Coding Educator

Tenet Healthcare; Rock Hill (SC); Presencial; USD 70 000 - 90 000; Tempo integral

Vantagens oferecidas por esta oferta de emprego

Health insurance

401(k) employer match

Paid time off

Resumo da oferta

Tenet Physician Resources is hiring a Coding Educator to ensure compliance with governmental and payer coding guidelines by educating staff, auditing documentation, and coordinating with coding vendors to prevent claim denials.

The role focuses on ongoing education and quality analysis to maintain accurate coding across the organization, aligning with policy and payer requirements.

Qualificações

• 2–3 years’ coding, training, or auditing experience in a multi-specialty medical environment.
• Knowledge of government regulations for coding and documentation for professional coding.
• AHIMA or AAPC coding credential preferred, CPC or CCS minimally.

Responsabilidades

• Monitor coding education to staff to ensure adherence to policy and payer guidelines.
• Audit documentation and respond to coding inquiries from clinicians and staff.
• Identify and mitigate coding risk through education and quality improvements.
• Research updates on coding rules, laws, and payer requirements and disseminate them to providers.
• Analyze coding KPIs and denials to inform preventive strategies.
• Serve as liaison between the organization and coding vendors in assigned markets.
• Organize and participate in coding team meetings.

Conhecimentos

Coding education

Training delivery

Auditing

Regulatory knowledge

Formação académica

High School Diploma or equivalent

Post-secondary Anatomy and Physiology

Descrição da oferta de emprego

Overview

Fuel your passion for patient-centered care and elevate your medical career in our thriving physician office. Join our collaborative team, where every day brings new opportunities to make a meaningful impact on the well‑being of our community.

At Tenet Physician Resources, we understand that our greatest asset is our dedicated team of professionals. That’s why we offer more than a job – we provide a comprehensive benefit package that prioritizes your health, professional development, and work-life balance. The available plans and programs include:

• Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance
• 401(k) retirement savings plan with employer match
• Generous paid time off
• Career development and continuing education opportunities
• Health savings accounts, healthcare & dependent flexible spending accounts
• Employee Assistance program, employee discount program
• Voluntary benefits include pet insurance, legal insurance, accident and critical illness insurance, long‑term care, elder & childcare, auto & home insurance

Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location and is determined by employment status.

Job Summary

The Coding Educator ensures the TPR organization meets all governmental and payer coding guidelines by providing continuous education to staff, auditing documentation using specific quality tools, and serving as the primary liaison for coding vendors to prevent claim denials. The role is focused on continuous compliance through education and quality analysis.

Responsibilities

• Monitor billing clearance processes in compliance with TPR policy for new clinicians, advanced practice providers (APRNs, PAs), coders, and ancillary staff performing coding functions.
• Deliver continuous coding education to clinicians and ancillary staff to ensure adherence to all TPR coding policies, payer guidelines, and governmental regulations.
• Identify and mitigate organizational risk by validating that all billed services are accurately coded.
• Proactively research and disseminate updates regarding new coding information, rules, laws, and statutes from all payers and government entities to providers and relevant staff.
• Monitor coding patterns, perform audits, and provide constructive feedback to clinicians and staff members.
• Review and promptly respond to all coding inquiries from clinicians and ancillary staff.
• Analyze coding KPIs and monitor denials to develop and implement strategic prevention plans with defined benchmarks and milestones.
• Act as the primary liaison between the organization and coding vendors, leading all interactions within assigned markets.
• Establish and execute a recovery/remediation plan for identified coding errors, with the approval of the regional coding director.
• Organize and actively participate in all scheduled coding team meetings.

Education

Required: High School Diploma or equivalent

Preferred: Post-secondary Anatomy and Physiology

Experience

Required: 2-3 years’ coding, training, or auditing experience in a multi-specialty medical environment.

Knowledge of government regulations for coding and documentation for professional coding

Certifications

Preferred: AHIMA or AAPC coding credentialed, CPC or CCS minimally

Organization Description

Piedmont Physician Network, in partnership with PMC Physician Network, believes a patient relationship is a partnership that spans a lifetime and that two-way communication is the key to good health. Building on decades of successful care, our team provides patient-centered care that collaborates and empowers patients by educating and involving them in each stage of treatment. Our distinguished network of providers is committed to providing our patients with outstanding care and service at every encounter. Skilled physicians and a caring, compassionate staff focus on ensuring that every patient has a positive and hassle-free experience with personalized attention.

Employment practices will not be influenced or affected by an applicant’s or employee’s race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, age, disability, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status or any other legally protected status. Tenet will make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities unless doing so would result in an undue hardship.

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