Coding Educator/Auditor - Remote

Mountain Region Out of State Staffing; Lincoln (NE); Remoto; USD 85.000 - 120.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

CommonSpirit Health seeks a Coding Auditor and Educator for Professional Fee to support our coding teams nationwide. You will conduct internal audits, provide education on ICD-10-CM, CPT-4, HCPCS, and Medicare rules, and ensure accurate, compliant documentation across the organization.

You will lead onboarding for new hires, develop ongoing training programs, monitor regulatory changes, and collaborate with leadership to plan short- and long-term improvements in professional fee coding practices.

Competenze

• Mastery of ICD-10-CM, CPT, HCPCS, and regulatory guidelines for professional billing.
• Experience in PB coder audits, education, and training.
• Ability to onboard and educate staff on Risk Adjustment, HCCs, and MEAT criteria.

Mansioni

• Maintain mastery of ICD-10, CPT, HCPCS, and regulatory guidelines as a subject matter expert.
• Conduct systematic chart audits to identify documentation gaps and track trends.
• Lead onboarding for new hires and provide ongoing education.
• Develop and deploy specialized training programs to keep coding teams current on payer requirements and regulatory changes.
• Build and maintain relationships with coding teams to standardize practices and improve cross-department communication.

Conoscenze

ICD-10-CM

CPT-4

HCPCS

Auditing

Education

Regulatory knowledge

Formazione

CPC

CCS/CCS-P

RHIT

RHIA

Epic experience

Strumenti

Epic

Descrizione del lavoro

Where You'll Work With more than 700 care sites across the U.S. from clinics and hospitals to home-based care and virtual care services CommonSpirit is accessible to nearly one out of every four U.S. residents. Our world needs compassion like never before. Our communities need caring and our families need protection. With our combined resources CommonSpirit is committed to building healthy communities advocating for those who are poor and vulnerable and innovating how and where healing can happen both inside our hospitals and out in the community.Job Summary and ResponsibilitiesAs our Coding Auditor and Educator Professional Fee, you will utilize ICD-10-CM, HCPCS, and CPT-4 classification systems to support the professional fee coding team. You will serve as a key resource for coding and billing inquiries while facilitating the standardization of coding practices across the organization.Every day, you will perform internal audits and provide necessary follow-up education to ensure accuracy and compliance. You will also monitor evolving regulatory changes, effectively communicating these updates to ensure timely and precise implementation within the PB coding teams.In this role, you will be responsible for the onboarding and training of new staff, as well as the development and deployment of ongoing educational programs. Working in conjunction with leadership, you will participate in both short-term and long-term strategic planning to maintain excellence in compliant coding and regulatory billing practices.

Maintain mastery of ICD-10, CPT, HCPCS, and regulatory guidelines to serve as a high-level subject matter expert for complex billing inquiries.Conduct systematic chart audits to identify documentation gaps, track trends, and ensure the team meets all established productivity and accuracy standards.Lead the onboarding process for new hires and provide continuous education on Risk Adjustment, HCCs, and MEAT criteria to improve documentation quality.Develop and deploy specialized training programs to keep coding teams current on evolving health plan requirements and regulatory changes.Build and maintain strong, diplomatic relationships with coding teams to facilitate the standardization of practices and effective cross-departmental communication.Utilize strong organizational and problem-solving skills to independently manage deadlines, present educational findings, and drive improvements in coding compliance.

Along with CO, KS and NM, this position is open to remote/out of state candidates residing in only these states:

Alabama- Arizona- Arkansas- ColoradoFlorida- Georgia- Idaho- IndianaIowa- Kansas - Kentucky- LouisianaMissouri- Mississippi- Nebraska- New MexicoNorth Carolina- Ohio- Oklahoma- South CarolinaSouth Dakota- Tennessee- Texas- UtahVirginia- West Virginia- Wyoming

Job RequirementsRequired

High School Diploma/G.E.D.Two (2) years of recent experience in PB coder audits, education, and trainingFive (5) years of' experience coding professional fee recordsCPC Source: AAPC or CCS or CCS-P, or RHIT, or RHIA Source: AHIMA Certified Professional Coder (CPC Certification) CCS (Certified Coding Specialist) CCS-P (Certified Coding Specialists - Physician based) RHIT (Registered Health Information Technician) RHIA (Registered Health Information Administrator)Epic experienceKnowledge of professional fee coding rules and guidelines.Understand rules and regulations governing Medicare billingAdvanced Knowledge of NCCI, ICD-10-CM, CPT, HCPCS, and modifiersAdvanced knowledge of medical terminology and anatomy and physiologyStrong organizational, planning, scheduling and project management abilitiesExcellent analytical ability to develop and analyze data to recommend solutions and solve complex problems

Preferred

~ Associate degree or equivalent work experience in lieu of degree