Hospital Outpatient Coding Educator (1.0 D)

Franciscan Alliance, Inc.

8d•$51,002 - $75,868•Remote

About The Position

The Hospital Outpatient Coding Educator is a fully remote coding position responsible for developing training content and materials and conducting outpatient coding training and for the hospital outpatient coding staff. This position ensures training practices are standardized and result in consistent coding outcomes, as well as provides input regarding the content of policies and procedures.

Requirements

High School Diploma/GED With 5 years of Franciscan coding experience - Required
Associate's Degree - Required
Surgery Coding Experience - Required
5 Years Franciscan outpatient coding with CCS, CCS-P, CPC - Required
5 Years Outpatient Coding Experience with RHIT/RHIA - Required
CCS, Certified Coding Specialist from American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) - Required
CPC, Certified Professional Coder from the American Academy of Professional Coders (AAPC) - Required
CCS-P, Certified Coding Specialist - Physician from the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) - Required
Proficient in Excel, Word and PowerPoint - Required

Nice To Haves

Bachelor's Degree - Preferred
3 Years Coding Manager or Trainer/Auditor - Preferred
RHIT, Registered Health Information Technician from American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) - Preferred
RHIA, Registered Health Information Administrator from American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) - Preferred

Responsibilities

Develops and maintains all corporate coding education, training policies and procedures, and coding reference materials.
Leads training sessions and assess coder comprehension of covered materials.
Makes recommendations for the development of coding resources and policy and procedure development.
Assists corporate coding leadership with training and/or development of a performance improvement track for coding coworkers in the corrective action process related to quality or productivity performance.
Coordinates with Coding Auditors to prepare education material based on audit results.
Develops and maintains a consistent coding operations orientation program and reports the coders' progress to coding leadership throughout the orientation and training processes.
Acts as a nosologist, analyzing and interpreting disease and procedure classifications and terminologies for the accurate translation of healthcare data.
Applies broad guidelines to specific coding situations, independently utilizing discretion and a significant level of analytic ability.
Maintains expert knowledge of Franciscan Alliance coding software tools.
Assists with development and maintenance of software system workflow for standardization and maximum efficiency.
Oversees system testing with regards to any published software updates or software functionality changes.