Lead Clinical Documentation Consultant, VMG Coding; Coding certification ; REMOTE

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Organization:
Coding-Professional and Outpatient facility

Provides leadership in developing and maintaining an ongoing training plan related to clinical documentation and coding improvement. Develops and delivers educational programs and presentations. Serves as a resource for coding requirements and updates. Facilitates strategies for monitoring third-party payor audits and ensures accurate and optimum payor reimbursement.

• Develops, secures approval, and updates the training plan based on internal necessity, new requirements, and published regulations.
• Ensures all training materials are recorded, documented, and archived.
• Regularly participates in the development of education and training on documentation for accurate coding practices and compliance issues.
• Prepares and delivers clinical documentation standards and best practices training for new providers.
• Conduct training on AHA coding guidelines, state and federal coding changes.
• Implements timely corrective action to prevent payor payment denials.
• Identifies trends in clinical documentation and code assignments, evaluates the causes and takes appropriate steps to effect favorable problem resolution or provide explanation of any variables.
• Coordinates, oversees, and collaborates with medical center departments to develop and implement improvements to processes.
• Provides high level strategic oversight for coding quality projects across the medical center.

The responsibilities listed are a general overview of the position and additional duties may be assigned.

• Anatomy & Physiology Knowledge (Expert):
  Possesses sufficient anatomy and physiology knowledge, training, and experience. Ability to apply knowledge to real world situations.
• Written Communication (Advanced):
  Demonstrates the ability to write clear, detailed, and comprehensive status reports, memos and documentation. Demonstrates an understanding of effective composition, such as having first line in a paragraph state the subject.
• Verbal Communication (Advanced):
  Ability to enunciate clearly, using appropriate voice control and body language. Effectively transmits technical and business ideas and information to others. Listens carefully to ascertain points being made before trying to be understood.
• Compliance (Advanced):
  Understanding the rules, regulations, sanctions and other statutory requirements, guidelines and instructions relating to governing bodies and organizations, both internally and externally.
• Medical Terminology & Documentation (Expert):
  The ability to comprehend medical terminology and documentation in an office, or surgical setting.
• Medical Coding (Expert):
  The transformation of healthcare diagnosis, procedures, medical services, and equipment into universal medical alphanumeric codes.
• Critical Thinking (Advanced):
  The objective analysis and evaluation of an issue in order to form a judgment.
• Team Education (Advanced):
  Possesses sufficient knowledge, training, and experience to independently deliver healthcare team education services. Promotes…