What are the responsibilities and job description for the Adjunct Faculty - Medical Coding position at Pima Community College?
Company Description
At Pima Community College, we believe that every role is vital to achieving student success and meeting the diverse needs of our students and community. Pima Community College is committed to diversity, equity, inclusion, and social justice. We value the diversity of our workforce and seek to attract, hire, and support employees who consistently and actively embrace diversity, equity, and inclusion. We are intentional about social justice and addressing issues of equity and inclusion, as well as institutional, structural, and environmental inequity, power, and privilege. See our Diversity website for additional information about our commitment.
General Duties:
- Instruct students in the content area (ICD-10-CM, ICD-10-PCS, CPT, and HCPCS Level II) and work with them on strategies to help them achieve academic success.
- Follow established protocols for presence, responsiveness, grading, attendance taking, and assessment of student learning.
- Use effective classroom management techniques in the Learning Management System, D2L Brightspace.
- Monitor and continuously improve instruction to ensure Student Learning Outcomes are met on a classroom, discipline/program, and College level.
- Evaluate student performance.
- Continually improve instruction utilizing appropriate delivery methods (Active discussions, virtual office/student hours, and video creation for instructional purposes.
- Maintain competency and currency in the teaching field, as well as in teaching strategies, subject delivery modalities, and assessment methods.
- Work collaboratively with faculty, staff, and students and utilize a collegial style in all forms of communication.
The ideal candidate will have knowledge, skills, and abilities related to:
- Certification from one of the following: AAPC or AHIMA
- Experience teaching college-level courses
- Experience teaching online courses and/or alternative instructional formats
- Experience using a Learning Management System, preferably D2L Brightspace
- Student learning styles: ability to adapt and modify instruction based on the instructional needs of students, including working with accommodations and accessibility
- Evaluation of students' educational progress: the ability to maintain high instruction and learning standards and assess students' academic progress in meeting course objectives and student learning outcomes
- Competencies in diversity and inclusion: knowledge of diverse community college student populations, and the ability to address diversity in effective instructional practice and student learning
Knowledge of at least one of the following:
- Medical billing and coding including ICD-10-CM, ICD-10-PCS, CPT, and HCPCS Level II
- Coding certifications such as CPC, CCA, or CCS-P
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in the field of study and Coding Certification from AAPC or AHIMA OR
- Bachelor’s degree in any field, 3 years of work experience in the field, and Coding Certification from AAPC or AHIMA OR
- Associate’s degree in any field, 5 years of work experience in the field, and Coding Certification from AAPC or AHIMA OR
- 64 semester credit hours in the field of study, 5 years of work experience in the field, and Coding Certification from AAPC or AHIMA OR
- Industry-recognized certification in the field of study (AAPC or AHIMA) and 8 years of work experience in the field
Apply on the Pima.edu website:
https://pima.csod.com/ux/ats/careersite/8/home/requisition/3073?c=pima
