Medical Assistant Lead Teacher

Mary's Center•Washington, DC

12d

About The Position

The Lead Teacher of the Medical Assistant Program is part of the adult education team at Briya Public Charter School, a two-generation education program serving immigrant parents and young children in Washington, D.C. Briya’s tuition-free Medical Assistant Program prepares students for healthcare careers through medical knowledge, clinical practice, and administrative skills. The program coordinates student internships and externships and prepares students for the nationally recognized Registered Medical Assistant (RMA) exam. Briya partners and co-locates with Mary's Center, a Federally Qualified Health Center. The Lead Teacher prepares adult learners to work competently and safely as Medical Assistants. The role leads instruction for the afternoon MA 2-Gen class and co-teaches the evening class, delivering in-person, virtual, and asynchronous instruction. The teacher develops and adapts instruction, facilitates clinical skills development, assesses student learning, supports exam preparation, and administers CASAS assessments. The position also includes curriculum and lesson planning, technology integration, student progress and attendance tracking, individualized student support, collaboration with colleagues, and participation in professional development. The typical work schedule is Monday through Thursday, 12:00 p.m.–9:00 p.m., and Friday, 10:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m. The work is mostly in a typical office and/or home setting with quiet to moderate noise levels.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree.
Three to five years of related practical work or clinical experience; community care center experience is preferred.
Ability to teach interactively using project-based methods that promote self-discovery and critical thinking.
Ability to apply common-sense understanding to moderately complex, multi-step instructions and make appropriate independent decisions.
Knowledge of the healthcare industry and awareness of industry trends.
Effectiveness in directing and evaluating student learning and laboratory performance, with preparation in education theory and techniques.
Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work as a team member.
Commitment to developing and contributing to a community of educators.
Ability to teach classes in English.
Strong organizational skills.
Expertise in interpersonal communication, oral presentation, and written communication.
Ability to lift objects weighing up to 25 pounds.
Regularly able to sit; frequently able to reach with hands and arms, walk, stoop, kneel, crouch, talk, and hear.

Nice To Haves

Current professional RMA or CMA credential, or LPN, LVN, RN, MD, or DO licensure.
Master’s degree.
Clinical experience in a community care center.
Additional language skills to support students.

Responsibilities

Lead instruction for Briya’s MA 2-Gen afternoon class and co-teach the evening class.
Prepare students to work competently and safely as Registered Medical Assistants.
Teach the MA curriculum with fidelity, differentiating instruction to meet student needs.
Facilitate clinical skills development in the afternoon class.
Deliver in-person, virtual, and asynchronous instruction that supports an inclusive, scholarly, and collaborative learning climate.
Reinforce learning through appropriate student-centered activities, active engagement, research-based teaching strategies, and technology.
Apply Adult Learning Theory in content delivery.
Use assessments and evaluation data to monitor student learning and instructional effectiveness, make instructional decisions, provide student feedback, and document grades in the LMS.
Facilitate RMA exam preparation and develop weekly quizzes, final module exams, and make-up assessments as needed using the RMA exam as a guide.
Administer CASAS exams and monitor student progress using CASAS.
Collaborate with the supervisor to create student expectations, evaluations, timelines, module outlines, calendars, and standardized syllabi.
Develop daily lesson plans aligned with MA and IET standards and curriculum materials, incorporating objectives, differentiated student-centered activities, and appropriate assessments.
Integrate CASAS competencies and content standards, Common Core State Standards, and College and Career Readiness Standards into instruction and goal setting.
Maintain complete daily lesson plans and organized materials for colleague reference and use.
Collaborate with the supervisor to enhance the MA curriculum based on practice guidelines, student needs, and Employer Advisory Board feedback while maintaining AMT accreditation and CAAHEP guideline fidelity.
Design, develop, and evaluate learning experiences and assessments that incorporate contemporary tools, technologies, and resources.
Use Schoology as the LMS and consistently use classroom technology to support education, blended and online learning, and students’ access to learning objectives in a digital environment.
Track attendance daily, contact absent students, and communicate attendance concerns to Briya administration and early childhood colleagues.
Work with the Briya team to meet enrollment and in-seat attendance targets.
Monitor CASAS data monthly to inform instruction and support individual student progress.
Maintain current CASAS proctoring certification to administer testing to students in the MA evening class.
Meet individually with students three times per year for conferences about goals, progress, grades, attendance, professional skills, and clinical skills.
Complete Family Follow-up Forms with 2-gen students.
Provide information and data for reporting and work with visiting monitoring teams as appropriate.
Engage and communicate with students to encourage participation and learning while maintaining mutual value and respect.
Collaborate with workforce and student services teams to address students’ extracurricular and holistic needs; refer students to the Student Services Coordinator for social service, health, legal, or educational resources as needed.
Communicate and meet regularly with MA teachers and workforce and adult education colleagues to align units across sites and reflect on student progress.
Identify and implement instructional goals annually with the supervisor.
Share knowledge with and learn from adult education colleagues through professional development events, class observations, and reviews of materials.
Participate in staff meetings, trainings, and retreats.
Demonstrate Briya’s values and effective-teacher competencies, including professionalism, safety, dependability, punctuality, and teamwork.