Medical Laboratory Technology Instructor / Program Director (full-time/1330 hours/year) @ Northwood Tech New Richmond Campus

Northwood Tech is seeking qualified applicants for a full-time Medical Laboratory Scientist/Medical Technologist to serve as the Program Director/Instructor of a new Medical Laboratory Technology Program at the New Richmond Campus.

Students will be admitted to the program beginning Fall 2024 and this position will instruct as well as perform program director duties. The program director/instructor will be responsible for the organization, administration, evaluation, continuous quality improvement, curriculum planning and general effectiveness of the program. The program will be seeking accreditation by NAACLS. This position reports to the associate dean of health sciences. Northwood Tech Instructors teach in a discipline area in which they have specific training and competence. Instructors are expected to foster learner success, assess learner achievement, and continually improve learning opportunities. Instructors teach in a variety of learning environments including face-to-face, online, web-conferencing, and hybrid classrooms. Instructors are expected to continually improve the overall quality and delivery of learning, including the support of program and collegewide initiatives.

• Model cultural competencies that reflect Northwood Tech’s Mission, Vision, Values, Learning College Tenets, and On Course Principles by:
  • Assessing own lifelong learning and using self-management to progress toward established personal and professional goals.
  • Demonstrating creativity, collaboration, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills through mutually supportive relationships.
  • Communicating authentically in personal and group settings by using creator language to effectively exchange ideas, thoughts, and knowledge.
  • Creating a diverse, equitable, and inclusive working and learning environment.
  • Leading positive change while demonstrating civility and empathy.
  • Finding value in consistently acquiring and applying innovative ideas and technology to support continuous quality improvement.
• Develop and continually revise curriculum that includes Employability Essentials and technical content to meet industry and/or regulatory standards.
• Plan for instruction, including syllabi development, learning plans, and assessment strategies.
• Deliver, assess, and adapt effective instruction that meets the diverse needs of students.
• Promote a culture of continuing student success, implement strategies to promote learner persistence and meet the needs of multi-generational learners, demonstrate learner-centered communication, and utilize available student support services.
• Create performance-based assessment plans, employ a variety of formative and summative assessment strategies, communicate assessment results in a timely fashion to promote student learning, and use assessment results to improve instruction.
• Demonstrate professional behaviors to support teaching and learning and utilize varied strategies for managing the learning environment.
• Identify exit learning outcomes and external standards, develop competencies that describe intended learning outcomes, create performance-based plans and assessment tasks for each course, develop learning objectives and plans, prepare syllabi, and utilize a quality review process to validate curriculum.
• Utilize a variety of data analysis tools, analyze data from teaching and learning experiences, and use data to inform decision making about the teaching and learning process.
• Assess effectiveness in embracing diversity, examine the impact of college, community, and student demographics on teaching and learning, and create an inclusive, effective learning environment that addresses barriers and provides reasonable accommodations.
• Model the Employability Essentials expected of Northwood Tech students, which are to communicate clearly, think critically, and demonstrate professionalism, and practice inclusivity.
• Collaborate with student services in the selection, admission, and enrollment of students. Coordinate MLT program orientation for students.
• Manage and administer the MLT program, including program planning-serve as lead for program coordination and strategic planning, develop and implement program evaluation processes and strategies, obtain, and maintain NAACLS accreditation.
• Collaborate with the dean of health sciences to schedule courses, plan and manage program budget, including supply and equipment budgets for the MLT program.
• Assume leadership role in assessing instructional effectiveness of the MLT program.
• Serve as a lead faculty member for marketing and promoting the MLT program.
• Advise program students.
• Plan and participate in Advisory Committee Meetings.
• Attend WTCS, State, National and/or Accrediting body meetings/conferences, as budget allows.
• Engage in 36 hours of documented continuing professional education over three years to maintain ASCP-BOC generalist certification
• Other duties as assigned

Degree & Experience Required:

• Master’s degree
• ASCP-BOC generalist certification as a Medical Laboratory Scientist/Medical Technologist
• Three years of teaching experience

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Knowledge of education methods and administration as well as current NAACLS accreditation procedures and certification procedures
• Minimum of two years (4,000 hours) occupational experience in the medical laboratory field of which at least one year (2,000 hours) shall be within 5 years of appointment

Preferred:

• Experience using alternative instructional modes (e.g., online, web conferencing, and hybrid)

FY 24 Salary - Faculty Grade C - $66,822 / year

• Medical, Dental, Vision
• Health Savings Account/Flexible Spending Account
• Long Term/Short Term Disability
• Life Insurance
• Wisconsin Retirement System
• 403(b)/457(b) Retirement Savings
• Paid Holidays
• Paid Leave
  • More detailed information online at https://www.northwoodtech.edu/about/employment/benefits