Medical Office Administration Instructor - 9 Months

Sandhills Community College seeks applications for a full-time Medical Office Administration Instructor. Instructional duties will include teaching topics in healthcare office administration using a variety of delivery modes: traditional classroom, online, hybrid, weekend, eight-week, and evening. Additional faculty duties include assisting with student recruitment, advising students, and performing support duties as assigned by the Department Head. Class sessions may take place on a Sandhills Community College campus, or a Moore County or Hoke County high school campus. The ability to integrate with other disciplines and support other business, technology, or entrepreneurship programs is a plus. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these essential functions.
 
Professional Responsibilities

• Maintain positive and professional interpersonal relationships with students, faculty, staff and administration at the college.
• Support open expression and be sensitive and respectful to others. Respect the confidentiality of information shared during interactions. Discourage any form of harassment, bullying, and/or abrasive behavior directed at colleagues, students, and/or campus visitors.
• Promote a culture of excellence and caring for faculty and students. Develop professional relationships and show courtesy and respect while working with colleagues, potential donors, alumni, advisees, prospective and current students, and communities of interest.
• Post and maintain a schedule each semester showing availability as approved by the Department Head.
• Attend departmental and college meetings as scheduled.
• Participate in college events and activities.
• Respond to emails and other communication from students, colleagues, Department Head, Deans, VPs, Vice-Provost, Provost and President in a timely and professional fashion.
• Participate in annual professional development activities to remain up to date in discipline-specific and instructional advancements. 
• Advise students in the program.
• Possess a strong commitment to the mission of community colleges. 
• Have excellent written and oral communication skills.
• Have an appreciation of the value of collegiality.

Teaching Responsibilities

• Abide by the Sandhills Community College Teaching Faculty Policy Agreement.
• Teach assigned Medical Office Administration, Office Management, and related office technology and business courses, as appropriately credentialed, in accordance with established College faculty workload expectations.
• Instruct classes within the assigned program discipline and provide effective and high-quality instruction in accordance with the published course curriculum, with instruction in the classroom and laboratory.
• Teach courses using assigned delivery modes, which may include traditional classroom, online, hybrid, weekend, eight-week, and evening formats.
• Prepare, review, and update course outlines on an annual basis, ensuring that course content is up-to-date, relevant, accurate, and consistent with state and national accreditation standards.
• Maintain accurate academic records of students enrolled in classes and submit reports in a timely manner as required.

Department Responsibilities

• Assist the Department Head in the preparation of class schedules that allow students the opportunity to complete the program in a timely manner.
• Assist with the recruitment of new students and support Workforce and Applied Programs engagement initiatives such as Career Exploration events and FunFest.
• Assist in the selection and ordering of supplies, equipment, textbooks, technologies and visual aids as appropriate.
• Assist with annual program advisory committee meetings.
• Lead and participate in department enrollment, support and engagement initiatives as directed by the Department Head or Chair.
• Assist the Department Head with initiatives to improve student retention.

Required education and experience:

• Associate degree in Medical Office Administration, Office Administration, Office Management, Office Systems Technology, Health Information Management, Health Information Technology, Healthcare Administration, Business Administration, or a closely related field.
• Three (3) years of relevant professional experience in medical office administration, healthcare administration, health information management, medical billing and coding, or a closely related healthcare administrative field, including practical experience in medical billing and/or coding.
• Demonstrated proficiency in medical billing and coding through relevant professional experience, education, or industry certification.

Preferred education and experience:

• Bachelors’ degree or higher from an accredited institution in Medical Office Administration, Office Administration, Office Management, Health Information Management, Healthcare Administration, Business Administration, or a closely related field.
• Holds an industry certification in medical billing and coding.
• Teaching experience at the college or university level is desirable.
• Practical expertise in the areas of medical office patient services, medical insurance coding and billing, medical legal issues, medical office procedures, coding and billing inpatient and outpatient services, diagnostic coding, long-term care coding, healthcare customer relations, medical auditing, or coding and billing certification exams. 
• Willingness to serve as Program Coordinator, if assigned, with an additional stipend. Responsibilities may include program coordination, scheduling, program development, and evaluating program data to support informed decision-making, student success, and continuous program improvement.

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