PT Faculty - School of Technology - Carolinas College of Health Sciences

Overview

Located Online and in Charlotte, Carolinas College of Health Sciences is a public non-profit college owned by Atrium Health. Our mission is to educate, engage and empower the next generation of healthcare professionals and help our students launch their healthcare careers or advance in their current healthcare roles. The college currently offers a variety of baccalaureate degrees, associate degrees, certificate programs and non-degree and non-credit healthcare programs.

Choosing a healthcare college isn't just about where you'll go. It's about who you'll become. Carolinas College of Health Sciences – part of Atrium Health – empowers big dreamers to unlock their true potential.

• High certification/pass rates well above national averages.
• Expert faculty and supportive small-school feel.
• Being part of Atrium Health means hands-on learning and potential employment after graduation.
• Education for high-demand careers including nursing, X-ray technology, lab sciences and more.
• Nationally recognized for the value we offer students.

Job Summary 

The MLS faculty member, responsible to the program chair, participates in curriculum planning, implementation, and evaluation activities as well as instruction in the classroom, clinical, and/or laboratory setting according to program philosophy, organizing structure, objectives, and policies.

Essential Functions 

• Promotes the College’s core values and standards of excellence through respectful communication, maintenance of a safe and professional environment, synergistic partnership with those we serve, and anticipation of students’, colleagues’, and customers’ needs.
• Participates in curriculum and course planning and implementation that is based on effective pedagogy, accreditation standards, standards of practice within the discipline/profession, best practices, and recent research.
• Implements current traditional and innovative teaching methodologies in accordance with objectives in classroom, clinical, and/or laboratory setting.
• Participates in the ongoing evaluation of the program and students to ensure that the curriculum provides an education that prepares the students to function as highly proficient, fully accountable, competent, and compassionate members of the healthcare team.
• Maintains professional competence, including System- and college-assigned requirements.

Physical Requirements 

• Requires mobility needed to access classrooms, offices, and a variety of clinical areas.
• Requires standing and walking for extensive periods of time.
• Requires corrected vision and hearing to normal range.
• May require some exposure to communicable diseases, biohazardous materials, and other conditions common to the clinical environment.
• Requires sitting including typing, telephone communication, inter- and intra-departmental discussion.
• Responsible for working in a safe manner.

Education, Experience and Certifications

• Must have a baccalaureate degree and have graduated from a National Accrediting Agency for Clinical Laboratory Sciences (NAACLS) accredited school of medical technology/medical laboratory science.
• Must be certified by American Society of Clinical Pathologists (ASCP) at the MLS level.
• Must participate in certification maintenance consistent with NAACLS requirements.
• At least two years of clinical laboratory experience.
• Teaching experience preferable.
• A master’s degree or specialist certification preferable.