Senior Coding Consultant
IMH
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Remote
Location: Utah • United States
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Salary
💰 $31 - $48 per hour
Job Level
About the role
- Provide intermediate-level expertise in the areas of national physician code sets, insurance reimbursement, coding compliance issues, and internal coding policies, procedures, and processes
- Provide prospective (pre-billing) coding reviews to Intermountain providers and staff
- Develop and presents prepared single specialty technical and process-based clinical documentation and coding education for providers, managers and staff
- Participate in resolving questions from the Medical Group Coding Helpline for assigned specialties
- Support higher-level consultants and managers in their responsibilities and acts as an overflow in support of other departmental processes and functions as assigned
- Manage assigned area(s) of responsibility and workload
- Develop understanding and correct application of general ICD and CPT guidelines
- Maintain subject-matter expertise and educates providers and staff accordingly
- Support all internal (Professional Coding and Reimbursement) departmental functions and processes
Requirements
- CPC or equivalent national professional coding certification
- Certification obtained within 1 year of hire date
- Demonstrated experience as a trainer, educator, or consultant
- Demonstrated experience in coding or auditing
- Demonstrated experience in a role requiring subject-matter expertise in consulting on coding-related issues
- Demonstrated understanding of medical terminology, medical acronyms, anatomy and physiology, knowledge at a specialty-specific level
- Demonstrated excellent written/verbal communication and presentation skills
- Ability to travel
- Degree in a related field (Preferred)
- Four years of experience as a trainer, educator, or consultant (Preferred)
- Two years of experience in coding or auditing (Preferred)
- One year of experience interpreting national regulatory guidance (Preferred)
- Experience with calendaring, email, word processing, and spreadsheet applications, Centricity Business (IDX), Help2, EMR and Microsoft Access (Preferred)
Benefits
- generous benefits package that covers a wide range of programs to foster a sustainable culture of wellness
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
ICD guidelinesCPT guidelinescoding compliancecoding reviewsauditingmedical terminologyanatomyphysiologycoding educationconsulting on coding-related issues
Soft Skills
trainingeducatorconsultantwritten communicationverbal communicationpresentation skillsproblem-solvingorganizational skillsinterpersonal skillsability to travel
Certifications
CPC