Instructor
POSITION RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Teach Medical Spanish classes according to the syllabus provided by the course leader
- Prepare lessons according to syllabus
- Use class material provided by course leader
- Utilize different exercises and activities that assist in Spanish language acquisition focusing on the Spanish medical interview
- Maintain attendance sheet
- Evaluate and grade students’ assignments, oral presentations, etc.
- Participate in Medical Spanish Program-related events (instructor meetings, oral assessments, etc.)
- Collaborate with other instructors on the use of patients for classes
- Communicate with course leader regarding any issue related to the program
- Act as a liaison between students and course leader
- Return all Medical Spanish Program-related material (books, attendance sheet, etc.) to course leader at the end of the program
- Provide a written exam with an answer key to course leader for revision
QUALIFICATIONS:
- Fluency and knowledge of medical terminology and procedures in Spanish
- Bachelor's Degree or equivalent
- College level or equivalent teaching experience
- Knowledge of how to work with interpreter or experience as medical interpreter
- Excellent time management and organization skills are required
- Ability to communicate effectively and deal directly with individuals and groups, both internal and external to the university, exercising good judgment
- Good interpersonal skills, including ability to remain calm when dealing with situations which may involve dissatisfied students
About Us:
Founded in 1955, the Albert Einstein College of Medicine (Einstein) is one of the nation’s premier institutions for medical education, basic research and clinical investigation. A full-time faculty of some 2,000 conducts research, teaches, and delivers health care in every major biomedical specialty.The college has some 730 medical students, 193 Ph.D. students, 106 MD/Ph.D. students and 275 postdoctoral fellows.
Einstein’s major strength, in addition to training physicians and scientists, is its science. During fiscal year 2015, the faculty’s consistently high level of scientific achievement resulted in the awarding of more than $150 million in peer-reviewed grants from the National Institutes of Health (NIH).
Einstein is part of Montefiore Medicine Academic Health System, an integrated academic delivery system comprising seven campuses, including 8 hospitals, a multi-county ambulatory network, a new state-of-the art “hospital without beds”, a skilled nursing facility, school of nursing, home health agency, and the state’s first freestanding emergency department.As the University Hospital for the Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Montefiore is a premier academic health system, employing Einstein’s clinical faculty and training Einstein’s medical students, over 1,300 residents, 420 allied health students, and 1,600 nursing students annually.
The Albert Einstein College of Medicine is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran or disabled status, or genetic information.Einstein seeks candidates whose skills, and personal and professional experience, have prepared them to contribute to our commitment to diversity and excellence, and the communities we serve.