Coding Educator

The Opportunity

Career Opportunity Offering: Bonus Incentives Paid Certifications Tuition Reimbursement Comprehensive Benefits Career Advancement

This position pays between $62,500 to $119,700 annually based on experience.

Job Responsibilities

• Develops curriculum and training handbooks.
• Creates and delivers presentations to coders, auditors, physicians and other support staff.
• Has excellent oral and written communication skills in order to perform these tasks.
• Integral part of revenue cycle team by providing support to the coding functions, monitoring coding quality standards and reporting.
• Works collaboratively with providers and coding staff to comply with federal/state standards and coding guidelines.
• Participates in communication efforts of educational material with medical staff, corporate and operational leadership, department leadership, and coding professionals.
• Plan, develop, and present educational opportunities for workflow enhancements, clinical documentation improvement, coding and billing regulatory issues, charging processes, and other related revenue cycle trends.
• Serves as a resource to providers and coders with general coding questions.
• Researches coding questions using a variety of resources.
• Updates providers and coders on coding changes in a timely manner.
• Affords assistance with special projects as needed.
• Holds regular meetings with clients to discuss trending topics, benchmarking profiles, quality concerns and other topics as needed.
• Ensures program compliance by following AMA and CMS guidelines coding and required documentation.
• Remains current with coding information to ensure accuracy of codes assigned based on documentation.
• Works with associates across business functions and builds relationships with multiple teams.

Experience We Love

• 5 + years of coding and educational experience in Professional Fee Coding or consulting setting with preference for Cardiology, General Surgery, Neurosurgery or Ob GYN specialties.
• Extensive professional fee coding knowledge.
• PREFERRED: Extensive knowledge of information systems and healthcare applications in addition to database applications and report writing software.
• Extensive inpatient and outpatient professional coding knowledge with applicable skill is strongly preferred.
• Required travel 20-40% of the time via air or car.
• MUST BE INQUIRIOUS AND DEMONSTRATE OPENNESS TO INNOVATION INCLUDING AI TO EXPLORE BETTER PROCESSES AND WAYS TO ALLEVIATE FRICTION AND IMPROVE PATIENT AND CLIENT EXPERIENCES.

Minimum Education

Bachelor's Degree or Equivalent Experience

Certification/s Required

• Candidates must have and keep current at least one of the following professional certifications (CPC, CPMA or CCS).
• PREFERRED: CPC (Certified Professional Coder) CCS-P (Certified Coding Specialist-Phys Based) CCS (Certified Coding Specialist) RHIA (Registered Health Information Administrator) RHIT (Registered Health Information Technician) CIC (Certified Inpatient Coder) COC (Certified Outpatient Coder)

About the Role

O.N.E Purpose: Customer Obsession: Consistently provide exceptional experiences for our clients, patients, and colleagues by understanding their needs and exceeding their expectations. Embracing New Ideas: Continuously innovate by embracing emerging technology and fostering a culture of creativity and experimentation. Striving for Excellence: Execute at a high level by demonstrating our “Best in KLAS” Ensemble Difference Principles and consistently delivering outstanding results.

Qualifications

Remote Position; however, candidates must be willing and able to travel to and work onsite at client, temporary, or corporate office locations as business needs require.

Benefits

Comprehensive benefits package designed to support the physical, emotional, and financial health of you and your family, including healthcare, time off, retirement, and well-being programs.

Company Overview

Ensemble is a leading provider of technology-enabled revenue cycle management solutions for health systems, including hospitals and affiliated physician groups. They offer end-to-end revenue cycle solutions as well as a comprehensive suite of point solutions to clients across the country. Ensemble keeps communities healthy by keeping hospitals healthy. We recognize that healthcare requires a human touch, and we believe that every touch should be meaningful. This is why our people are the most important part of who we are. By empowering them to challenge the status quo, we know they will be the difference!