Adjunct Faculty - Medical Coding
Posted 2025-04-06Company Description
At Pima Community College, we believe that every role is vital to achieving student success and meeting the diverse needs of our students and community. Pima Community College is committed to diversity, equity, inclusion, and social justice. We value the diversity of our workforce and seek to attract, hire, and support employees who consistently and actively embrace diversity, equity, and inclusion. We are intentional about social justice and addressing issues of equity and inclusion, as well as institutional, structural, and environmental inequity, power, and privilege. See our Diversity website for additional information about our commitment.
General Duties:
 Instruct students in the content area (ICD-10-CM, ICD-10-PCS, CPT, and HCPCS Level II) and work with them on strategies to help them achieve academic success.
 Follow established protocols for presence, responsiveness, grading, attendance taking, and assessment of student learning.
 Use effective classroom management techniques in the Learning Management System, D2L Brightspace.
 Monitor and continuously improve instruction to ensure Student Learning Outcomes are met on a classroom, discipline/program, and College level.
 Evaluate student performance.
 Continually improve instruction utilizing appropriate delivery methods (Active discussions, virtual office/student hours, and video creation for instructional purposes.
 Maintain competency and currency in the teaching field, as well as in teaching strategies, subject delivery modalities, and assessment methods.
 Work collaboratively with faculty, staff, and students and utilize a collegial style in all forms of communication.
The ideal candidate will have knowledge, skills, and abilities related to:
 Certification from one of the following: AAPC or AHIMA
 Experience teaching college-level courses
 Experience teaching online courses and/or alternative instructional formats
 Experience using a Learning Management System, preferably D2L Brightspace
 Student learning styles: ability to adapt and modify instruction based on the instructional needs of students, including working with accommodations and accessibility
 Evaluation of students' educational progress: the ability to maintain high instruction and learning standards and assess students' academic progress in meeting course objectives and student learning outcomes
 Competencies in diversity and inclusion: knowledge of diverse community college student populations, and the ability to address diversity in effective instructional practice and student learning
Knowledge of at least one of the following:
 Medical billing and coding including ICD-10-CM, ICD-10-PCS, CPT, and HCPCS Level II
 Coding certifications such as CPC, CCA, or CCS-P
Minimum Qualifications
 Arizona state resident
 BachelorÂs degree in the field of study and Coding Certification from AAPC or AHIMA OR
 BachelorÂs degree in any field, 3 years of work experience in the field, and Coding Certification from AAPC or AHIMA OR
 AssociateÂs degree in any field, 5 years of work experience in the field, and Coding Certification from AAPC or AHIMA OR
 64 semester credit hours in the field of study, 5 years of work experience in the field, and Coding Certification from AAPC or AHIMA OR
 Industry-recognized certification in the field of study (AAPC or AHIMA) and 8 years of work experience in the field
 Preference will be granted to Arizona resident applicants
Apply on the Pima.edu website:
https://pima.csod.com/ux/ats/careersite/8/home/requisition/3073?c=pima
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