Senior Coding Educator

Essentia Health • Duluth, MN

21h • $57,346 - $86,029 • Remote

About The Position

Works on efforts to improve provider clinical documentation and provide an accurate clinical picture of the patient, including severity of illness, risk, professional and resource utilization. This remote position may require on-site visits for special projects or department/section meetings.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited health information management program (RHIA), nursing, business, or healthcare management program.
• At least 1 year of experience within Revenue Cycle, Health Information Management, or a hospital/clinic.
• Must obtain one of the listed coding/documentation certifications within 2 years of hire: CPC, CCS, CDIP, CCDS, CCDS-O, or RHIA.

Nice To Haves

• Knowledge in clinical documentation areas such as Evaluation & Management, Coding, DRG, Value Based, Risk Adjustment, Accountable Care Organization, Population Health, and Quality initiatives.
• Clinical documentation improvement work experience; or at least 3 years of professional nursing experience, preferably in medical, surgical, or ICU; or 3 years of inpatient coding or Health Information Management experience.

Responsibilities

• Act as the education liaison between coding services and operational leadership, medical professionals, and departments throughout Essentia Health.
• Provide support through new physician/APP orientations, section meetings, one-on-one education sessions, and other activities for physicians and advanced professional providers with moderate to high documentation and coding complexity and risk.
• Collaborate and provide guidance and education on coding concepts related to E/M, CPT, ICD-10, and HCC diagnoses.
• Conduct active concurrent review, feedback, and education to improve documentation of conditions and treatments in inpatient medical records, ensuring accurate reflection of patient conditions in associated MS-DRG assignments, case-mix index, severity-of-illness and risk-of-mortality profiling, and reimbursement.
• Proactively identify opportunities, develop recommendations through data analysis, and lead projects with moderate to high complexity, risk, and scope.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance, along with supplemental options.
• 401(k) plan with employer contributions.
• Professional development through training, tuition reimbursement, and educational programs.
• Flexible scheduling.
• Generous time off.
• Wellness resources focused on physical, mental, and emotional health.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior