Hospital Outpatient Coding Educator (1.0 D)
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 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. With 11 ministries and access points across Indiana, Franciscan Health is one of the largest Catholic health care systems in the Midwest. Franciscan Health takes pride in hiring coworkers that provide compassionate, comprehensive care for our patients and the communities we serve.
Requirements
- High School Diploma/GED With 5 years of Franciscan coding experience - Required or Associate's Degree - Required
- Surgery Coding Experience - Required
- 5 Years Franciscan outpatient coding with CCS, CCS-P, CPC - Required or 5 Years Outpatient Coding Experience with RHIT/RHIA - Required
- Proficient in Excel, Word and PowerPoint - Required
- Detail Oriented – Required
- CCS, Certified Coding Specialist from American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) - Required or CPC, Certified Professional Coder from the American Academy of Professional Coders (AAPC) - Required or CCS-P, Certified Coding Specialist - Physician from the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) - 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 or 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 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.
- 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 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.
Benefits
- Comprehensive benefit offerings
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
Associate degree
