Coding Qual/Edu Auditor- Hosp

Piedmont Healthcare Inc.; United States; On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Piedmont Healthcare is seeking a senior Clinical Documentation Improvement educator to lead education for CDI staff, ensuring accurate hospital coding and regulatory compliance.

The ideal candidate has 5+ years in acute care auditing or coding management, RHIA/RHIT or CCS/CPC family credentials, and current AHIMA guidelines knowledge; you will mentor staff, monitor quality, and update policies to optimize coding accuracy.

Qualifications

• 5 years of experience in an acute care setting with auditing and/or coding management
• Remain current with AHA Coding Clinics, CPT Assistant, CMS guidelines
• Experience with evaluation and management (E/M) level assignment preferred

Responsibilities

• Monitor and validate hospital soft coded/abstracted information for specific hospital patient types and provide education to PHC coding staff
• Educate CDI staff on documentation, coding, and regulatory compliance
• Support Coding Quality Education and Coding Leadership by monitoring and updating coding policies to optimize quality and accuracy

Skills

Auditing

Regulatory compliance

Education and training

Mentoring

Coding leadership

Education

RHIA

RHIT

CCS

CPC

CIRCC

AHIMA ICD-10 trainer

Job description

Overview

At Piedmont Healthcare, you'll love a shared purpose, be motivated to be your best, and be recognized for your contributions. Piedmont Healthcare leaders are in your corner and invested in your success. Our wellness programs and comprehensive total benefits and rewards will meet your needs for today and help you plan for the future.

Responsibilities

• Monitor and validate hospital soft coded/abstracted information for specific hospital patient types, and provide education and/or training to Piedmont Healthcare (PHC) coding staff on identified improvement areas.
• Serve in an educator capacity role for the Clinical Documentation Improvement (CDI) staff as it relates to documentation, coding, and regulatory compliance.
• Support Coding Quality Education (CQE) and Coding Leadership by monitoring and updating all operational PHC hospital coding policies to optimize the quality and accuracy of the coding services provided by PHC hospital coding staff.

Qualifications

Education

H.S. Diploma or General Education Degree (GED) Required

Work Experience

• 5 years of experience in an acute care setting with auditing and/or coding management experience Required
• Remain current with AHA Coding Clinics, CPT Assistant, CMS guidelines. Required
• Experience with evaluation and management (E&M) level assignment Preferred

Licenses and Certifications

• RHIA - Registered Health Information Administrator or
• RHIT - Registered Health Information Technician or
• CCS or CCS-P or
• CPC, CPC-H, or CPC-P or
• CIRCC or
• AHIMA approved ICD-10 trainer
• CCS-P credential in addition to one of the other credentials mentioned above Preferred
• ICD 10 approved trainer through AHIMA Preferred

Business Unit : Company Name Piedmont Healthcare Corporate