Job Details

The Academic Coach is a 12-month grant funded position dedicated to supporting students in the Jefferson Undergraduate Certificate in Medical Billing and Coding who are funded through the Philadelphia Works Vocational Skills grant. The Academic Coach will assist with interviewing prospective students and providing individualized academic support and mentorship to students. This role is essential in helping students navigate a rigorous curriculum, strengthen study skills, and persist through challenges to successfully complete the program and prepare for certification and employment. The coach will collaborate closely with faculty, program administrators, and student services to ensure comprehensive support for the learners throughout their educational journey.

Job Description

Essential Functions

• Interacts with co-workers, visitors, and other staff consistent with the values of Jefferson.
• Develops an individual Academic Success Plan for each student at the start of the program
• Provides weekly one-on-one coaching sessions
• Provides tutoring to ensure students understand course content
• Tracks student attendance, academic performance, and engagement
• Identifies at-risk students and implements intervention strategies to improve retention and student success
• Develops and delivers a preparatory course for AAPC’s CPC certification exam
• Assists with data collection and reporting to Philadelphia Works
• Assists with recruitment activities and with interviewing prospective students
• Redesigns the courses to meet the needs of the grant-funded initiative
• Serves as a member of the ad-hoc Student Retention Committee

Competencies (Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities Required):

• Strong knowledge of medical terminology and human body, pathophysiology, pharmacology, medical coding systems, reimbursement methodologies, industry-standard coding software, leading healthcare technologies, and healthcare terminology
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills for coaching and documenting

Minimum Education and Experience Requirements:

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree required; master’s degree preferred

AND

Experience:

• At least 2 years of experience advising, coaching, or teaching medical coding students in an academic setting
• At least 2 years of experience developing or revising medical coding curricula

Minimum Certifications, Registration or License Requirements:

• Current medical coding industry certification required.

Additional Information

• This is a 100% grant-funded position for the duration of the grant period (1/1/2026 – 12/31/2026)

Work Shift

Workday Day (United States of America)

Worker Sub Type

Temporary

Employee Entity

Thomas Jefferson University

Primary Location Address

901 Walnut Street, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Nationally ranked, Jefferson, which is principally located in the greater Philadelphia region, Lehigh Valley and Northeastern Pennsylvania and southern New Jersey, is reimagining health care and higher education to create unparalleled value. Jefferson is more than 65,000 people strong, dedicated to providing the highest-quality, compassionate clinical care for patients; making our communities healthier and stronger; preparing tomorrow's professional leaders for 21st-century careers; and creating new knowledge through basic/programmatic, clinical and applied research. Thomas Jefferson University, home of Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Jefferson College of Nursing, and the Kanbar College of Design, Engineering and Commerce, dates back to 1824 and today comprises 10 colleges and three schools offering 200+ undergraduate and graduate programs to more than 8,300 students. Jefferson Health, nationally ranked as one of the top 15 not-for-profit health care systems in the country and the largest provider in the Philadelphia and Lehigh Valley areas, serves patients through millions of encounters each year at 32 hospitals campuses and more than 700 outpatient and urgent care locations throughout the region. Jefferson Health Plans is a not-for-profit managed health care organization providing a broad range of health coverage options in Pennsylvania and New Jersey for more than 35 years.    

Jefferson is committed to providing equal educa­tional and employment opportunities for all persons without regard to age, race, color, religion, creed, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, marital status, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, military status, veteran status, handicap or disability or any other protected group or status. 

Benefits

Jefferson offers a comprehensive package of benefits for full-time and part-time colleagues, including medical (including prescription), supplemental insurance, dental, vision, life and AD&D insurance, short- and long-term disability, flexible spending accounts, retirement plans, tuition assistance, as well as voluntary benefits, which provide colleagues with access to group rates on insurance and discounts. Colleagues have access to tuition discounts at Thomas Jefferson University after one year of full time service or two years of part time service. All colleagues, including those who work less than part-time (including per diem colleagues, adjunct faculty, and Jeff Temps), have access to medical (including prescription) insurance.

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