Faculty, Health Information Technology

Faculty, Health Information Technology

Austin Community College employees are required to maintain a domicile in the State of Texas while working for the college and throughout the duration of employment. (AR 4.0300.01)

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Since this is a faculty position, prospective applicants should review the department and college resources and apply through the Workday site if they are current Austin Community College employees.

Austin Community College is a public two‑year institution that serves a multicultural population of approximately 41,000 credit students each Fall and Spring semester. It embraces its identity as a community college and promotes student success and community development by providing affordable access to higher education and workforce training, including appropriate applied baccalaureate degrees, in our service area.

• Values intellectual curiosity and innovative teaching
• Is attracted by the college's mission to promote equitable access to educational opportunities
• Cares about student success and collaborates on strategies to facilitate success for populations including first‑generation college students, low‑income students, and students from underserved communities.
• Focused on student academic achievement and postgraduate outcomes
• Welcomes difference and models respectful interaction with others
• Engages with the community both within and outside of ACC

Faculty, Health Information Technology

This role is a faculty position that also serves as the department chair of the Health Information Technology department at Austin Community College. The position provides academic leadership, management, and overall coordination to the department, serves as the budget authority, represents the department on college councils, committees, and in college processes, and provides a college wide instructional leadership environment conducive to student success.

This position starts August 2026.

The Health Information Technology Program at Austin Community College prepares competent health information technology professionals through high‑quality academic instruction and professional training delivered using both traditional and innovative approaches. The program maintains a student‑centered philosophy, makes effective use of community and educational resources, engages in ongoing program evaluation, and upholds the highest standards of accreditation. Through a two‑year Associate of Applied Science degree program, students gain a strong general education foundation and develop specialized skills that prepare them for employment in the health information field, supported by faculty and staff committed to their academic, personal, and professional success.

• Provides leadership in developing, evaluating, and maintaining a curriculum that responds to community needs, prepares students for success, and meets the stated requirements of THECB, SACSCOC, and other accrediting bodies.
• Develops and maintains the departmental budget and instructional supplies.
• Supervises, hires, coaches, and evaluates faculty in alignment with College policies and employment laws.
• Ensures that departmental decision‑making is informed by data and involves collaboration with key stakeholders within the department and college wide as necessary.
• Develops and approves the course schedule, makes faculty assignments, and maintains faculty eligibility.
• Prepares and teaches courses in the field of Health Information Technology to a multicultural student population based on the department's approved course learning outcomes, utilizing a variety of instructional strategies appropriate to the needs of community college students and the standards of the discipline.
• Participates actively in departmental responsibilities and governance, including curriculum review and revision, program review, assessment of student learning outcomes at the course and program level, and other departmental activities.
• Evaluates student…