Coding Education Specialist

CU Medicine•Aurora, CO

40d•Remote

About The Position

University of Colorado Medicine (CU Medicine) is the region’s largest and most comprehensive multi-specialty physician group practice. The CU Medicine team delivers business operations, revenue cycle and administrative services to support the patients of over 4,000 University of Colorado School of Medicine physicians and advanced practice providers. These providers bring their unparalleled expertise at the forefront of medicine to deliver trusted, compassionate health care services at primary and specialty care clinics as well as facilities operated by affiliate hospitals of the University of Colorado. We are seeking a motivated Coding Education Specialist with an emphasis in Diagnostics experience to join our Coding Services department. This job can be performed 100% remotely and out of state candidates will be considered. The Coding Education Specialist will primarily be responsible for supporting and leading ongoing education to existing coding staff, coordination with leadership for varied projects related to team success and coder development, research of any coding related questions, and the planning and education of newly hired coders. The position is also expected to be able to assist in trending, coding analysis, coder feedback and providing education either individually or developing and presenting a group presentation.

Requirements

CPC or AHIMA coding certification required.
3-5 years of Diagnostics coding experience with demonstrated expertise in procedural and diagnosis coding required.
EMR and Practice Management software experience.
Proficient in reporting and analytics.

Nice To Haves

Specialty certifications preferred.
Teaching physician guidelines preferred.

Responsibilities

Serve as a coding expert for assigned specialties.
Provide training and education to new and existing coders in conjunction with the Coding Services (CS) Department standards.
Using audits, monitor the quality of coding staff work as directed by Coding Services Management and identify areas of education.
Create and provide presentations in regard to education to the team for targeted specialty areas and coding groups.
Assist with researching coder questions and provide effective and accurate guidance.
Identify and research correct coding for new CPT codes, as well as present this information to the team.
Provide extensive education regarding any changes to ICD 10 and CPT to coding staff in adherence to regulatory guidelines that is pertinent to their assigned specialties.
Perform occasional edit analysis to identify educational opportunities and edit modification.