Position Overview

Northwood Tech Instructors teach in a discipline area in which they have specific training and competence. Instructors are expected to foster learner success, assess learner achievement, and continually improve learning opportunities. Instructors are expected to continually improve the overall quality and delivery of learning, including the support of program and college wide initiatives.

The Program Director/Instructor of the Northwood Tech Health Information Technology (HIT) program, in collaboration with the program dean is responsible for the management and administration of the program accreditation process including program planning, serving as lead for program coordination and strategic planning, development and implementation of program evaluation processes and strategies, and maintenance of accreditation. This is a full-time teaching position with designated hours for program director duties. This position reports to the Associate Dean, Health Science.

Key Responsibilities

• Model cultural competencies that reflect Northwood Tech’s Mission, Vision, Values, Learning College Tenets, and On Course Principles by:
  • Assessing own lifelong learning and using self-management to progress toward established personal and professional goals.
  • Demonstrating creativity, collaboration, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills through mutually supportive relationships.
  • Communicating authentically in personal and group settings by using creator language to effectively exchange ideas, thoughts, and knowledge.
  • Creating a diverse, equitable, and inclusive working and learning environment.
  • Leading positive change while demonstrating civility and empathy.
  • Finding value in consistently acquiring and applying innovative ideas and technology to support continuous quality improvement.
• Develop and continually revise curriculum that includes Employability Essentials and technical content to meet industry and/or regulatory standards.
• Plan for instruction, including syllabi development, learning plans, and assessment strategies.
• Deliver, assess, and adapt effective instruction that meets the diverse needs of students.
• Apply a variety of instructional strategies, create learning plans, facilitate learning, and revise teaching practice.
• Promote a culture of continuing student success, implement strategies to promote learner persistence and meet the needs of multi-generational learners, demonstrate learner-centered communication, and utilize available student support services.
• Create performance-based assessment plans, employ a variety of formative and summative assessment strategies, communicate assessment results in a timely fashion to promote student learning, and use assessment results to improve instruction.
• Demonstrate professional behaviors to support teaching and learning and utilize varied strategies for managing the learning environment.
• Identify exit learning outcomes and external standards, develop competencies that describe intended learning outcomes, create performance-based plans and assessment tasks for each course, develop learning objectives and plans, prepare syllabi, and utilize a quality review process to validate curriculum.
• Utilize a variety of data analysis tools, analyze data from teaching and learning experiences, and use data to inform decision making about the teaching and learning process.
• Assess effectiveness in embracing diversity, examine the impact of college, community, and student demographics on teaching and learning, and create an inclusive, effective learning environment that addresses barriers and provides reasonable accommodations.
• Model the Employability Essentials expected of Northwood Tech students, which are to communicate clearly, think critically, and demonstrate professionalism.
• Collaborate with student services in the selection, admission, and enrollment of students. Coordinate HIT program orientation for students. Arrange for student counseling when necessary.
• In collaboration with the program dean be responsible for the management and administration of the program accreditation process, including program planning, serve as lead for program coordination and strategic planning, develop and implement program evaluation processes and strategies and maintain CAHIIM accreditation.
• Collaborate with the program associate dean to schedule courses, including making recommendations regarding curriculum assignments of HIT /MCS program faculty, manage budget including supply and equipment budgets for HIT/MCS program, participate in selection of faculty and staff, including hiring and onboarding.
• Approve staff development opportunities for full and part time program faculty.
• Assume leadership role in assessing instructional effectiveness of the HIT/MCS program.
• Serve as lead faculty member for marketing and promoting the HIT/MCS program.
• Advise program students.
• Plan and participate in Advisory Committee Meetings.
• Attend WTCS, State, National and/or Accrediting Body meetings/conferences, as budget allows.
• Participate in professional organizations related to program area.
• Participate in establishment and maintenance of professional practice experience (PPE) sites and placement of students at PPE sites.
• Other duties as assigned.

Physical Requirements

Exerting up to 10 lbs. of force occasionally and/or negligible amount of force frequently or constantly to lift, carry, push, pull or otherwise move objects. Sitting most of the time. Walking and standing required only occasionally.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in field or closely related field
• Minimum of two years (4,000 hours) related occupational experience (e.g., Director – Medical Records, Certified Procedural Coder, Certified Coding Specialist, etc.) of which at least one year (2,000 hours) shall be within 5 years prior to the date of appointment
• Certification as a Registered Health Information Technician (RHIT) or Registered Health Information Administrator (RHIA)
• Ability to obtain driver’s license and insurance coverage in accordance with College policy

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's degree
• Previous teaching experience

Salary

FY23 Salary - Faculty Grade B - $63,300 / year

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, Vision
• Health Savings Account/Flexible Spending Account
• Long Term/Short Term Disability
• Life Insurance
• Wisconsin Retirement System
• 403(b)/457(b) Retirement Savings
• Paid Holidays
• Paid Leave

More detailed information online at https://www.northwoodtech.edu/about/employment/benefits