Medical Billing & Coding Instructor

As an Adjunct team member, you will have access to the following benefits:

• 401k (eligible upon completion of 90 days of employment and must be at least 18 years of age)

Purpose of the Position:

As an Instructor, you will empower students by delivering engaging and effective instruction. You collaborate closely with program leaders and other departments to enhance student success, foster retention, support certification, celebrate graduation milestones, and facilitate successful career placements. Our commitment lies in promoting the overall well-being and integrity of our educational programs and our students.

What you’ll do:

1. Deliver Centralized Curriculum: Teach the standardized education curriculum according to an assigned schedule.  Creates a learning environment which fosters students’ academic growth and guides their professional development.
2. Engage Students: Facilitate discussion forums and interactive course contributions to promote student interaction and engagement.  Avail self to students other than class time for additional educational engagement.
3. Monitor Student Progress: Grade course activities and post grades on a weekly basis. Proactively track student performance and provide timely academic feedback.
4. Support Student Success: Create learning support tools tailored to students’ demonstrated needs. Provide academic feedback in a constructive, positive, and timely manner.
5. Maintain Professionalism: Adhere to policies, maintain an up-to-date faculty file, and communicate effectively with program leadership and students per established expectations and timelines.
6. Perform other duties as assigned.

Career Level Expectations:

• Applies broad theoretical job knowledge typically obtained through post-secondary education or equivalent work experience.
• Work is supervised.
• Handles problems and uses critical thinking to solve.
• Communicates facts, policies and practices related to job area.
• Desire for growth and professional development.

Required Skills/Experience:

Medical Coding & Billing Requirements

• High school diploma/GED required
• Minimum three years of experience in the field
• Skills and abilities – communication and presentation skills, organization, people-orientation, time management, and high energy.
• Ability to professionally communicate fluently in verbal and written English.
• Ability to support a diverse and inclusive work environment.
• Computer literacy/basic computer skills to effectively navigate and utilize the technology required for the role.

Preferred Requirements:

• Medical Coding & Billing Preferences:
  • Prior teaching experience
  • CPC certification
• Experience applying adult learning principles and practices to blended learning.
• Proficient in MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and other business tools such as Microsoft Teams.
• Other skills and abilities - ability to inspire students to meet career goals by tying course curriculum to potential career outcomes, Learning Management Systems, Student Information Systems, synchronous instructional tools.

Compliance: 

• Demonstrate knowledge of, and carefully follows all applicable federal and state compliance requirements and regulations including those prescribed by the U.S. Department of Education, accrediting agencies, state regulations and, and internal policies and procedures.  
• Effectively communicate compliance requirements to other staff as appropriate and quickly escalate any compliance concerns to the Compliance department. 

Work Environment/Physical Demands:

• This is a hybrid position, in-person instruction, office hours and laboratory work, online instruction and preparation time required.
• Home office set up, quiet place to work, and ability to hard wire into high-speed internet connection.
• May require setup of computer equipment; accommodation consideration available upon request.
• Flexibility to work evenings and weekends, as needed.