Adjunct - Health Services

Posting Details

Position Information


Posting Number
20110563-1


Job Title
Adjunct - Health Services


Pay Rate

Job Category
Adjunct


Department
SCHOOL OF NURSING AND HEALTH SERVICES

Position Summary Information


Job Description Summary


This position teaches courses within the health careers discipline to a diverse student population. Courses taught normally are on the main Dowagiac Campus, some may be at the Niles Campus. Instructors are responsible for promoting an effective learning environment for
students and successfully achieving learning outcomes for assigned courses.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a health-related field from an accredited institution
• Academic preparation, professional experience, or demonstrated competency sufficient to teach one or more of the following courses: Medical Terminology, Nutrition, Disease Overview, Introduction to Health Careers
• Ability to teach introductory college level health sciences coursework
• Excellent communication, organizational, and interpersonal skills

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's degree in a health-related discipline
• Previous teaching experience in higher education, online instruction, or workforce training
• Experience in healthcare practice or clinical settings
• Familiarity with learning management systems and instructional technology

Other Information

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Prepare and deliver instruction for assigned health sciences courses in accordance with approved course outcomes and institutional standards.
• Develop lesson plans, instructional materials, and learning activities that support diverse learning styles and student success.
• Assess and evaluate student learning through assignments, examinations, projects, and other instructional methods.
• Maintain accurate and timely records related to attendance, grades, and student progress.
• Ensure students are informed of course objectives, competencies, expectations, and grading criteria as outlined in the course syllabus.
• Provide academic support, guidance, and referrals to students as needed, including identifying and assisting at risk students.
• Foster a positive, inclusive, and professional learning environment that supports student engagement and achievement.
• Maintain current knowledge and professional competency in contemporary health sciences and healthcare practices.
• Participate in curriculum review, assessment, and continuous improvement activities within the department.
• Attend orientations, departmental meetings, faculty meetings, and other college meetings as requested.
• Demonstrate professionalism, ethical conduct, integrity, and confidentiality in all interactions with students, faculty, staff, and community members.
• Communicate effectively and work collaboratively with students, faculty, staff, and administration.
• Demonstrate a commitment to lifelong learning, professional development, and continuous improvement.
• Comply with all college policies, procedures, accreditation standards, and applicable regulations.
• Perform other duties as assigned by the supervisor or department leadership.

All applicants must demonstrate the ability to promote active and collaborative learning through a variety of teaching methods, as well as relate to students. Excellent organization and communication skills as well as the demonstrated use of instructional technology are required.

Special Instructions to Applicants

Physical Requirements


Must be able to complete the following with or without a reasonable accommodation:

1. The physical activity of this position. (Please check all that apply)
☐ A. Climbing. Ascending or descending ladders, stairs, scaffolding, ramps, poles and the like,
using feet and legs and/or hands and arms. Body agility is emphasized. This factor is important if the amount and kind of climbing required exceeds that required for ordinary locomotion.
☒ B. Balancing. Maintaining body equilibrium to prevent falling and walking, standing or crouching
on narrow, slippery, or erratically moving surfaces. This factor is important if the amount of
balancing exceeds that needed for ordinary locomotion and maintenance of body equilibrium.
☒ C. Stooping. Bending body downward and forward by bending spine at the waist. This factor is
important if it occurs to a considerable degree and requires full motion of the lower extremities and back muscles.
☐ D. Kneeling. Bending legs at knee to come to a rest on knee or knees.
☐ E. Crouching. Bending the body downward and forward by bending leg and spine.
☐ F. Crawling. Moving about on hands and knees or hands and feet.
☒ G. Reaching. Extending hand(s) and arm(s) in any direction.
☒ H. Standing. Particularly for sustained periods of time.
☒ I. Walking. Moving about on foot to accomplish tasks, particularly for long distances or moving
from one work site to another.
☐ J. Pushing. Using upper extremities to press against something with steady force in order to thrust
forward, downward or outward.
☐ K. Pulling. Using upper extremities to exert force in order to draw, haul or tug objects in a
sustained motion.
☐ L. Lifting. Raising objects from a lower to a higher position or moving objects horizontally from
position-to-position. This factor is important if it occurs to a considerable degree and requires
substantial use of upper extremities and back muscles.
☒ M. Fingering. Picking, pinching, typing or otherwise working, primarily with fingers rather than
with the whole hand as in handling.
☒ N. Grasping. Applying pressure to an object with the fingers and palm.
☒ O. Feeling. Perceiving attributes of objects, such as size, shape, temperature or texture by
touching with skin, particularly that of fingertips.
☒ P. Talking. Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word.
☒ Q. Hearing. Perceiving the nature of sounds at normal speaking levels with or without correction.
Ability to receive detailed information through oral communication, and to make the discriminations in sound.
☐ R. Repetitive motion. Substantial movements (motions) of the wrists, hands, and/or fingers.

