Part Time Special Faculty of Health Care Management

Posting Details

Request to Recruit


Job Title
Part Time Special Faculty of Health Care Management


Department
Nutrition & Health Care Mgt. - 273400


Location
Boone, NC


Position Number
085835


Description of Department


The Health Care Management program began in 1972 and has been continuously certified by AUPHA since 1984. With over 1,400 graduates the program has a strong network of professionals working in health systems, physician practices, senior care organizations, and other health care organizations throughout North Carolina and the nation. Appalachian State University also offers an online Master of Health Administration degree that began in the fall of 2016 and is offering a new online Health Care Management program for adult learners in fall 2024. The Health Care Management program is located within the Beaver College of Health Sciences (BCHS).

Position Summary Information


Minimum Qualifications


Master's Degree in Health Administration, MBA, or related degree

Essential Job Functions


Primary instructional duties may include an introduction to healthcare systems, healthcare finance, healthcare law and ethics, human resources, leadership, and quality management in an online or face-to-face format at the undergraduate or graduate levels. Successful applicants will have a focus on teaching excellence in both the traditional face-to-face and online environments.
Instructional duties may include a teaching load of up to six credit hours of online courses per semester. Undergraduate online courses follow shortened 8-week terms, and instructors are required to engage with students online on a regular basis, as defined by course material.
Position may also require teaching in online format.

Preferred Qualifications


The department is especially interested in candidates with teaching interests in one or more of the following areas - introduction to healthcare systems, healthcare finance, healthcare law and ethics, human resources, leadership, and quality management in online or face to face format at the undergraduate or graduate level.

Number of Hours Per Week
Various, based on course schedule


Number of Months per Year
12


Hiring Range
Commensurate with experience

Posting Details


Posting Date
07/08/2024


Closing Date

Open Until Filled:
Yes


Proposed Date of Hire

Evaluation of Applications Begins
07/08/2024


Search Chair Name
Trent Spaulding


Search Chair Email
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Applicant Pool Preference
External (Post on the Web)


Special Instructions to Applicants

For a complete application, please apply and submit all below-required documents electronically through Appalachian State University's Job Board:
• Cover Letter, including information about areas of expertise and interest in teaching online and/or face to face
• CV or Resume
• List of at least three references with contact information.

Evaluations of applications are on a rolling basis as needed.

UNC System Code (Section 610(2)) Special Faculty Hires


The continued employment of a special faculty member during the term appointment may be made expressly contingent on items such as the continued availability of funding from any source, on enrollment levels, or any other contingency established by the institution.