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Medical University of South Carolina

Health sciences university in Charleston, SC

Instructor - Department of Healthcare Leadership and Management

Higher Education FacultyConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Part-timeSouth Carolina, USANo salary listed

About the Job

Requirements

  • A doctoral degree in Healthcare Administration/Management, Business Administration/Management with at least 18 graduate credit hours in Healthcare Administration/Management, Health Services Management, Healthcare Quality and Safety, Public Health, or a closely related field from a regionally accredited institution is required.
  • Evidence of successful teaching experience in a Healthcare Administration, Healthcare Quality and Safety, or related program in higher education is required.
  • At least 18 graduate semester hours in healthcare administration, healthcare quality, or a related discipline are required.
  • Professional experience in healthcare quality improvement, patient safety, risk management, regulatory compliance, performance improvement, or related roles, and/or evidence of continuing professional development such as certifications, publications, or presentations, is required.
  • Applicants must submit a cover letter addressing qualifications, leadership experience, and alignment with the position.
  • Applicants must submit a current curriculum vitae detailing work history, with emphasis on leadership and academic experiences.
  • Applicants must submit a 1–2 page teaching philosophy statement describing innovative teaching strategies, instructional experience, and commitment to early career student success.
  • Applicants must submit contact information for three professional references.

Responsibilities

  • Serve as an instructor for one or more MSHQS courses per academic year, typically two to three courses per year for adjunct status.
  • Deliver online instruction, including asynchronous lectures, discussion facilitation, assignment design, assessment, and feedback.
  • Maintain virtual office hours and respond to student inquiries in a timely manner.
  • Monitor student engagement and performance, and intervene or refer students to program support as needed.
  • Collaborate with the division director and other faculty to ensure course content is current, evidence-based, and aligned with student learning outcomes and competency-based education strategies.
  • Participate in faculty orientation and training for online pedagogy and virtual instruction, and follow university policies on academic integrity, accessibility, and teaching best practices.
  • Engage in periodic program reviews and mentor students in assigned courses.
  • Adjunct faculty may mentor or advise applied projects, supporting students through healthcare quality improvement projects, patient safety analysis, and professional development processes.

Desired Qualifications

  • A doctoral degree (Ph.D., DHA, or related) in Healthcare Quality and Safety, Healthcare Administration, or a related field is preferred.
  • Experience teaching in online graduate programs, preferably in accelerated programs, is preferred.
  • Ability to use learning-management systems such as Brightspace, Canvas, or Blackboard, and virtual classroom technologies, and to engage adult learners, is preferred.
  • Active participation in professional organizations such as AUPHA, ACHE, NAHQ, IHI, MGMA, or other relevant healthcare quality and safety associations is preferred.
  • Professional certifications such as CPHQ, CPPS, FACHE, Six Sigma Green Belt or Black Belt, Lean certification, or equivalent are preferred.
  • Experience in healthcare quality improvement, patient safety, risk management, regulatory compliance including CMS or Joint Commission standards, performance improvement methodologies such as Lean, Six Sigma, or PDSA, root cause analysis, or quality measurement and reporting is preferred.
  • A record of peer-reviewed publications or presentations in healthcare quality, patient safety, health services research, or related fields is preferred.
  • Ability to contribute to curriculum design, continuous improvement, and student mentorship is preferred.
  • Experience with competency-based education strategies and assessment methods is preferred.
  • Knowledge of quality improvement frameworks and methodologies such as the IHI Model for Improvement, Plan-Do-Study-Act, Lean, Six Sigma, and High Reliability Organization principles is preferred.
  • Familiarity with healthcare quality and safety data analytics tools and quality measurement systems is preferred.
  • Understanding of regulatory standards and requirements such as CMS Quality Programs, Joint Commission standards, NCQA, URAC, and value-based care models is preferred.

About the Company

Medical University of South Carolina

Health sciences university in Charleston, SC

Medical University of South Carolina is a public academic health sciences university in Charleston, South Carolina. It offers bachelor's, master's, doctoral, and professional degrees through six colleges in dental medicine, graduate studies, health professions, medicine, nursing, and pharmacy.

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