Senior HIM Coding Education Specialist II

CHRISTUS Health; Irving (TX); On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

CHRISTUS Health seeks a HIM Coding Educator II to provide coding education and onboarding for medical coders, supporting adherence to coding standards and regulatory requirements. The role collaborates with the HIM Coding Education Manager to create resources and assess training effectiveness.

You will maintain educational materials, train staff on 3M/360 CAC, EMR and other systems, and develop curriculum aligned with CMS, Joint Commission and HIPAA standards.

Qualifications

• High School diploma or equivalent; Bachelor's Degree in HIM preferred.
• 5 years healthcare/medical office experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Meets expectations of the applicable OneCHRISTUS Competencies: Leader of Self, Leader of Others, or Leader of Leaders.
• Onboard, train, and orient new hires to CHRISTUS Coding systems, workflows, and practices.
• Facilitate and/or instruct associates in coding education programs such as monthly inpatient and outpatient coding roundtables and coding updates as relevant to health information management including documentation requirements, accurate coding, modifier assignment, compliance and data management.
• Advises associates about their coding performance, suggest educational curriculum in training academy and maintains attendance rosters and coder performance trends on assessment exams.
• Work collaboratively with Coding Integrity and Coding Compliance to develop job aides and educational resources regarding important coding concepts and to advise on important topics related to coding guidelines and changing trends.
• Reviews audit results and performs trend analyses and sends completion reports to report educational findings and opportunities. Incorporates findings into educational events such as coding roundtables and section meetings as requested.
• Serves as a resource for department leadership, staff, physicians, and administration to obtain education, training or information on accurate and ethical coding and documentation standards, guidelines, and regulatory requirements.
• Ensures maintenance of attendance rosters and documentation (agenda, job aids) for HIM training programs.
• Ensure instruction of associates is streamlined, appropriate and effective with an interest in productivity and efficiency. Assesses course effectiveness through associate evaluations and surveys.
• Performs additional duties to cover in the absence of the Education Manager in areas such as 3M/360 testing, coding updates and providing the “all-clear” at times of system updates. Reviews and managers education platform by presenting utilization reports and trends. Collect and regularly reports qualitative data about the HIM Coding Department and Educational efforts.
• The HIM Coding Educator II will also assist in production coding as may be required and in order to keep current skills up-to-date and accustomed to changing technology and workflows.
• Has extensive knowledge of ICD-9-CM, ICD-10-CM/PCS, and CPT coding principles and guidelines; reimbursement systems; and federal, state, and payer‑specific regulations and policies pertaining to documentation, coding, and billing.

Skills

Training delivery

Curriculum development

Educational assessment

Onboarding & orientation

Education

Bachelor's Degree in HIM

RHIA/RHIT/CCS credential

Tools

Epic

Meditech

3M/360 CAC

OneContent

Job description

CHRISTUS Health seeks a HIM Coding Educator II to provide coding education and onboarding for medical coders, supporting adherence to coding standards and regulatory requirements. The role collaborates with the HIM Coding Education Manager to create resources and assess training effectiveness.

You will maintain educational materials, train staff on 3M/360 CAC, EMR and other systems, and develop curriculum aligned with CMS, Joint Commission and HIPAA standards.