Coding Educator, Professional

MO-REMOTE | Regular | Day Shift | 40 scheduled weekly hours

About the role

Develops and coordinates the delivery of coding educational programs. Promotes consistency and accuracy of coding and documentation practices. Acts as a liaison for coding questions and concerns between providers, coding, corporate responsibilities, and educational departments.

Responsibilities

• Drives optimal clinical and financial outcomes through thorough assessment of provider documentation and coding competency, identification of improvement opportunities.
• Develops and delivers training and education of all coding processes.
• Stays abreast of regulatory changes and works with leadership to ensure compliance and revenue integrity.
• Acts as subject matter expert for providers and coders while providing guidance and clarification on issues which present in their daily account processing.
• Establishes and coordinates internal quality review processes and corresponding training for providers and coders.
• Evaluates provider documentation for clarity, completeness and consistency to ensure optimal code selection.
• Provides education to providers on coding guidelines, practices and documentation techniques.
• Performs audits of provider documentation to identify opportunities or risks.
• Develops provider education based on findings and needs.
• Maintains clear and consistent communication with coding and corporate responsibility around education and directions provided to both providers and coders.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in business, healthcare or related field, or equivalent years of experience and education.
• Three years' experience.

Physical Requirements

• Frequent lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 0-25 lbs.
• Frequent sitting, standing, walking, reaching and repetitive foot/leg and hand/arm movements.
• Frequent use of vision and depth perception for distances near (20 inches or less) and far (20 feet or more) and to identify and distinguish colors.
• Frequent use of hearing and speech to share information through oral communication; ability to hear alarms, malfunctioning machinery, etc.
• Frequent keyboard use/data entry.
• Occasional bending, stooping, kneeling, squatting, twisting and gripping.
• Occasional lifting/carrying and pushing/pulling objects weighing 25-50 lbs.
• Rare climbing.

Qualifications

State of Work Location: Illinois, Missouri, Oklahoma, Wisconsin

• Certified Coding Associate (CCA) - American Health Information Management Assoc (AHIMA)
• Certified Coding Specialist - Physician-based (CCS-P) - American Health Information Management Assoc (AHIMA)
• Certified Outpatient Coder (COC) - American Academy of Professional Coders (AAPC)
• Certified Professional Coder (CPC®) - American Academy of Professional Coders (AAPC)
• Registered Health Information Administrator (RHIA) - American Health Information Management Assoc (AHIMA)
• Registered Health Information Technician (RHIT) - American Health Information Management Assoc (AHIMA)

Benefits

• Paid Parental Leave: one week of paid parental leave for newborns or newly adopted children (pro-rated based on FTE).
• Flexible Payment Options: voluntary benefit through DailyPay offers eligible hourly team members instant access to their earned, unpaid base pay (fees may apply) before payday.
• Upfront Tuition Coverage: upfront tuition coverage through FlexPath Funded for eligible team members.