Medical Coder Educator - USFTGP RCO

Tampa General Hospital, Inc.; Tampa (FL); Hybrid; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Tampa General Hospital, Inc. seeks a coding reviewer and documentation educator for its Revenue Cycle Operations. The role collaborates with compliance to deliver literacy plans and training to coding professionals and leadership, ensuring accurate, compliant billing.

The candidate provides coaching on CPT, HCPCS and CMS guidelines, with strong communication, presentation skills and a track record in training and leadership within healthcare coding teams.

Qualifications

• Must have a High School Diploma or GED.
• Certified coder with CPC, CCS-P or CPMA credentials.
• Knowledge of CPT, CPT-10-CM and HCPCS coding systems.
• Minimum 3 years of professional coding experience and 1 year of lead/training experience.

Responsibilities

• Review and educate on coding literacy and documentation practices for revenue cycle.
• Collaborate with compliance and documentation teams to identify gaps and improve accuracy.
• Conduct individual and group training sessions for coding staff, medical staff and managers.
• Report findings and provide recommendations to improve coding accuracy and compliance.

Skills

Public speaking

Training delivery

Interpersonal communication

Attention to detail

CMS documentation knowledge

Education

High School Diploma or GED

CPC

CCS-P

CPMA

AAPC or AHIMA certification

Tools

Microsoft Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

Serves as the coding reviewer and documentation educator for USFTGP Revenue Cycle Operations. Collaborate extensively with compliance; utilizing approved coding industry tools and approved internal documentation. This position is responsible for providing coding literacy and awareness using adult methodologies to revenue cycle, coding professionals, department managers, medical staff and others, ensuring proficiency is accurate and within compliant coding practices for billing. Analyze and report review findings indicating documentation gaps reimbursement and data internation, inpatient, outpatient and professional service coded. Report to compliance focused areas of improvements, recommendations and actions taken to improve medical staff knowledge and coding accuracy. Conduct individual and group coding and documentation support instructions as assigned and acts as an internal coding expert resource.

Required:

• High School Diploma or GED
• Certification And/Or
• Certified Professional Coder (CPC) Or
• Certified Coding Specialist-Physician (CCS-P) Or
• Certified Medical Auditor (CPMA)

Work Experience and Additional Information

As the coding educator, it is essential to be proficient and comfortable working with Microsoft products such as Excel and Power Point. These tools are integral for creating organized literacy plans, delivering engaging presentations, and visualization, ensuring a well-rounded and effective learning experience. Understand healthcare policies and developments (including coding updates, payer guidelines, denial trends).

Technical Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Approved Certification AAPC or AHIMA
• Knowledge of CPT, CPT-10-CM and HCPCS coding systems.
• Minimum 3 years of professional coding experience and 1 year of proven lead or training experience.
• Strong knowledge of coding and CMS documentation guidelines.
• Strong attention to detail and exceptional follow up skills.
• Interpersonal, public speaking and presentation skills.