porter chester instituteBridgeport, CA
Medical Assistant Instructor
Medical Assistant Instructor
Medical Assistant Instructor
porter chester instituteBridgeport, CA
8 days ago
Career/Technical Education Teachers, PostsecondaryNursing Instructors and Teachers, PostsecondaryMedical Assistants
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Apply for this role →Medical Assisting Instructor Put Your Clinical Experience to Work(No Teaching Experience Needed) Are you an experienced Medical Assistant who's ready for a change from the fast pace of daily patient care? Looking for a stable, meaningful role where you can share your knowledge without the physical demands of full-time clinical work? This is your opportunity to stay in healthcare, inspire the next generation of Medical Assistants, and build a rewarding career in education. We're looking for skilled medical professionals not career educators. If you know medical assisting, we'll teach you how to teach.
What You'll Be Doing:
As a Medical Assisting Instructor, you'll bring real-world clinical experience into the classroom and lab, helping students connect textbook concepts to what actually happens in today's healthcare environments.
You will:
- Teach medical assisting concepts through classroom instruction, skills lab demonstrations, and hands-on training
- Demonstrate clinical procedures such as vital signs, phlebotomy, injections, EKGs, infection control, specimen collection, and basic patient care techniques
- Share real-world experiences, industry standards, and best practices from modern healthcare settings
- Mentor students as they build technical skills, professionalism, and confidence in patient interaction
- Prepare students for certification and entry-level Medical Assisting roles
- Evaluate student performance and provide constructive, supportive feedback
- Participate in paid instructor training and ongoing professional development
- Work independently while supported by a collaborative academic and administrative team
No lesson plans from scratch. We provide curriculum, training, and instructional support.
Minimum Requirements:
- Minimum 3 years of experience as a Medical Assistant or nurse
- High School Diploma or GED required
- Graduate from a Medical Assisting or nursing program preferred
- Current Medical Assistant certification (CMA, RMA, CCMA, or equivalent) or willingness to obtain at time of hire
- Ability to use common software programs (MS Word, Excel, Outlook, etc.)Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Strong interpersonal and mentoring skills
- Why This Role?
- Formal and on-the-job training to transition into teaching
- Opportunity to shape the next generation of healthcare professionals
- Continue your career in healthcare without the physical demands of full-time clinical work
- If you're ready to step away from the exam room while staying in the profession you love, this could be the next rewarding chapter of your career!
- About our company:
Porter and Chester Institute, a trade school in Connecticut and Massachusetts for 75 years, adheres to one basic vision: to educate and train our students to the level that will make them competent employees. With 9 campus locations throughout Connecticut and Massachusetts, we offer training in such trades as Automotive Technology, HVAC-R, CAD, Electrician, Plumbing, as well as Medical Assisting, Dental Assisting, Practical Nursing and Computer & Technology.
Our support staff, including Admissions, Financial Aid and other administrative professionals, to our qualified Instructors are focused on making the students' experience a fulfilling and enriching one, both professionally and personally.
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer.
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Mid
Location
Bridgeport, CA
Occupation
Career/Technical Education Teachers, Postsecondary
Industry
Other Technical and Trade Schools
Posted
8 days ago