of time for clinical days.
• Notify immediate supervisor in a timely manner of any unplanned tardiness or absence.
• Attend general faculty, center, division, and program meetings as schedule allows.
• Check College e-mail during the work week and respond in a timely manner.
• Provide feedback to students in a timely manner.
• Maintain confidentiality of student information.
• Submit documentation required by College or Program by published deadlines.
• Follow program chain of command to communicate issue or concerns, utilizing College Policy, Procedure, and Personnel Manual (refer to My.Hinds : College Manuals).
• Present a personal appearance in keeping with established Hinds Community College Dress Code (refer to My.Hinds : College Manuals).
• Follow program dress code requirements.
• Follow clinical agency dress code requirements as identified by clinical agency guidelines.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree