Compliance Educator - Office of Integrity & Compliance

University of Mississippi Medical Center; Jackson (MS); On-site; USD 54,000 - 76,000; Full time

Job summary

University of Mississippi Medical Center is seeking a Compliance Educator to lead education initiatives for the Office of Integrity & Compliance at the Main Campus in Jackson. The role focuses on extensive training for billing providers on ICD-10, CPT, HCPCS, and related regulations, serving as a subject matter expert on coding and billing.

Required is a Bachelor's or Associate's degree with at least 3 years in ICD-9/ICD-10 coding, CPT coding, or related billing work.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's or Associate's degree required.
• 3 years ICD-9/ICD-10 coding, CPT coding, research or billing experience preferred.
• AHIMA/AAPC/HCCA certifications preferred.

Responsibilities

• Develops educational materials for individuals, departments and the institution.
• Prepares, coordinates, implements, and oversees institutional compliance training.
• Prepares, coordinates, implements, and oversees new employee compliance training.
• Conducts training sessions on coding, billing, documentation guidelines and teaching physician guidelines.
• Conducts training sessions on deficiencies identified in compliance program auditing and monitoring activities.
• Conducts training sessions on research compliance and conflicts of interest.
• Conducts faculty onboarding training.
• Collaborates with management to identify additional educational opportunities.
• Oversees other educational endeavors as needed.

Skills

Medical coding knowledge

Verbal and written communication

Presentation & facilitation skills

Microsoft Office proficiency

Education

Bachelor's or Associate's degree

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

Job description

Job Requisition ID: R00053432 Job Category: Professional and Technical Organization: Integrity & Compliance-Executive Director Location/s: Main Campus Jackson

Job Title: Compliance Educator - Office of Integrity & Compliance

Job Summary

Develops, coordinates, implements, and manages the education efforts for the UMMC Office of Integrity and Compliance. Provides extensive education to billing providers on medical coding (ICD-10, CDT, CPT, and HCPCS), billing, and documentation. Serves as a subject matter expert as it relates to coding and billing to include CMS, federal, and state regulations and third party reimbursement requirements. Assists in other educational endeavors as required.

Education & Experience

Education and Experience Required: Degree (Bachelor's or Associate's) and three (3) years of ICD-9/ICD-10 coding, CPT coding, research, and/or billing experience

Certifications, Licenses or Registration Required: N/A

Preferred Qualifications

Certification from the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA), American Academy of Professional Coders (AAPC), and/or Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

Possess extensive knowledge in medical coding and billing rules to include ICD-10, CPT, and HCPCS. Proficient verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to take complex information and present in a clear and concise manner. Ability to develop, maintain, and strengthen collaborative relationships. Ability to handle the demands of new tasks/assignments/projects, along with other routine responsibilities. Demonstrates excellent organization, facilitation, and presentation skills. Must be self-motivated and a quick study. Demonstrates ability to establish priorities, work independently, and proceed with objectives through to completion. Proficient with Microsoft applications which may include Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, SharePoint, or Teams and other web-based applications.

Responsibilities

• Develops educational materials specific to individual, departmental, and institutional needs.
• Prepares, coordinates, implements, and oversees institutional compliance training.
• Prepares, coordinates, implements, and oversees new employee compliance training.
• Conducts training sessions to educate billing providers on compliance matters related to coding, billing, and documentation guidelines and teaching physician guidelines.
• Conducts training sessions to educate workforce members on deficiencies identified in compliance program auditing and monitoring activities.
• Conducts training sessions to educate workforce members on research compliance and conflicts of interest.
• Conducts faculty onboarding training.
• Collaborates with management to identify other educational opportunities.
• Prepares, coordinates, implements, and oversees other educational endeavors as may arise.

The duties listed are general in nature and are examples of the duties and responsibilities performed and are not meant to be construed as exclusive or all-inclusive. Management retains the right to add or change duties at any time.

Physical and Environmental Demands

Requires occasional working hours significantly beyond regularly scheduled hours, occasional travelling to offsite locations, occasional activities subject to significant volume changes of a seasonal/clinical nature, constant work produced subject to precise measures of quantity and quality, occasional bending, occasional lifting and carrying up to 50 pounds, occasional crouching/stooping, occasional driving, constant sitting, frequent standing, occasional twisting, and frequent walking. (occasional-up to 20%, frequent-from 21% to 50%, constant-51% or more)

Time Type

Full time

FLSA Designation/Job Exempt

Yes

Pay Class

Salary

FTE %

100

Work Shift

Day

Benefits Eligibility

Grant Funded: No

Job Posting Date

08/25/2026

Job Closing Date

open until filled if no date specified

University of Mississippi Medical Center Commitment

The University of Mississippi Medical Center is committed to educating the next generation of health professionals, discovering new cures and treatments and providing the highest quality health care. We foster environments that support respect, compassion and belonging for all faculty, staff and students as well as patients and visitors. Our employment, academic, research and clinical care practices reflect these commitments.

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