Assistant Professor of Health Information Management

Position Summary

The Clinical Assistant Professor or Assistant Professor is a 12-month faculty position with the additional title as Program Director in the Department of Health Information Management in the College of Health and Human Services at Indiana University Northwest. The Clinical Assistant Professor is a non-tenure-track faculty position expected to maintain service responsibilities at the department, division, campus, and/or community levels. The Assistant Professor is a tenure-track position. The College of Health and Human Services employs the Teacher-Scholar model, placing equal emphasis on teaching and research that is either applied, basic, or pedagogic. Tenure-track/tenured faculty are expected to pursue an ongoing stream of scholarly/creative activity as well as maintain service responsibilities, which may involve participation at the department, division, campus, and/or community level.

The Program Director oversees the Health Information Management Department which includes the Health Information Administration (HIA) and Health Information Technology (HIT) programs. The Program Director provides collaborative leadership and administrative coordination, including recruitment, advisement, and support of students matriculating on the Northwest campus, and recruitment and support of faculty for the programs. The Program Director will manage faculty, organize curriculum, maintain program accreditations, and ensure continual improvement of coursework to meet AHIMA curriculum competencies. This position is responsible for the didactic and clinical curriculum for both the BS Health Information Administration and AS Health Information Technology programs.

Specific Duties and Responsibilities:

I. Teaching Responsibilities

1. Teach coursework to include didactic and/or laboratory components of the curriculum. Typical course load is 2 courses per semester.
2. Develop instructional materials to include course plans, learning outcomes, and assessments.
3. Assess course effectiveness through student evaluations, individual assessments, and end-of-course grades.
4. Ensure clinical schedules for professional practice experiences are completed for all HIA and HIT program students.
5. Maintain CAHIIM accreditation standards and ensure compliance with AHIMA curriculum competencies.

II. Program Administrative/Service Responsibilities

1. Develop and revise program mission, goals, and curriculum to meet accreditation requirements and AHIMA curriculum requirements.
2. Complete annual program accreditation reports (APAR) for CAHIIM accreditation.
3. Oversee student admission process.
4. Maintain current records on students.
5. Serve as a liaison between the program and affiliate sites.
6. Update clinical contracts.
7. Plan and coordinate the orientation of new faculty members and staff.
8. Enforce the rules and regulations of the program and document violations and disciplinary action taken.
9. Develop and monitor the annual program budget.
10. Advise current students regarding their clinical and/or didactic performance and document, as needed.
11. Advise prospective students on the academic and professional aspects of the program.
12. Participate in student recruitment efforts.
13. Serve on department, division, and campus committees.
14. Participate in professional organizations and formal/informal learning activities to enhance both personal and professional development.
15. Participate in program marketing efforts.

III. Faculty Affairs

1. Works with faculty to determine appropriate assignments to instruction and service responsibilities and reviews these activities with faculty members.
2. Responsible for working with faculty members for the preparation of dossiers for the awarding of academic promotion; prepares a letter of support regarding promotion.
3. Reviews and assigns annual merit increases for faculty.
4. Manages the recruitment of new faculty and staff; prepares job descriptions; interviews candidates, participates or chairs search and screen committees; and provides evaluative feedback.
5. Makes recommendations regarding the reappointment of non-tenured faculty.
6. Conducts annual faculty evaluations to include review of course feedback, considerations for merit increases, and other reports on faculty performance.
7. Meets regularly with program faculty to maintain continuity throughout the program.
8. Assists with faculty professional development by creating opportunities for, and stimulating, faculty to participate in state, regional, national, and international activities in teaching and creative activities.
9. Manages departmental accounts.

Reporting Lines: Incumbent will report to the Dean, College of Health and Human Services

ABOUT INDIANA UNIVERSITY NORTHWEST

One of seven campuses of Indiana University, IU Northwest is located in metropolitan Northwest Indiana, approximately 30 miles southeast of Chicago and 10 miles from the Indiana Dunes National Park. The campus has a diverse student population of approximately 3,500 degree-seeking students and 1,800 dual-credit students and has been recognized by the Department of Education as a minority and Hispanic serving institution. The campus offers Associate, Baccalaureate, and Master’s degrees from the College of Arts and Sciences, the College of Health and Human Services, the School of Business and Economics, the School of the Arts, and the School of Education. The campus is also host to IU School of Medicine-Northwest-Gary, the region’s only four-year medical doctorate program. As a student-centered campus, IU Northwest is committed to academic excellence characterized by a love of ideas and achievement in learning, discovery, creativity, research, and community engagement. Indiana University Northwest is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer committed to achieving excellence through diversity. The University actively encourages applications from women, minorities, veterans, persons with disabilities, and members of other underrepresented groups.

Indiana University is an equal employment and affirmative action employer and a provider of ADA services. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment based on individual qualifications. Indiana University prohibits discrimination based on age, ethnicity, color, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital status, national origin, disability status or protected veteran status.

Basic Qualifications

Required Qualifications:

1. Registered Health Information Administration certification.
2. Master’s Degree in Health Information, Informatics, Education, or other related areas.
3. Doctoral degree is required for tenure-track position (ABD candidates will be considered for tenure-track position with expectation for completion within one year of hiring).
4. Ability to conduct independent and/or collaborative research required for tenure-track position.

Preferred Qualifications:

1. Two (2) years or more of HIM-related clinical experience.
2. One (1) year or more of university-level teaching experience.
3. Administrative or managerial experience.
4. Demonstrated knowledge or additional professional credentials in one or more areas of health information subjects included in the program curriculum.
5. Membership and engagement in academic and/or professional associations related to the discipline of health information.
6. Demonstrated excellence in online teaching.
7. Demonstrated skills in curriculum development.
8. Demonstrated skills in academic program monitoring and evaluation.
9. Demonstrated experience teaching and working with a diverse population.

Department Contact for Questions

Questions regarding the position or application process can be directed to Kevin McElmurry, PhD, Search Committee Chair, 3400 Broadway, Gary, IN 46408, (219) 980-6829, [email protected]

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