Coding Auditor & Educator

DaMar Staffing; Colorado; Hybrid; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote work option

Medical benefits

Retirement plan

Tuition reimbursement

Paid time off

Job summary

CommonSpirit Health is seeking a Coding Auditor & Educator in the Mountain Region with advanced coding knowledge to support the Coding Service Center. You will lead audits, train staff, and develop coding education across the system, ensuring compliant practices.

The role involves onboarding, internal audits, and coordinating with leadership to standardize coding across facilities, while adapting to regulatory changes and strategic plans for coding education.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma/G.E.D. required.
• Associate or Bachelor's degree in HIM preferred.
• 5 years coding experience in acute care.
• 2 years auditing/education experience.
• Epic and 3M 360 experience required.
• MS Office proficiency (Word/Excel/Outlook/PowerPoint).
• AHIMA or AAPC credentials required and maintained.

Responsibilities

• Answer coding and billing questions and onboard/train new staff.
• Perform coding audits and follow up education.
• Develop and deploy coding education across the system.
• Plan and conduct coding education with leadership.
• Promote standardization of coding practices.
• Monitor regulatory coding and billing changes for implementation.
• Participate in short- and long-term strategic planning for compliant coding.

Skills

Auditing

Staff training

Coding education

ICD-10-CM/PCS

CPT-4

Education

Bachelor's or Associate in HIM

Bachelor's degree in HIM

AHIMA/AAPC credentials

Tools

Epic

3M 360

Microsoft Office

Job description

Coding Auditor & Educator

The Coding Auditor‑Educator is an advanced level position utilizing ICD-10-CM, ICD-10 PCS, and CPT-4 Coding Classification systems who supports the facility and Coding Service Center. Responsible for answering coding and billing questions, onboarding and training new staff, performing coding audits, and development and deployment of coding education. Works in conjunction with the Coding Service Center leadership team in planning and performing coding education and training across the system. Responsible for performing internal audits and follow up education. Facilitates and promotes standardization of coding practices, monitors and communicates regulatory coding and billing changes for timely and accurate implementation. Participates in short-term and long-term strategic planning with regard to compliant coding and regulatory billing practices.

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In addition to bringing humankindness to the workplace each day, qualified candidates will need the following: High School Diploma/G.E.D. required, Associate or Bachelor's degree in HIM, preferred 5 years coding experience in an acute care setting coding all types of hospital visits/admits with a high degree of skill in inpatient and outpatient expertise is required. 2 years' experience in internal auditing and/or coding education; prefer multi-healthcare setting experience. Software/Hardware: Epic and 3M 360 experience required. Advance knowledge of Microsoft Office applications (i.e. Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint) required. Excellent verbal and written communication skills. Current AHIMA credentials (i.e. RHIA, RHIT, CCS, CCS-P RCC) or AAPC credential (COC, CIC, CPC, CPC-H) required and maintained.

Physical Requirements - Sedentary work - prolonged periods of sitting and exert up to 10 lbs. force occasionally.

CommonSpirit Mountain Region's Corporate Service Center is headquartered in Centennial, CO where our corporate leaders and centralized teams support our hospitals, clinics and people including marketing, human resources, employee benefits, finance, billing, talent acquisition/development, payor relations, IT, project management, community benefit and more. Many of our centralized teams offer a remote work option which supports a healthy work-life balance while still providing a culture of collaboration and community where incredible people are doing incredible things every day. Depending on the position offered, CommonSpirit Health offers a generous benefit package, including but not limited to medical, prescription drug, dental, vision plans, life insurance, paid time off (full-time benefit eligible team members may receive a minimum of 14 paid time off days, including holidays annually), tuition reimbursement, retirement plan benefit(s) including, but not limited to, 401(k), 403(b), and other defined benefits offerings, as may be amended from time to time. For more information, please visit our Total Rewards page.

CommonSpirit Health is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer committed to a diverse and inclusive workforce. All qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, marital status, parental status, ancestry, veteran status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.