BHMG Coding Education Specialist

Baptist Health; Kentucky; Remote; USD 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Baptist Health Medical Group seeks a Coding Education Specialist to enhance coding accuracy and provide education to staff. This remote position requires strong clinical coding expertise and the ability to deliver effective presentations. Ideal candidates will hold a relevant certification and have prior education experience.

Qualifications

• 2 years in an education position preferred.
• Clinical experience is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Evaluate clinical documentation using coding expertise to ensure accuracy.
• Provide guidance on best practices for coding and documentation.
• Work remotely and travel within areas served by BHMG.

Skills

Clinical expertise

Presentation skills

Documentation evaluation

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Certified Professional Coder (CPC) or equivalent

Job description

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BHMG Coding Education Specialist

Apply locations Kentucky time type Full time posted on Posted Yesterday job requisition id R25087555

Job Description:

Baptist Health Medical Group is looking for a Coding Education Specialist to join our team. This is a remote position that requires residency in KY or IN

The BHMG Coding Education Specialist I is responsible for the evaluation of documentationutilizing their coding and clinical expertise to ensure specificity of coding and coding accuracy.They provide guidance/education to the coders, providers, medical assistants, practicemanagers and ancillary staff on clinical documentation best practices and correct coding.Position requires a self-motivated, flexible, confident presenter able to work remotely and travelwithin areas served by BHMG.

Minimum Education, Experience, Training and Licensures Required

• High School/GED

• 2 years in an education position preferred

• Clinical experience a plus

• Certified Professional Coder (CPC), Certified Coding Professional (CCP), Certified Coding; Specialist-Physician based (CCS-P) or equivalentcertification from AAPC, AHIMA or other acceptable professional organization

If you would like to be part of a growing family focused on supporting clinical excellence, teamwork and innovation, we urge you to apply now!

Baptist Health is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer.

About Us

Founded in 1924 in Louisville, Kentucky, Baptist Health is a full-spectrum health system dedicated to improving the health of the communities it serves. The Baptist Health family consists of 10 hospitals, employed and independent physicians, and more than 470 points of care, including outpatient facilities, physician practices and services, urgent care clinics, outpatient diagnostic and surgery centers, home care, fitness centers, and occupational medicine and physical therapy clinics.

Baptist Health’s eight owned hospitals include more than 2,300 licensed beds in Corbin, Elizabethtown, La Grange, Lexington, Louisville, Paducah, Richmond and New Albany, Indiana. Baptist Health also operates two joint venture hospitals: the 410-bed Baptist Health Deaconess Madisonville in Madisonville, Kentucky with Deaconess Health System based in Evansville, Indiana, and the Baptist Health Rehabilitation Hospital, a 40-bed inpatient rehabilitation facility with Encompass Health, based in Birmingham, Alabama.

Baptist Health employs more than 24,000 people in Kentucky and surrounding states.

Baptist Health is the first health system in the U.S. to have all of its hospitals recognized by the American Nursing Credentialing Center with either a Magnet or Pathway to Excellence designation for nursing excellence.

Baptist Health’s employed provider network, Baptist Health Medical Group, has more than 1,820 employed providers offering care in 78 specialties, including approximately 862 physicians and 958 advanced practice clinicians. Baptist Health’s physician network also includes more than 2,000 independent physicians.

EEO Statement: Baptist Health is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer, and seeks to employ individuals without regard to race, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, marital status, citizenship status, military status, religious or political beliefs, protected veteran status, employment status or any other protected class identified in any federal, state, or local law. Baptist Health specifically encourages minority, female, disabled, veteran and other candidates from diverse backgrounds to apply and strengthen our team. Please note that Baptist Health is a drug-free workplace and employment with Baptist Health is subject to post offer, pre-employment drug testing.

Persons with hearing and speech impairments can contact Baptist Health facilities by using the Kentucky Relay Service, a toll-free telecommunication device for the deaf (TDD). For voice to TDD, call800.648.6057. For TDD to voice, call800.648.6056.