Clinical Instructor - School of Health Professions (Department of Health Information Management)

University of Kansas Medical Center • Kansas City, KS

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About The Position

The Instructor in the Department of Health Information Management (HIM) teaches online and in-person courses and reports to the HIM Chair in the KU School of Health Professions. The role focuses on teaching and maintaining accreditation compliance for the Master of Science and Graduate Certificate in Health Informatics programs, with some undergraduate teaching required. Responsibilities include departmental, school, university, and industry service; participation in student recruitment and outreach; and teaching subjects such as applied statistics, research methods, and health informatics, as well as guiding student scholarly projects. Course assignments vary by departmental needs. This non-tenure position’s rank and salary depend on the candidate’s education and experience.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in a related discipline such as health informatics, data analytics, health information management, or similar.
• 7 years of experience in healthcare working in health informatics capacities and/or higher education work settings.
• Experience using various technologies including health information systems (e.g., electronic health records, clinical information systems, clinical decision-support systems, or similar).
• Experience working with health data.
• Communication.
• Strategic planning.
• Attention to detail.
• Multitasking.
• Problem solving.
• Computer skills.
• CV/resume
• Cover Letter

Nice To Haves

• Master's degree in a related discipline such as health informatics, data analytics, health information management, or similar.
• Higher education experience, including on campus and online teaching as well as participating in curriculum development.
• Experience with online course technologies such as learning management systems and lecture capture systems.
• Evidence of previous scholarship such as article publication and/or research.
• Professional service to the health informatics profession via service to professional associations such as AMIA, HIMSS, AHIMA, etc as evidenced by the application materials.

Responsibilities

• Teach undergraduate & graduate courses
• Develop, revise, and teach in person and online health informatics courses.
• Supplement course delivery with timely insight into industry expectations, practices, and norms.
• Set up courses in learning management systems in accordance with HIM departmental standards.
• Conduct consistent assessment of learning and use tools such as rubrics for objective scoring.
• Evaluate according to the criteria outlined in the course syllabi, and grading must align with established policies.
• Support students and refer them to appropriate resources.
• Coordinate curriculum with adjunct faculty
• Partner with adjunct faculty teaching health informatics courses as well as the department chair, to ensure sections of courses taught by adjuncts adhere to and remain in compliance with accreditation requirements.
• Ensure courses are updated within learning management systems in accordance with HIM departmental standards.
• Other
• Communicate with all stakeholders.
• Participate in committee work or special projects in the Department of HIM, KU School of Health Professions, University of Kansas Medical Center, and/or the industry, as determined by the Department Chair.

Benefits

• Coverage begins on day one for health, dental, and vision insurance and includes health expense accounts with generous employer contributions if the employee participates in a qualifying health plan.
• Employer-paid life insurance, long-term disability insurance, and various additional voluntary insurance plans are available.
• Paid time off, including vacation and sick, begins accruing upon hire, plus ten paid holidays.
• One paid discretionary day is available after six months of employment, and paid time off for bereavement, jury duty, military service, and parental leave is available after 12 months of employment.
• A retirement program with a generous employer contribution and additional voluntary retirement programs (457 or 403b) are available.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees