Title: Medical Coding and Billing 9 month
Agency: Virginia Highlands Community College
Location: Washington - 191
FLSA: Exempt
Hiring Range: $51,000 Rank and salary dependent on academic credentials and work experience.
Full Time or Part Time: Full Time
Job Description:
Position Responsibilities:
- Teach day, evening, seated, hybrid, and virtual classes;
- Actively promote program and course development;
- Actively employ effective student success strategies;
- Integrate instructional technology in courses and the curriculum as appropriate;
- Manage program coordination efforts;
- Work effectively with Dean, Student Services representatives, and college recruiters through recruiting activities, events, and fairs to actively recruit new medical coding students;
- Develop new program courses as necessary;
- Establish and assess student learning outcomes and participate in Institutional Effectiveness initiatives to include assessment and program reviews;
- Maintain ten Student Engagement Hours per week with accessibility to students;
- Actively advise students on curriculum, academic progress, and career goals;
- Provide leadership and service on college committees;
- Pursue professional growth and development activities in discipline(s);
- Advance the VHCC mission by involvement in college, community and professional activities that enhances the college and impact student development;
- Teach other courses matching qualifications and perform other duties as assigned by supervisor;
- Establish and maintain effective relationships with students, faculty & staff and other stakeholders important to the college.
Rank and Salary: Rank and salary dependent on academic credentials and work experience.
Minimum Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in health information management, healthcare administration, or closely related field from a regionally accredited institution;
- Work experience in the medical billing or medical coding fields;
- Medical coder certification by the American Academy of Professional Coders (AAPC) or the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA)
- Willingness to develop and teach education coursework using emerging and alternative delivery methods;
- Proficiency in oral and written communication in the English language;
- Demonstrated understanding of and belief in the comprehensive mission of community college;
- Demonstrated ability to establish and maintain effective relationships with students, faculty, staff, and other stakeholders important to the college;
Preferred Qualifications:
- Master’s degree in business, health information management, healthcare administration, or closely related field from a regionally accredited institution;
- Experience leading and coordinating a college program;
- Teaching in a community college setting;
- Demonstrated success in program planning and assessment;
- Credentials to teach in a second program area if needed.