Coding Educator

Overview

The Coding Educator position is responsible for developing coding education plans and training programs for new hires and current staff to enhance coding skills as well as to ensure compliance with regulations/guidelines. This position deploys the education plans and training programs to the staff by providing direct education to the staff via face-to-face classroom setting, remote web conferencing, and written resources.

The Coding Educator will work jointly with applicable management to deploy the overall strategy for system-wide coding operations consistent with strategic plans.

• Establishes and maintains strong, effective working relationships with physicians, peers and healthcare professionals; effectively communicates with internal and external customers.
• Exhibits ability to adjust teaching methods to various learning styles.
• Provides coding training and education sessions to coding staff based on needs identified due to coding audit results, regulatory changes, hospital policy changes or implementation of new technology or processes, including onboarding new staff as necessary or applicable.
• Works with the coding management team to establish a coding program and monitor the success of the coding program including assisting with student recruitment.
• Develops instructional materials to include course plans, objectives, and evaluation tools.
• Assesses course effectiveness through student evaluations.
• Performs quality monitoring to assess comprehension of training efforts to assure that all required information is captured accurately.
• Performs/Leads performance improvement activities that support operational efficiencies, data integrity and service quality including measuring and improving quality outcomes including assisting with quality reviews of new staff as necessary and where applicable.
• Under department leadership, assists with developing and maintaining an annual training program budget.
• Where applicable assists with pre-billed claim edits to ensure complaint coding, charting and billing.
• Designs, implements, and monitors effective processes and systems within assigned areas of responsibility to achieve maximum efficiency and enhance productivity and customer satisfaction.
• Benchmarks for best practices.
• Strives to improve and enhance support to the Hospital and System and seeks opportunities to expand the scope of the Coding section.
• Develops continuous process improvements for the coding training needs of the System.
• Demonstrates adaptability and flexibility in the face of changing demands.
• May require travel outside Houston Metropolitan area.

• Demonstrates the skills and competencies necessary to safely perform the assigned job, determined through on-going skills, competency assessments, and performance evaluations.
• Sufficient proficiency in speaking, reading, and writing the English language necessary to perform the essential functions of this job, especially with regard to activities impacting patient or employee safety or security.
• Ability to effectively communicate with patients, physicians, family members and co-workers in a manner consistent with a customer service focus and application of positive language principles.
• ICD-9-CM, and CPT/HCPCS coding classification systems.
• ICD-10-CM and CPT (for professional fee coding); and ICD-10-CM, ICD-10-PCS and HCPCS (includes CPT) (for inpatient/outpatient coding) coding classification systems.
• For inpatient/outpatient coding: MS-DRG, APR DRG and APC assignment systems.
• Official coding guidelines and coding compliance.
• Working knowledge of medical terminology, anatomy and physiology, disease processes and pharmacology.
• Knowledge of all components of the medical record.
• Proficiency with electronic encoder application.
• Basic computer knowledge and proficiency with Microsoft Office products.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office products.
• AHIMA designated ICD-10 Approved Trainer preferred or for CBO coders AAPC CPC-I or CPMA preferred.

• Required:
  • For inpatient/outpatient coding: RHIT, RHIA, or CCS certification from AHIMA is required.
  • For professional fee coding: CCS-P from AHIMA or CPC from AAPC is required.
  • Associate's degree or higher, concentration in health-related discipline or education.
  • Eight years of progressive coding and/or coding review (auditing) experience at a large facility or multi-facility.
  • Some professional teaching/training experience.
• Preferred:
  • CPC-I - Certified Professional Coder Instructor (AAPC) (CBO Coders only) or
  • CPMA - Certified Professional Medical Auditor (AAPC) (CBO Coders only)

Interested candidates please send resume in Word format. Please reference job code 136666 when responding to this ad.