Professional Coder Educator

Children's Mercy KC • Kansas City, MO

113d • $28

About The Position

This position is directly responsible for establishing and monitoring day to day processes of electronic hospital charge capture and charge reconciliation and serves as a liaison for CMH clinical departments and acts as a resource to Revenue Integrity, Revenue Cycle and external customers. This position is responsible for proactively identifying charge capture opportunities and monitoring revenue trends and charge capture processes for assigned clinical departments to ensure compliance with federal regulations and CMH charge capture protocols. At Children’s Mercy, we are committed to ensuring that everyone feels welcomed within our walls. A successful candidate for this position will join us as we strive to create a workplace that reflects the community we serve, as well as our core values of kindness, curiosity, inclusion, team and integrity.

Requirements

• HS diploma or equivalent and 7 or more years experience in Pediatrics.
• For those with the RHIT or RHIA as the qualifying certification, education experience while obtaining certification will be equated to related work experience.
• One of the following: Certified Coding Specialist, Certified Coding Specialist - Physician Based, Certified Professional Coder, Certified Outpatient Coder, Certified Inpatient Coder Apprentice, Registered Health Information Technician, Registered Health Information Administrator required upon hire.
• CCS, CCS-P, [or test eligible] or Required Upon Hire.
• CPC, COC, CIC or Required Upon Hire.
• RHIT, RHIA [or test eligible] Required Upon Hire.

Nice To Haves

• Associate's Degree (Preferred)

Responsibilities

• Facilitate the electronic charge capture process for all assigned clinical departments per coding compliance and CMH charge capture protocols by proactively identifying charge capture opportunities and collaborating with Clinical department leadership, Clinical Informatics, Information Systems and Corporate Compliance.
• Monitor charge reconciliation process for assigned clinical departments and serve as a resource in education and support for their charge capture reconciliation processes.
• Proactively identify charge capture opportunities and monitor assigned clinical departments to ensure compliance with CMH charge capture protocols.
• Provide oversight for coding/billing for assigned areas within Revenue Cycle by working with designated staff to resolve/identify charge related billing issues.

Benefits

• The benefits plans at Children’s Mercy are designed to meet the changing needs of our employees and their families.

What This Job Offers

• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees