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Coding Education Specialist - EM
Location
United States
Posted
78 days ago
Salary
$25 - $46 / hour
Seniority
Mid Level
Job Description
Coding Education Specialist - EM
US Acute Care Solutions
Job Posting Closing Date: Open until Filled Where do you belong? Your career is more than just a job, it's part of your life. Whether you’re a clinician, or non-clinical professional, at USACS you'll feel a sense of connection working with clinicians and office staff who share your interests and values. We want you to love coming to work each day because you believe in what you do and the people with whom you work. We care about your success. USACS also understands that location is important. We offer career opportunities for clinicians and non-clinical support staff from New York to Hawaii and numerous points in between. Our supportive culture, outstanding benefits and competitive compensation package is best in class. Job Description The Coding Education Specialist research complex coding issues and recommend resolutions. Identify training needs and develop processes. Skilled Coding Education Specialists are passionate educators who design, develop, and deliver engaging coding curricula to learners of various skill levels. This includes the ability to translate complex coding concepts into accessible learning experiences. Location: Remote ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS: - Curriculum Development: Design and update coding lessons, projects, and assessments tailored to different learning objectives and audiences, including USACS and vendor coders. - Instruction & Facilitation: Deliver high-quality, engaging instruction using platforms like OnBase, Pulse, Workday and Articulate through in-person or virtual classrooms. - Learner Support: Monitor student progress, provide feedback, and offer one-on-one or group support to ensure learner success. - Assessment & Reporting: Measure student performance through formative and summative assessments; analyze and report data to inform instructional improvements. - Community Engagement: Participate in external training programs by presenting tailored materials to engage interest in joining our internal coding team. Example: Stark State College coding program. - Resource creation & maintenance: Create and maintain coding resources that assist coders in applying organizational policy to broad coding concepts (e.g., SOPs, site pages, etc.). - Industry Monitoring: As a member of the Industry Monitoring team, research coding topics or issues, create problem statements, provide recommendations, and develop and present education and/or continuous improvement updates. - Regular Collaborations with all RCM internal teams to ensure coding processes, guidelines, and policies are accurately applied. - Provide educational consults for internal Coding Department staff when applicable. - Assist in preparation for QA Webinars, quarterly coding meetings, and vendor calibration calls and actively participate in both. - Analyze and trend audit results to identify root causes, then create and launch targeted education. Followed by monitoring audit results to confirm expected improvement. - Create and launch coder edits to mitigate areas of risk followed by monitoring to confirm expected results. - Performs and assists with other department duties as needed. KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES: - Knowledge of and experience using ICD-10-CM and CPT coding. - Knowledge of payor and coding guidelines. - Knowledge of and skill in using personal computers in a Windows environment with an emphasis on PowerPoint and Zoom. - Ability to pay close attention to detail and be multi-task oriented - Ability to identify research and solve problems and discrepancies. - Ability to communicate with employees, management, and physicians in a courteous professional manner. - Ability to maintain confidentiality. - Strong organizational skills with an ability to maintain multiple competing priorities. EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE: - High school diploma or equivalent - RHIT, RN, CPC or CCS-P accreditation. - Emergency Department pro-fee coding experience PHYSICAL DEMANDS: - While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit for prolonged periods and occasionally walk, stand, bend, stoop, and lift up to 15 pounds. - Required to have close visual acuity to perform job Hourly Rate: $24.83-$45.93 Hourly rate may be determined on several factors including but not limited to knowledge, skills, experience, education, geographical location and requirements stated in job description. US Acute Care Solutions current and potential employees enjoy best in class benefit programs with a wide array of options. To learn more, please visit the following link: http://www.usacs.com/benefits-guide Click the red apply button to submit an application and resume. If you are an USACS employee, please apply via the Jobs Hub in the Workday system.
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