2. The physical requirements of this position. (Please check only one)
☒A. Sedentary work. Exerting up to 10 pounds of force occasionally and/or negligible amount of
force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects, including the
human body. Sedentary work involves sitting most of the time. Jobs are sedentary if walking and
standing are required only occasionally and all other sedentary criteria are met.
☐B. Light work. Exerting up to 20 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 10 pounds of force
frequently, and/or a negligible amount of force constantly to move objects. If the use of arm and/or
leg controls requires exertion of forces greater than that for sedentary work and the employee sits
most of the time, the job is rated for light work.
☐C. Medium work. Exerting up to 50 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 30 pounds of force
frequently, and/or up to 10 pounds of force constantly to move objects.
☐D. Heavy work. Exerting up to 100 pounds of force occasionally, and/or up to 50 pounds of force
frequently, and/or up to 20 pounds of force constantly to move objects.
☐E. Very heavy work. Exerting in excess of 100 pounds of force occasionally, and/or in excess of
50 pounds of force frequently, and/or in excess of 20 pounds of force constantly to move objects.

3. The visual acuity requirements including color, depth perception, and field vision. (Please
check only one)
☒A. The employee is required to have close visual acuity to perform an activity such as: preparing
and analyzing data and figures; transcribing; viewing a computer terminal; extensive reading.
☐B. The employee is required to have visual acuity to perform an activity where the seeing job is at
or within arm's reach; performs tasks of a non-repetitive nature, such as technicians, service people, plumbers, painters, mechanics, etc.
☐C. The employee is required to have visual acuity to operate motor vehicles and/or heavy
equipment.
☐D. The employee is required to have visual acuity to determine the accuracy, neatness, and
thoroughness of the work assigned (i.e., custodial, food services, general laborer, etc.) or to make
general observations of facilities or structures (i.e., security guard, inspection, etc.).

4. The conditions the employee will be subject to in this position. (Please check all that apply)
☐ A. The employee is subject to environmental conditions. Protection from weather conditions but
not necessarily from temperature changes.
☐ B. The employee is subject to outside environmental conditions. No effective protection from the
weather.
☐ C. The employee is subject to both environmental conditions. Activities occur inside and outside.
☐ D. The employee is subject to extreme cold. Temperatures typically below 32 degrees for periods
of more than one hour. Consideration should be given to the effect of other environmental
conditions, such as wind and humidity.
☐ E. The employee is subject to extreme heat. Temperatures above 100 degrees for periods of more than one hour. Consideration should be given to the effect of other environmental conditions, such as wind and humidity.
☐ F. The employee is subject to noise. There is sufficient noise to cause the employee to shout in
order to be heard above ambient noise level.
☐ G. The employee is subject to vibration. Exposure to oscillating movements of the extremities or
whole body.
☐ H. The employee is subject to hazards. Includes a variety of physical conditions, such as
proximity to moving mechanical parts, moving vehicles, electrical current, working on scaffolding
and high places, exposure to high heat or exposure to chemicals.
☐ I. The employee is subject to atmospheric conditions. One or more of the following conditions
that affect the respiratory system of the skin: fumes, odors, dust, mists, gases, or poor ventilation.
☐ J. The employee is frequently in close quarters, crawl spaces, shafts, man holes, small enclosed
rooms, small sewage and line pipes, and other areas that could cause claustrophobia.
☐ K. The employee is required to function in narrow aisles or passageways.
☒ L. None. The employee is not substantially exposed to adverse environmental conditions (such as in typical office or administrative work.)

Close Date
07/05/2026


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