Adjunct Faculty – Medical Terminology (Undergraduate level)

Job Details

Job Summary
This course focuses on the structure and use of medical language, anatomy/ physiology, and common documentation formats. It covers medical terminology, anatomy, symbols, and abbreviations, and the application of this new language in the field of health care. While terms are covered as they relate to body structure and function, the focus is on medical vocabulary and being able to construct terms using word parts such as roots, prefixes, and suffixes. It also includes an introduction to medical informatics. Clinical cases may be utilized to illustrate the use of medical terminology in the health care setting.
The course meets asynchronously online, utilizing a digital learning platform and learning management system.

Job Description

Essential Functions

• Interacts with co-workers, visitors, and other staff consistent with the values of Jefferson.
• Teach the Medical Terminology course to undergraduate health sciences students.
• Meet and assist students at an individual level when needed.

• Review and grade the required student assignments.

• Correspond with students on Canvas or related inter-campus communication systems

• Meets with the Chair to communicate student progress, strengths, and weaknesses.

• Submit final grades to Banner by the due date.

Minimum Education and Experience Requirements:

Education:

Graduate degree required in a related field such as Nursing, Social Work, Public Health, Psychology, Health Sciences, Physician Assistant Studies, Physical Therapy, Occupational Therapy, and Respiratory Therapy.

AND

Experience:

Minimum two years of college teaching experience in the content area or related discipline, including teaching asynchronous online medical terminology courses.

Work Shift

Workday Day (United States of America)

Worker Sub Type

Regular

Employee Entity

Philadelphia University

Primary Location Address

3243 School House Lane, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Nationally ranked, Jefferson, which is principally located in the greater Philadelphia region, Lehigh Valley and Northeastern Pennsylvania and southern New Jersey, is reimagining health care and higher education to create unparalleled value. Jefferson is more than 65,000 people strong, dedicated to providing the highest-quality, compassionate clinical care for patients; making our communities healthier and stronger; preparing tomorrow's professional leaders for 21st-century careers; and creating new knowledge through basic/programmatic, clinical and applied research. Thomas Jefferson University, home of Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Jefferson College of Nursing, and the Kanbar College of Design, Engineering and Commerce, dates back to 1824 and today comprises 10 colleges and three schools offering 200+ undergraduate and graduate programs to more than 8,300 students. Jefferson Health, nationally ranked as one of the top 15 not-for-profit health care systems in the country and the largest provider in the Philadelphia and Lehigh Valley areas, serves patients through millions of encounters each year at 32 hospitals campuses and more than 700 outpatient and urgent care locations throughout the region. Jefferson Health Plans is a not-for-profit managed health care organization providing a broad range of health coverage options in Pennsylvania and New Jersey for more than 35 years.    

Jefferson is committed to providing equal educa­tional and employment opportunities for all persons without regard to age, race, color, religion, creed, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, marital status, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, military status, veteran status, handicap or disability or any other protected group or status. 

Benefits

Jefferson offers a comprehensive package of benefits for full-time and part-time colleagues, including medical (including prescription), supplemental insurance, dental, vision, life and AD&D insurance, short- and long-term disability, flexible spending accounts, retirement plans, tuition assistance, as well as voluntary benefits, which provide colleagues with access to group rates on insurance and discounts. Colleagues have access to tuition discounts at Thomas Jefferson University after one year of full time service or two years of part time service. All colleagues, including those who work less than part-time (including per diem colleagues, adjunct faculty, and Jeff Temps), have access to medical (including prescription) insurance.

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