Coding Consultant, Educator

Ochsner Health

Coding Consultant Educator leading coding integrity projects and educating staff at Ochsner Health. Ensuring compliance and training while managing coding-related activities.

Posted 5/13/2026full-timeRemote • Louisiana • 🇺🇸 United StatesMid-LevelSeniorWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Leads, manages and participates in coding integrity related projects, including but not limited to specialty specific coding education, audits, research, education, and financial analysis.
Manages all related aspects of the project and provides education to the executive leadership team and physicians.
Ensures that project related training and quality assurance requirements are assessed and implemented by either performing or overseeing activities.
Assists the physicians, coders, and leadership team with accurate code assignment.
Develops methods to provide oversight and ongoing compliance.
Educates physicians on policy changes or coding/documentation opportunities.
Educates billing staff across all regions on policy changes.
Assists HIM/Coding Management team in all functions in relation to coding compliance.
Responsible for oversight of all coding consulting projects such that results provide timely and accurate recommendations consistent with the management decisions under consideration.
Supervises, coaches, evaluates and counsels employees to ensure competency in all aspects of job duties, including regulatory compliance with CMS or other coding guidelines.
Audits and educates coders to ensure coding consistency across all regions.
Interprets CMS/Coding policies and provides education to physicians/Coding and Education staff.
Trains new hires and interns.
Develops measures to track and monitor coding improvement initiatives.
Consults for physicians.
Adapts behavior to the specific patient population, including but not limited to: respect for privacy, method of introduction to the patient, adapting explanation of services or procedures to be performed, requesting permissions and communication style.
Other related duties as required.

Requirements

What you’ll need

5 years related clinical experience (nursing or allied health) OR coding experience with Medicare and Managed Care Reimbursement, Managed Care contractual arrangements and patient accounting/billing background OR 3 years with a Bachelor's degree
Certification in Coding (CCS-P, CCS), Certified Professional Coder (CPC), Certified Professional Coder- Hospital (CPC-H), Certified Coding Specialist- Physician based (CCS-P), or Certified Coding Specialist (CCS)
Must have computer skills and dexterity required for data entry and retrieval of information
Effective verbal and written communication skills and the ability to present information clearly and professionally
Must be proficient with Windows-style applications, various software packages specific to role and keyboard
Strong interpersonal skills
Strong leadership skills
Ability to and experience preparing and presenting findings and results to diverse audiences including Physicians, Vice Presidents, Compliance Officer, Attorneys, Directors, Managers and staff
Ability to and experience planning, coordinating and reviewing projects involving complex business and technical matters
Analytical and operational problem solving skills
Time management skills, including the ability to prioritize, organize and coordinate multiple work areas and assignments under fast paced and changing conditions to meet deadlines
Ability to and experience resolving issues at the lowest level and understanding when to escalate or change priorities
Experience balancing technical and practical needs.
Competency in applying accounting principles and/or federal and state regulations to daily decision- making process
Positive attitude and the ability to promote a cooperative and pleasant work environment since all responsibilities are team oriented.
Ability to move throughout the department, Clinic and other organizational locations
Ability to work 8-10 hour days, may require evening, weekend and holiday work during peak periods, depending on department needs
Long distance travel may be required to complete continuing education and site visits to satellite locations.

Benefits

Comp & perks

Health insurance
401(k) matching
Flexible work hours
Paid time off

ATS Keywords

✓ Tailor your resume

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.

Hard Skills & Tools

coding integritycoding educationcoding compliancecode assignmentauditingfinancial analysisdata entryanalytical problem solvingoperational problem solvingaccounting principles

Soft Skills

effective communicationinterpersonal skillsleadership skillstime managementorganizational skillscooperative attitudepresentation skillsproject coordinationadaptabilityteamwork

Certifications

CCS-PCCSCPCCPC-H