Working Hours:                              

Flexible Schedule, include daytime, evening, and Saturday hours as required by the needs of the position. 

Summary:   

The Career Training-SimChart Instructor reports to the Healthcare Coordinator of the Center for Career Training, Community Education, & Professional Development who will assign location and hours of the Career Training Instructor activities. The Career Training instructor provides academic instruction and student academic support for assigned academic department. The Career Training- SimChart Instructor is responsible for teaching a curriculum to students that focuses on the competencies of SimChart’s fully integrated electronic health record and practice management system. The Career Training-SimChart Instructor covers techniques and rationales for using electronic health records in practice. 

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:  

1. Maintain responsibility for instruction and classroom management.
2. Teach provided curriculum in classroom.
3. Teach techniques and rationales for using electronic health records in the healthcare setting. 
4. Teach theories and fundamentals of administrative duties utilizing electronic medical records software program SimChart. 
5. Maintain good communications and working relationships with appropriate staff, appropriate agencies, and class site location staff.
6. Maintain good communications and work effectively with all other offices of the college on matters concerning the program.
7. Adhere to procedures and policies for the smooth day-to-day operation of the program.
8. Participate in professional development activities as required.
9. Attend teacher meetings as required.
10. Other duties may be assigned.

Supervisory Responsibilities:                                             

This job has no supervisory responsibilities. 

Qualifications:  

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. 

Education and/or Experience:                                            

Required

Bachelor’s degree and/or significant adult education/ related career training experience.

Experience as an Electronic Health Records Specialist (2 years)

Preferred

Previous teaching experience in a college and or Adult Education/Career Training Program.

Computer Skills:                                                

To perform this job successfully, an individual should have knowledge of Internet software; Excel spreadsheet software, Word processing software and PowerPoint. Also, experience using Learning Management Systems (LMS) such as Canvas is a plus. 

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations:

AHIMA's Registered Health Information Technician (RHIT) Certification (preferred)

Teaching (preferred) 

Other Skills and Abilities:                                                    

 Excellent organizational and interpersonal skills required.

 Experience with adult education population, curriculum development, mandated welfare reform, and dislocated workers are preferred. 

Communication Skills:                                               

Demonstrated interpersonal skills and ability to establish positive relationships with students, faculty, and staff.

Demonstrated ability to work effectively with a diverse faculty, staff, and student body. 

Reasoning Ability:                                                    

Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form. 

Physical Demands:  

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to stand; sit and reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to walk and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. 

Work Environment:  

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.