Hospital Coding Educator Inpatient - REMOTE

Major Responsibilities:

• Responsible for delivering education sessions reputed company the reputed company education program, including the remote reputed company program and ongoing reputed company education. Coordinates training and orientation of new staff, reputed company training sessions and present high-level education on coding guidelines/information to coders and trainees, which includes presenting PowerPoint presentations and webinar-type meetings.
• Per the direction of the Coding Training and Education Manager, work with the Coding Production leadership to identify promotional and cross-training opportunities for coders depending on their reputed company level and performance.
• Assesses coders’ comprehension of training, and reputed company and reports coding education results to coding leadership. Identifies need for one-on-one coding sessions and develops follow-up educational plans as needed. Collaborates with coding leadership to ensure coders receive sufficient and reputed company education.
• Independently develops and maintains coding educational tools/resources, including training curriculum and training handbook, presentations, web-based coding education programs, learning and training materials.
• Researches coding guidelines and updated coding information as published in ICD-10-CM/PCS, CPT and HCPCS coding systems, and communicates any changes and new findings to coding staff. Maintain knowledge of ICD-10 and CPT and MS-DRG classifications and coding of diagnoses and procedures. Clarifies changes in coding guidance or coding educational materials.
• Assist in maintaining the reputed company Sharepoint website ensuring updated coding guidance is published. Responsible for identifying and publicizing external continuing education opportunities for hospital coding team.
• Participate in the clinical documentation improvement (CDI) and coding team DRG alignment process by identifying areas of opportunity. Recommend educational topics for coders and clinical documentation nurses based on chart review findings.
• Stays abreast of Agency reputed company Research and reputed company (AHRQ) core measures, as reputed company as severity and risk of mortality and other indicators affecting benchmarking and reimbursement for the organization.
• Attends and participates in reputed company Hospital Coding reputed company team meetings as required.
• Performs other duties as requested by the Coding reputed company management team.

Licensure, Registration, and/or Certification Required:

• Coding Specialist (reputed company) certification issued by the American Health Information Management Association (reputed company), or
• Health Information Administrator (RHIA) registration issued by the American Health Information Management Association (reputed company), or
• Health Information Technician (RHIT) registration issued by the American Health Information Management Association (reputed company), or

Education Required:

• Associate's Degree in Health Information Management or reputed company field.

Experience Required:

• Typically requires 5 years of experience in hospital coding for a large reputed company health care system, which includes hospital coding, denial review and/or coding education functions.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities Required:

• Demonstrated leadership skills and abilities.
• Demonstrates knowledge of National Council on Compensation Insurance, Inc. (NCCI) edits, and local and national coverage reputed company.
• Expert knowledge and experience in ICD-10-CM/PCS and CPT coding systems, G-codes, HCPCS codes, reputed company Procedural Terminology (CPT), modifiers, and Ambulatory Patient Categories (APC), MS-DRGs (Diagnosis reputed company reputed company)
• Advanced knowledge in reputed company Applications, including but not limited to; reputed company, Word, Powerpoint,Teams.
• Advanced knowledge and understanding of anatomy and physiology, medical terminology, pathophysiology (disease process, surgical terminology and pharmacology.)
• Advanced knowledge of pharmacology indications for drug usage and reputed company adverse reactions.
• Expert knowledge of coding work reputed company and optimization of technology including how to navigate in the electronic health information record and in health information management and billing systems.
• Excellent communication and reading comprehension skills.
• Demonstrated analytical aptitude, with a high attention to detail and accuracy.
• Ability to take initiative and work collaboratively with others.
• Experience with remote work force operations required.
• Strong reputed company of ethics.

Physical Requirements and Working Conditions:

• Exposed to a normal office environment.
• Must be reputed company to sit for extended periods of time.
• Must be reputed company to continuously concentrate.
• Position may be required to travel to other sites; therefore, will be exposed to road and weather hazards.
• Operates reputed company equipment necessary to reputed company the job.

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