COORDINATOR OUTPATIENT CODING

Froedtert Memorial Lutheran Hospital • Milwaukee, WI

31d • $25 - $42 • Remote

About The Position

The OP Coding Coordinator collaborates with Coding Leadership to ensure high coder quality and productivity by performing various quality reviews as outlined in the HIM Coding Department Compliance Plan, and supported by Official Coding Guidelines and internal Outpatient Coding Guidelines. OP Coding Coordinator works with the leadership to develop and implement action plans addressing quality or productivity issues. This position monitors coding workflows and work queues for timely and accurate completion of charts, provides troubleshooting of issues that cause delays in chart completion, and interacts and collaborates with care providers and other hospital departments to address and resolve coding related issues. This position is involved in the training of Outpatient coders as well as vendor staff. This position does extensive research to provide education to the Outpatient coders as well as answering Outpatient coder's questions. This position is responsible for keeping the internal Outpatient Coding Guidelines updated. This position will be required to provide outpatient coding coverage as needed. The OP Coding Coordinator works very closely with the coding leadership, participates in Outpatient coder, works on special projects, and mentors OP Coders to improve their quality and productivity. Other duties as assigned. Required: This position requires a high level of organization and excellent written/verbal communication skills. The ability to adapt to change and support the Outpatient Coders is crucial. Teamwork at all staff levels is a must. This position requires in depth knowledge of ICD-10-CM, CPT (where necessary), Anatomy and Medical Terminology.

Requirements

• 2-4 years Outpatient coding experience in an academic medical facility is required.
• Associates degree in HIM or equivalent is required. Appropriate education or experience may be substituted on equivalent basis of three years of progressively responsible outpatient coding experience in an academic medical facility.
• Certified RHIA/RHIT and/or CCS are required within 12 months of hire.
• This position requires a high level of organization and excellent written/verbal communication skills.
• The ability to adapt to change and support the Outpatient Coders is crucial.
• Teamwork at all staff levels is a must.
• This position requires in depth knowledge of ICD-10-CM, CPT (where necessary), Anatomy and Medical Terminology.

Responsibilities

• Ensure high coder quality and productivity by performing various quality reviews
• Develop and implement action plans addressing quality or productivity issues
• Monitor coding workflows and work queues for timely and accurate completion of charts
• Provide troubleshooting of issues that cause delays in chart completion
• Interact and collaborate with care providers and other hospital departments to address and resolve coding related issues
• Training of Outpatient coders as well as vendor staff
• Provide education to the Outpatient coders as well as answering Outpatient coder's questions
• Keeping the internal Outpatient Coding Guidelines updated
• Provide outpatient coding coverage as needed
• Works on special projects
• Mentors OP Coders to improve their quality and productivity
• Other duties as assigned

Benefits

• Paid time off
• Growth opportunity- Career Pathways & Career Tuition Assistance, CEU opportunities
• Academic Partnership with the Medical College of Wisconsin
• Referral bonuses
• Retirement plan - 403b
• Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Short & Long Term Disability, Free Workplace Clinics
• Employee Assistance Programs, Adoption Assistance, Healthy Contributions, Care@Work, Moving Assistance, Discounts on gym memberships, travel and other work life benefits available

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Industry: Hospitals
• Education Level: Associate degree
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees