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Role Description

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.

• 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.

Qualifications

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

Requirements

• State of Work Location: Illinois, Missouri, Oklahoma, Wisconsin.
• Certified Coding Associate (CCA) - American Health Information Management Assoc (AHIMA).
• Or Certified Coding Specialist - Physician-based (CCS-P) - American Health Information Management Assoc (AHIMA).
• Or Certified Outpatient Coder (COC) - American Academy of Professional Coders (AAPC).
• Or Certified Professional Coder (CPC®) - American Academy of Professional Coders (AAPC).
• Or Registered Health Information Administrator (RHIA) - American Health Information Management Assoc (AHIMA).
• Or Registered Health Information Technician (RHIT) - American Health Information Management Assoc (AHIMA).

Benefits

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