Instructor Part-Time, Professional Certificate Programs, Medical Coding Specialist

About Us

Are you ready to transform lives through academic excellence, innovative research, strong community partnerships and economic opportunity? Kennesaw State University is one of the 50 largest public institutions in the country. With growing enrollment and global reach, we continue to expand our institutional influence and prominence beyond the state of Georgia. We offer more than 190 undergraduate, graduate, and doctoral degrees to empower over 50,000 students to become thought leaders, lifelong learners, and informed global citizens. Our entrepreneurial spirit, high-impact research, and Division I athletics draw students from throughout the region and from more than 100 countries across the globe. Our university's vibrant culture, career opportunities, rich benefits, and values of respect, integrity, collaboration, inclusivity, and accountability make us an employer of choice. We are part of the University System of Georgia. We are searching for talented people to join Kennesaw State University in our vision. Come Take Flight at KSU!

Location

The Kennesaw campus is located at 1000 Chastain Road NW, Kennesaw, GA 30144. The Marietta campus is located at 1100 South Marietta Parkway, Marietta, GA 30060.

Department Information

• Provides quality and technically relevant instruction in Medical Billing and Coding
• Provides continual feedback and various methods of assessment measurement by ensuring student mastery of the following learning outcomes:
• Explains or recalls key medical roots, suffixes and prefixes and explain and interpret ICD-10-CM/PCS coding conventions to assign codes accurately
• Interprets inpatient diagnosis and procedure coding and reporting guidelines and explain differences among acute care inpatient settings, outpatient, and physician office health care settings
• Sets HCPCS level II procedure and services codes for outpatient care
• Interprets CPT guidelines, coding notes, and modifiers to assign codes accurately for all sections and subsections
• Identifies examples of third-party payers and define each health care reimbursement

Job Summary

Provides quality and technically relevant instruction in the assigned program. Follows departmental guidelines, policies, procedures and relevant regulations.

Responsibilities

• Provides quality and technically relevant instruction of course curriculum
• Teaches students learning strategies
• Counsels students on academic progress and development
• Conducts teaching and instructional activities using educational equipment, manipulatives, props, and other learning aids
• Provides continual feedback and various methods of assessment measurement by ensuring student mastery of the following learning outcomes as addressed in the program's addendum
• Affirms and records grading for all homework assignments, quizzes, and tests
• Completes paperwork associated with classroom and project management
• Participates in marketing of courses to prospective students by providing technical information regarding course content during biannual Open House events
• Assists with course and/or program evaluation and continuous improvement and resolve quiz disputes when necessary
• Maintains acceptable program quality and satisfaction scores
• Keeps Program Manager informed of any curriculum or student code of conduct issues
• Records attendance in learning management system

Required Qualifications

• Educational Requirements: Bachelor's Degree from an accredited institution of higher education
• Other Required Qualifications: Certified Professional Coder - Instructor distinction through AAPC
• Required Experience: Five (5) years as a Certified Professional Coder
• Preferred Qualifications: Prior teaching experience preferred

Equal Employment Opportunity

Kennesaw State University is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. The University is committed to maintaining a fair and respectful environment for living, work and study. To that end, and in accordance with federal and state law, Board of Regents policy, and University policy, the University prohibits harassment of or discrimination against any person because of race, color, sex (including sexual harassment, pregnancy, and medical conditions related to pregnancy), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, ethnicity or national origin, religion, age, genetic information, disability, or veteran or military status by any member of the KSU Community on campus, in connection with a University program or activity, or in a manner that creates a hostile environment for members of the KSU community.