Remote Inpatient Coding Education Specialist

UW Advancement Careers; Seattle (WA); Remoto; USD 83.000 - 104.000; Tempo integral

Benefícios oferecidos por esta vaga

Benefits package

Resumo da vaga

UW Medicine is seeking Inpatient Coding Education Analysts to audit, educate, and train staff across coding disciplines within ERHI. This role focuses on ICD-10-CM, CPT, and HCPCS guidance, and supports ongoing education and policy development.

You will develop and deliver training, monitor audit results, and collaborate with Compliance on external audits while maintaining unit records and reporting activities.

Qualificações

• Bachelor’s degree in a Health Sciences discipline, Business Administration or related field; or an equivalent combination of education and/or work experience.
• Minimum of 3 years increasingly responsible related experience, including coding auditing, analysis, education and training.
• Must hold one of the following certifications: RHIT, RHIA, CCS, CCS-P, CPC, COC, CIRCC, RCC, ROCC.
• Extensive knowledge of ICD-10-CM, CPT, and HCPCS coding principles.
• Strong communication, organizational, analytical, and critical thinking skills.
• Proven ability to work independently and collaboratively within a team.
• Experience in a highly matrixed organization.
• Ability to manage competing priorities, meet deadlines, and handle high-volume, detail-oriented work.
• Strong interpersonal skills to establish positive working relationships across all levels of management and medical staff.
• Confidentiality and discretion in handling sensitive information.
• Proficient in MS Office Suite.
• Basic knowledge of Office 365.

Responsabilidades

• Serve as an organization resource and content expert for current documentation and coding guidelines.
• Perform coding audits, analyze results and create audit reports and provide education and training on the results of internal audits and partner with Compliance on external audit education.
• Review DRG and CPT claim denials for commercial payers and maintain written documentation of actions, activities or assessments in accordance with state and federal law, and institutional policies.
• Retains records in accordance with the UW Medicine Records Retention Schedule and department policy.
• Evaluate billing/coding/documentation behavior and identify recommendations for improvement.
• Review, analyze and determine effectiveness of training and KPI alignment, and recommend enhancements to training content and user experience.
• Maintain written documentation of actions, activities or assessments in accordance with state and federal law, and institutional policies.
• Develop and deliver role-specific training for ERHI Coding staff and implement monitoring, auditing and risk assessment activities.
• Manage or conduct audits, and ensure they are performed in accordance with the UW Medicine Audit Policy.

Conhecimentos

Communication

Analytical thinking

Organization

Critical thinking

Team collaboration

Formação

Bachelor’s degree in Health Sciences / Business Administration or related field

RHIT/RHIA/CCS/CCS-P/CPC/COC/CIRCC/RCC/ROCC

Ferramentas

MS Office Suite

Office 365

Descrição da vaga

UW Medicine is seeking Inpatient Coding Education Analysts to audit, educate, and train staff across coding disciplines within ERHI. This role focuses on ICD-10-CM, CPT, and HCPCS guidance, and supports ongoing education and policy development.

You will develop and deliver training, monitor audit results, and collaborate with Compliance on external audits while maintaining unit records and reporting activities.