Coding Quality Educator
About The Position
The Coding Quality Educator plays a key role in supporting the Enterprise Professional Coding team by strengthening the connection between clinical documentation and compliant coding practices. This position serves as a strategic partner to providers and coders, offering education on documentation improvement, regulatory guidelines, and coding accuracy to ensure appropriate reimbursement and revenue integrity. The educator conducts coding and documentation reviews, identifies trends, and provides targeted training for coders, physicians, residents, and allied health professionals. This role requires deep expertise in ICD-10-CM, CPT, HCPCS, and CMS guidelines, along with strong analytical, communication, and instructional skills. The ideal candidate will bring hands-on auditing and coding experience, proven effectiveness in adult education, and the ability to collaborate with clinical and administrative leaders to enhance documentation quality, compliance, and overall coding performance across the organization.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree required or relevant experience may be considered in lieu of Bachelor's degree.
- 5 years relevant experience required.
- Deep expertise in ICD-10-CM, CPT, HCPCS, and CMS guidelines.
- Strong analytical skills.
- Strong communication skills.
- Strong instructional skills.
- Hands-on auditing and coding experience.
- Proven effectiveness in adult education.
Nice To Haves
- 5 years of coding experience in a tertiary setting.
- Coding certification through the AHIMA or AAPC as a RHIA, RHIT, CCS, CCS-P, CPC, CCA, and CPC.
Responsibilities
- Conducts coding and documentation reviews.
- Identifies trends.
- Provides targeted training for coders, physicians, residents, and allied health professionals.
- Strengthens the connection between clinical documentation and compliant coding practices.
- Offers education on documentation improvement, regulatory guidelines, and coding accuracy.
- Ensures appropriate reimbursement and revenue integrity.
- Collaborates with clinical and administrative leaders to enhance documentation quality, compliance, and overall coding performance.
Benefits
- Medical Insurance
- Dental Insurance
- Vision Insurance
- Paid Time Off
- Long-term Disability
- Short-term Disability
- Retirement Savings
- Health Saving Plans
- Flexible Spending Accounts
- Certification and education support
- Generous Paid Time Off
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Principal
