Provider Coding Educator, FT, Days, - Remote

Prisma Health; Oregon; Hybrid; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Prisma Health is seeking a skilled Billing and Coding Educator to ensure accurate coding in CPT, ICD-10, and HCPCS and to provide ongoing education to providers and staff in a physician practice setting.

The role includes conducting coding reviews, supporting charge capture initiatives, and staying current with regulatory guidelines. A CPC and relevant coding experience are required, with opportunities for PMCC credentialing where applicable.

Qualifications

• Data entry skills required.
• CPC certification preferred.

Responsibilities

• Educates providers and coding staff on CPT, ICD-10 and HCPCS coding.
• Performs random reviews of physician charges to identify opportunities for charge capture and ICD-10 specificity.
• Reviews and responds to coding questions submitted by physicians and staff in a timely manner.
• Shadows provider and coding staff to confirm coding is supported by documentation.
• Maintains current knowledge of ICD-10 and CPT guidelines.
• Coaches and educates on billing procedures to ensure compliance.
• Obtains and maintains instructor status for AAPC PMCC Coding Curriculum, if applicable.

Skills

Data entry skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business or related field

Associate degree with 5 years coding or coding/billing experience

High School Diploma with 7 years coding or coding/billing experience

Job description

Inspire health. Serve with compassion. Be the difference.

Job Summary

Ensures all provider services are completely and accurately coded according to approved coding guidelines. Provides coding support to the providers and staff by performing periodic coding reviews, conducting various coding education and training sessions.

Essential Functions

• All team members are expected to be knowledgeable and compliant with Prisma Health's purpose: Inspire health. Serve with compassion. Be the difference.
• Educates providers and coding staff within the physician practice setting on proper CPT, ICD-10 and HCPCS coding. Performs random reviews of physician charges to identify opportunities for charge capture, ICD-10 specificity and proper coding of all services rendered.
• Reviews and responds to coding questions submitted by physicians and coding staff within a timely manner.
• Communicates billing related issues to assigned supervisor/manager.
• Shadows provider and coding staff to confirm coding is supported by medical record documentation and identify opportunities to improve upon documentation and coding.
• Participates in workshops, seminars, webinars, and other educational opportunities to ensure continued learning. Maintain current certification(s) and working knowledge if ICD-10 and CPT coding guidelines.
• Recommends changes to billing procedures to achieve compliance with applicable laws, rules and regulations.
• Obtains and maintains instructor status for AAPC PMCC Coding Curriculum, if applicable. Coordinates class schedule and provides instruction for the PMCC Coding Curriculum offered by the AAPC, if applicable.
• Maintains knowledge if state and federal regulatory guidelines related to proper coding.
• Participates in meetings with Corporate Compliance in order to identify opportunities for improvement. Schedules education sessions with providers to provide education based on audit findings, if applicable.
• Participates in A/R Meetings in order to improve overall coding when applicable.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Supervisory/Management Responsibilities

• This is a non-management job that will report to a supervisor, manager, director or executive.

Minimum Requirements

• Education - Bachelor's degree in Business or related field of study
• Experience - Three (3) years billing and/or coding experience

In Lieu Of

• Associate degree with 5 years of coding or coding/billing experience in a professional billing setting. High School Diploma with 7 years coding or coding/billing experience in a professional billing setting.

Required Certifications, Registrations, Licenses

• CPC - CERT PROFESSIONAL CODER

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Data entry skills

Work Shift Day (United States of America)Location Independence PointeFacility CorporateDepartment Medical Group Coding & Education Services

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