Coding Auditor - Professional

Sarahbush; Lincoln (NE); On-site; USD 32,883 - 50,971; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Career development opportunities

Generous tuition reimbursement program

Continuing education and training programs

Job summary

A regional healthcare provider seeks a Coding Auditor to audit coding assignments, interact with medical teams, and train coding staff. The role requires a High School Diploma and relevant certifications acquired within specific timelines. The position offers a pay range starting at $23.87/hour and allows for remote or on-site work. Career development opportunities and a strong benefits package are also available to support employee growth.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma is required.
• CEMA certification must be obtained within 6 months of hire.
• CPC and CPMA certifications are necessary for this position.

Responsibilities

• Audit coding assignments with providers and coders.
• Conduct education and report results to the Coding Supervisor.
• Ensure quality coding and compliance with documentation.

Skills

Auditing coding assignments

Conducting training for coding staff

Interacting with medical staff

Coding principles

Education

High School Diploma

CEMA certification (within 6 months)

CPC certification

CPMA certification (within 1 year)

Job description

Coding Auditor - Professional page is loaded## Coding Auditor - Professionalremote type: On-Site or Remotelocations: Sarah Bush Lincoln Health Centertime type: Full timeposted on: Posted Todayjob requisition id: JR103873**Internal Employees: Please ensure that you are logged into Workday and applying through the Jobs Hub before proceeding.**Coding Auditor - Professional**Job Description**Coder Auditor-Professionals are responsible for auditing of coding assignment with providers and coders, training of coding professional staff, pro-fee based coding includes the assignment of Assigns ICD-CM, CPT, HCPCS codes, E&M assignment, modifiers, and charge posting. Interacts with medical staff, nursing, ancillary departments, provider offices, and outside organizations.Department: Physician codingHours: Full-Time, 40 hours a week requiredRequired: High School Diploma, CPC, CEMA within 6 months of hire, CPMA within 1 year of hirePay: Based one experience, starting at $23.87/hourLocation: Remote or onsite: At this time, you must reside in one of the following locations:Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, New Mexico, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas**Responsibilities**Assists coders with coding questions., Conducts the collection and reporting of provider and coder audit results and education. Works with coders and providers to ensure appropriate documentation for clinic services. Reports results to Coding Supervisor - Professional., Demonstrates ability to code all types of encounters., Meets quality standards of having 95% of diagnoses and procedures appropriately and/or correctly coded. Ensures data quality and optimum reimbursement allowable under the federal and state payment systems., Refers trend patterns of coding and documentation to Coding Supervisor – Professional., Responsible for coding quality audits for E/M Audit Program. Analyze and confirm assigned encounters for provider’s selection of EM code level utilizing EM code level selection auditing tool are accurate. Analyze and confirm assigned encounters for coder’s selection of diagnoses and procedures codes are accurate., Reviews record thoroughly to ascertain all diagnoses/procedures. Codes all diagnoses/procedures in accordance to ICD-CM and CPT coding principles, official guidelines and regulations., Trains new coding staff on coding systems and processes.**Requirements**High School (Required)CEMA - Certified Evaluation & Management Auditor (within 6 months) - Sarah Bush Lincoln, Certified Professional Coder - Sarah Bush Lincoln, CPMA - Certified Professional Medical Auditor (within 1 year) - Sarah Bush Lincoln**Compensation**Estimated Compensation Range$23.87 - $37.00Pay based on experienceWhen you come to work for Sarah Bush Lincoln or Fayette County Hospital Long Term Care, you have our commitment to help make this the best work experience of your life. Career development is available through continuing education and on-site training, so come grow with us! *We are striving to be the employer of choice in the area.* Employees reap the benefit of our work culture which is steeped in professional and personal development programs. We have developed a solid benefit package to help retain our employees, while providing them opportunities to grow their careers. We support on-site classroom learning programs and internet courses, and we have a generous tuition reimbursement program-- all designed to help staff achieve their goals.