Clinical Assistant Professor - School of Health Professions (Health Information Management)

About the role

Department: SHP Health Information Management (HIM)

Health Information Management

About the role

Job Family Group: Academic

Job Description Summary

The Clinical Assistant Professor 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 supporting accreditation compliance for undergraduate HIM and graduate health informatics academic programs.

Teaching duties include teaching health informatics courses to undergraduate and graduate audiences. Responsibilities further include departmental, school, university, and industry service, participation in student recruitment and outreach, as well as mentoring students. Course assignments vary by departmental needs. This non-tenure position's rank and salary depend on the candidate's education and experience.

Job Description/Duties

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.
• Assist with graduate student advising and scholarly projects.

Additional information

This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. It is only a summary of the typical functions of the job, not an exhaustive list of all possible job responsibilities, tasks, duties, and assignments. Furthermore, job duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Required Qualifications

Education: Master's degree in related discipline such as health informatics, data analytics, health information management, or similar.

This position requires a formal degree in the cited discipline area(s) to ensure that candidates have the foundational knowledge and skill set required to perform the duties of the position. The level of degree is based on accreditation requirements, institutional standards of academic and professional excellence, alignment with peer institution benchmarks, and contributes to the credibility and effectiveness of the role within the university community.

Work Experience

• 5 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.

Preferred Qualifications

Education: Doctoral degree

Work Experience

• 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 application materials.

Skills

• Communication.
• Strategic planning.
• Attention to detail.
• Multitasking.
• Problem solving.
• Proficiency with information systems and technology.
• Leadership.

Required Documents

• CV/resume
• Cover Letter

Additional information

If selected as a final candidate for this position, you may be required to complete the Association of American of Universities Representations and Warranties document and sign a release of records that will allow the University of Kansas Medical Center to conduct a further background check with former employers. A copy of the Representations and Warranties document can be found here.

Comprehensive Benefits Package

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.

• Employee Type: Regular
• Time Type: Full time