CBO Cardiology Educator (REMOTE)

SmartRecruiters, Inc.; Michigan; Hybrid; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Munson Healthcare seeks a coding specialist to educate and support CBO coders, physicians, and staff. You will verify documentation, assign correct codes, and ensure accurate charging within CMS guidelines.

The role emphasizes training, issue resolution, and collaboration across departments. Qualified candidates typically hold an Associate’s degree in Health Record Technology or related field and CPC/CCS-P or equivalent credentials, with prior professional coding experience.

Qualifications

• Must obtain CPC/CCS-P/CCC/CIRCC/RHIT/RHIA or equivalent credentials.
• Demonstrated experience with healthcare-related educational activities.
• Ability to problem-solve and communicate professionally with physicians and staff.

Responsibilities

• Verify and analyze medical records and encounter forms to determine principal and secondary diagnoses and procedures.
• Assign diagnostic and procedural codes and modifiers per CMS and Munson guidelines.
• Serve as liaison between CBO and sites; train new employees in coding and charge capture.
• Review charges for ICD-9/10-CM, CPT and HCPCS modifier accuracy and 95% accuracy targets.
• Identify educational and compliance needs; resolve coding discrepancies with revenue capture teams.

Skills

Healthcare coding

Education

Associate's degree in Health Record Technology

Job description

Imagine doing meaningful work in a place where peoplevacation.That’slife at Munson Healthcare - northern Michigan’s largest healthcare system, with eight award-winning community hospitals serving over half a million residents across 29 counties.

If you want a career in healthcare and alifestylemost people only dream about – with freshwater lakes, scenic trails, charming downtowns, a vibrant arts scene, and endless outdoor adventures - you might just beMunson Material.To us, that means teammates who live by our values ofexcellence,teamness, positivity, creativity,and a commitment to creatingexceptional experiencesfor our patients and each other. Join a team that delivers outstanding care in one of the most beautiful regions in the country.

Invested in You

Grow:

• Tuition reimbursement, in-person and onlinedevelopment,and access to ourcareer hubto help you advance.

Thrive:

• Full benefits, paid holidays, generous PTO, employee discounts, and freeindividualretirement counseling.

Be Well:

• Freewellness platform for you and your family,pluspersonalizedsupport for personal or family challenges.

Be Heard:

• Share your ideas and help shape the way we work through improvement huddles, employee surveys, and town hall meetings

Job Description

A Day In The Life

Responsible to provide education to CBO Coders along with Physicians, non-Physician practitioners, and office staff, including but not limited to: verifying and/or analyzing medical record and/or encounter form documentation to determine the principle and all secondary diagnoses and procedures; assigning diagnostic codes, procedural codes and modifiers using coding guidelines established by the Centers for Medicare andMedicaid Services (CMS) and Munson; performing data entry; and, performing discrepancy resolution. Serves as a liaison between CBO and sites/departments.Assistsin the orientation and training of new employees within the coding and charge capture area.

• Create andmaintaininternaleducation program for all CBO coding staff.
• Lead Coder Roundtablemeetings, including creating agenda, meetingcontentand presenting.
• Lead projectsregardingchanges and updates to all coding and documentation for professional services.
• Serves as an expert resource for physicians, office managementstaffand central billing staff. Including in person or virtual education and researching and responding to coding and compliance questions, coordinatesaccurateassignment of procedure codes and modifiers.
• Responsible for reviewing office based electronic charges and encounter forms for completion and accuracy, including accuracy of ICD9/10CM, CPT and HCPCS modifier assignment.Codes andenterscharges at a 95% accuracy rate.
• Reviews and interprets physician documentation of surgical procedures to accurately assign and enter billing codes.Identifiesall applicable diagnosis procedures and codes.Codes andenterscharges at a 95% accuracy rate.
• Works withcentralbilling team toensure charges are coded and entered withinchargelagtime frame.
• Identifieseducational needs and/or compliance issuesand reports them to the Managerof Central Billing Office.
• Responsible for resolving coding discrepancies related to coding and revenue capture.
• Responsible for obtaining andmaintainingeducationappropriate tothe position.

Qualifications

What’s Required

Associate’s degree in Health Record Technologyor related healthcare fieldandfiveyears of professional coding experience and must obtain the credentials of aCertified Professional coder (CPC), Certified Coding Specialist – Physician-based (CCS-P),Certified Cardiology Coder (CCC), Certified Interventional Radiology Cardiovascular Coder (CIRCC),Registered Health Information Technician (RHIT),or Registered Health Information Administrator (RHIA(CPC)OR sevenyears of professional coding experience andhasobtained the credentials of a certified professional coder (CPC).

Demonstratedpreviousexperience with healthcare-related educational activitiesrequired.

Must be able to problem-solve and communicate in a professional manner with physicians,staffand other health care professionals.

Preferred Qualifications:

• 7 years of cardiology coding experience
• Experience creating and presenting information to Healthcare Providers and Coders
• Auditing experience

Additional Information

Munson Healthcare requires all employees be vaccinated or have lab confirmed immunity for Measles, Mumps, Rubella and Varicella. MHC also requires all employees to receive a flu vaccine during the flu season in the year that they are hired and annually thereafter, or receive an approved medical or religious exemption.

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