at Joliet Junior College in Joliet, Illinois, United States
Job Description
Position Title:Professor, Health & Public Services
Job Description:POSITION TITLE: Faculty, Health Information Management
STATUS:Full time Tenure Track
DEPARTMENT: Health & Public Services
DIVISION: Academic Affairs
CLASSIFICATION: Exempt
UNION: Faculty
REPORTS TO: Department Chair, Health and Public Services
PLACEMENT: Placement on the salary schedule is dependent on qualifications.
MINIMUM PAY RATE:Qualifications include education and related work experience.
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
The student population at the college is diverse in ethnicity, gender, language, age and background. Joliet Junior College is an AA/EO employer and strongly encourages applications from candidates who would enhance the diversity of its staff.
POSITION SUMMARY
Adapt to new and changing situations and demonstrate a positive attitude. Demonstrate respect for students; understand learning styles and apply understanding to institution-related activities; demonstrate integrity and promote diversity and open communications. Fifteen credit hours a semester constitute a normal load. Position is subject to all terms and provisions of the Joliet Junior College faculty contract. Course assignments may be late afternoon, evening, Saturday, and at branch campuses or satellite centers.
ESSENTIAL JOB DUTIES AND KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
1.In consultation with program director, develop and update curriculum, lecture materials, course resources evaluation methods for Health Information Management (HIM) courses.
2.Assist in ensuring curriculum competencies and knowledge clusters for the program meet or exceed certification standards from AHIMA (American Health Information Management Association).
3.Per CAHIIM accreditation standards, assist in annual assessment of curriculum to determine areas identified as needing improvement(s), including formal feedback from students, faculty, graduates, advisory committee, and employers.
4.Help develop, facilitate and update program goals, measured outcomes, required reports, site visits and other required activities to support continued CAHIIM accreditation status.
5.Assist program director in securing externship sites and designing/supervising professional practice experiences (PPE).
6.Work with marketing staff to develop updated program materials and participate in program recruiting activities.
7.Teach scheduled classes and perform related duties in a timely manner.
8.Participate in departmental meetings and activities.
9.Maintain current knowledge of HIM through attendance at relevant educational/professional development seminars and other professional development opportunities.
10.Assist the HIMT Program Director in organizing HIMT Advisory Board meetings and compiling information gained from these meetings to assess community and employer needs.
11.Perform or assist in other relevant duties as assigned by the HPS Department Chairperson including college committees, activities, reports and reviews.
12.Help establish and maintain cooperative and effective working relationships with other members of the college and community, displaying cultural competence as well as emotional intelligence.
13.Demonstrate commitment to the college's core values of respect and inclusion, sustainability, integrity, collaboration, humor and well-being, innovation, and quality.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
1.Bachelor's Degree in Health Information Management or related field
2.AHIMA credentials (RHIA or RHIT).
3.Five years of experience in HIM profession.
4.Two years of experience in HIM supervisory role(s).
5.Teaching experience at the collegiate level
6.Ability to establish and maintain cooperative and effective working relationships with other members of the college and community, displaying cultural competence... For full info follow application link.
ANTI-DISCRIMINATION STATEMENT
Joliet Junior College is committed to maintaining an environment that is safe and free from discrimination, harassment, and misconduct on the basis of sex, which includes sexual orientation or gender-related identity. The College prohibits sexual harassment, sexual assault, sexual misconduct, stalking, and relationship/dating violence has put measures in place to ensure a safe and healthy educational and employment environment, and meet legal requirements in accordance with: Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 (Title IX), which prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex in the College's programs or activities; relevant sections of the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act; Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex or sexual orientation, including gender-related identity; and the Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act (Clery Act), which requires timely warning to the community of certain immediate threats.
