Instructor, Medical Coding Specialist-Part-Time; Online

Description

Milwaukee Area Technical College (MATC) is Wisconsin's largest and most diverse technical college, offering 170+ high-quality programs that connect students to a career in as little as one to two years. The college also offers a less expensive path to a four-year degree. MATC is transforming lives, industry and our community by preparing students today for the careers of tomorrow. Together, we are meeting the needs of the community we share and are focused on students with the greatest needs.

We are seeking passionate individuals to join our team who shares the same passion in serving this purpose. Learn more about MATC c.edu.

Two (2) part-time vacancies. Up to 19 hours per week, hours vary based on departmental needs.

• 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, participate in efforts to recruit and retain students, and participate in efforts to promote educational opportunities at MATC.
• 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 field.
• Other related duties as assigned.

Must have a Bachelor's Degree or higher in Health Information Management, Health Care Informatics,

OR Associate's Degree AS in Health Information Technology, five (5) year (10,000 hours) of experience and training, including one (1) year of Supervision/Management in Health Information Management.
{Per Higher Learning Commission Determining Qualified Faculty Assumed Practice

B.2.}

Must have a minimum of two (2) years of full-time or equivalent (4,000 hours) experience as a Medical Coder. In addition, one of the following must be met:

• At least one (1) year of work experience must have occurred within the last five (5) years.
• Two (2) years of teaching Medical Coding course work at the post‑secondary level within the last five (5) years.
  {One (1) year of teaching experience equivalent two (2) semesters full‑time or four (4) semesters part‑time — per State of Wisconsin Legislature Administrative Code TCS3 3.04}

Must have current certification in one (1) of the following:

• Certified Coding Specialist (CCS) through the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA).
• Certified Coding Specialist‑Physician Based (CCS‑P) through the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA).
• Certified Professional Coder (CPC) through the American Association of Professional Coders (AAPC).
• Registered Health Information Technologist (RHIT), or Registered Health Information Administration (RHIA).

• 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, DRGs, MS DRGs, Present On Admission (POA) indicators, APCs, and modifiers as well as abstracting these code assignments according to official guidelines.
• Keeps current with coding guidelines through self‑study, continuing education, seminars and conference attendance and professional journals. Knowledge of internal and external quality review, preferred.
• 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.
• Must be able to develop and maintain curriculum currency.
• Working knowledge of computers and software related to instructional area including MS Office/Google Suite, data systems, mobile technologies, web…