[Hiring] Instructor, Medical Coding Specialist @Milwaukee Area Technical College

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Role Description

This role involves teaching classroom, online, and applied courses in the Medical Coding Specialist Technical Diploma Program.
• Prepare for and deliver instruction and perform teaching-related activities.
• Develop curriculum and monitor and revise as appropriate to maintain course effectiveness; assist in program/department evaluation.
• Manage equipment, supplies, and materials.
• Assess student performance.
• Advise students on academic issues.
• Collaborate with advisory committee in program/department area.
• Attend departmental and institutional meetings.
• Promote the education/training program/department and participate in efforts to recruit and retain students.
• Support student organizations and activities.
• Develop relationships with business and industry.
• Complete program/department evaluation and follow-up.
• Maintain certification, continue professional development, and stay current in the field.
• Other related duties as assigned.

Qualifications
• Bachelor's Degree or higher in Health Information Management, Health Care Informatics, OR Associate's Degree in Health Information Technology with five (5) years of experience including one (1) year of Supervision/Management in Health Information Management.
• Minimum of two (2) years of full-time or equivalent (4,000 hours) experience as a Medical Coder.
• At least one (1) year of work experience must have occurred within the last five (5) years, OR two (2) years of teaching Medical Coding coursework at the post-secondary level within the last five (5) years.
• Current certification in one (1) of the following: CCS, CCS-P, CPC, RHIT, or RHIA.

Requirements
• Reviews professional and hospital inpatient and outpatient medical record documentation and properly identifies and assigns ICD-10-CM, ICD-10 PCS, and CPT-4 codes.
• Keeps current with coding guidelines through self-study, continuing education, seminars, and conference attendance.
• Previous teaching experience preferred.
• Experience in teaching and/or developing curriculum in a variety of environments including in-person and online.
• Experience using a variety of instructional methods including online teaching preferred.
• Working knowledge of computers and software related to instructional area including MS Office/Google Suite.
• Knowledge or experience with engaged and service learning strongly required.
• Must be able to communicate effectively through both oral and written means.
• Must have knowledge of assessment of student academic competency attainment.
• Must be able to relate successfully with students and staff of diverse cultural, social, and educational backgrounds.
• Must embrace and demonstrate Standards of Teaching Excellence in development and delivery of instruction.

Benefits
• Starting hourly wage of $40 per course hour of teaching.
• Compensation for an additional 45 minutes of time for each hour of instruction, equivalent to $70 per hour.

Supplemental Information
• This position supports the Healthcare Pathway and is available to start immediately.
• This is a part-time faculty pool position.
• Assignments are temporary, not guaranteed, can vary in hours/days, and will depend entirely on course availability and department needs each semester.
• Selected candidate must perform work in the state of Wisconsin.
• Instructional delivery method is defined as being an online course, delivered exclusively via a virtual modality.
• The course instructor will need to attend in-person any required pathway, department & college-wide meetings.
• Successful candidates must reside in the State of Wisconsin.

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