Revenue Integrity Auditor & Educator

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Job Description - Revenue Integrity Auditor & Educator (250000SY)

Revenue Integrity Auditor & Educator - ( 250000SY )

WHY UT SOUTHWESTERN? With over 75 years of excellence in Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas, UT Southwestern is committed to excellence, innovation, teamwork, and compassion. As a world-renowned medical and research center, we strive to provide the best possible care, resources, and benefits for our valued employees. Ranked as the number 1 hospital in Dallas-Fort Worth according to U.S. News & World Report, we invest in you with opportunities for career growth and development to align with your future goals.

Our highly competitive benefits package offers healthcare, PTO and paid holidays, on-site childcare, wage, merit increases and so much more. We invite you to be a part of the UT Southwestern team where you ll discover a culture of teamwork, professionalism, and a rewarding career!

JOB SUMMARY

The Revenue Integrity Educator II AKA Revenue Integrity Auditor & Educator position works under minimal supervision to develop and conduct individual or group presentations on coding, billing, and compliance topics. The duties for this position will include but is not limited to the following:

• Revenue Cycle Management Support: Research coding, documentation and reimbursement inquiries submitted by physicians, clinical departments, or revenue cycle management to ensure compliance with specific payer and/or government regulations and optimum reimbursement. Prepares timely responses based on research outcome. Conduct quality assurance reviews to ensure coding and billing practices are accurate, compliant with regulations, and aligned with university policies and Revenue Cycle Management guidelines.
• New Provider
  
  Education:
  
  Conduct standardized education for new providers (physicians, advanced practice providers, and other professional practitioners) for Internal Medicine, Pediatrics, Emergency Medicine, Radiology, PM&, R, Neurology, Psychiatry. Perform pre-bill reviews of professional charges and follow up with new providers to ensure accurate coding and documentation practices. Performs post-onboarding pre-bill review of professional charges and follow-up with new providers to confirm understanding documentation requirements to promote billing compliance
• Clinical Department
  
  Education:
  
  Develop and conduct individual or group physician education presentations on coding, billing compliance guidelines, audit findings or internal reporting. Develop comprehensive content for presentations, including key concepts, regulations, case studies and practical examples.
• Billing Compliance Reviews
  :
  Conduct documentation and billing compliance reviews to assess the adequacy of medical record documentation and appropriate use of procedure, modifier, and diagnosis codes. Summarize audit outcomes and provide education as needed.

• Shift: Monday through Friday, 8am-5pm. Additional details shall be discussed as part of the interview process.
• Work From Home (WFH):
  This is a WFH opportunity. Candidates must live in Texas. Additional details shall be discussed as part of the interview process.

UT Southwestern is proud to offer a competitive and comprehensive benefits package to eligible employees. Our benefits are designed to support your overall wellbeing, and include:

• PPO medical plan, available day one at no cost for full-time employee-only coverage
• Paid Time Off, available day one
• Retirement Programs through the Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS)
• Paid Parental Leave Benefit
• Wellness programs
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Qualified Employer
• Education
  :
  High School Diploma Or equivalent or
• Experience
  : 5 years of experience in a professional billing environment with emphasis on coding, auditing and compliance responsibilities or
• Licenses and Certifications
  : (CPC) CERT PROFESSIONAL CODER Or (CCS) CERT CODING SPECIALIST Or (CMC) CERT MEDICAL CODER

• Education
  :
  Associate s Degree or Two years of college is desired.
• Licenses and Certifications
  : (CPMA) Cert Prof Medical Auditor Upon Hire

• Serves as a professional billing integrity leader, under supervision of Sr. Professional Billing Integrity Educator or Supervisor, to develop and conduct individual or group presentations on coding, billing and compliance topics, based on new regulatory and professional coding industry information; pre-bill professional charge review findings;
  University-identified risk areas, or special projects requested by MSRDP leadership. This may include medical record audits, invoice analysis, and review of internal reports (e.g., Charge Analyzer, Code Correct), denials, external audit findings, etc. Assists Sr. Professional Billing Integrity Educator or Supervisor with development and deployment of any action plans required.
• Conducts standardized new provider coding and compliance training ("onboarding") for physicians, advanced practice providers and other professional practitioners, in two or…