Clinical Documentation Educator
Village Medical
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Remote
Location: Texas • United States
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Salary
💰 $70,000 - $85,000 per year
About the role
- Conduct individual training and group education sessions on proper coding and documentation practices for physicians and staff consistent with industry standards and in compliance with coding guidelines
- Provide new coder onboarding education and support
- Review charts and query provider to address documentation reassessment opportunities and to prompt higher accuracy and/or specificity
- Conduct post-encounter review sessions with providers either in person or virtual
- Focused efforts for other identified performance outliers
- Coach, facilitate, solve work problems and participate in the work of the team
- Ensure compliance with established coding guidelines, third party reimbursement policies, regulations and accreditation guidelines
- Work with market to understand what payor audit/documentation requests require compliance review
- Direct and timely provider remediation response to compliance audit plan results
Requirements
- High School Diploma or Equivalent required
- Professional Coding Certification such as CRC, CCS, CPS required
- A minimum of 5 years of experience in advanced professional coding
- A minimum of 5 years of experience in coding training and/or education
- Experience in a large, independent clinic organization or the ambulatory environment of a hospital or integrated delivery system (Primary Care Practice highly preferred)
- Familiarity with Electronic Health Records documentation methodologies
- Demonstrated achievement with change management and quality improvement initiatives
- Proven success in building relationships and establishing credibility with doctors, nurses and other clinical staff
- Exceptional communication skills
- High level of emotional intelligence
- Ability to navigate resistance to change and solve problems effectively
- Ability to travel across assigned market(s) or region(s): 30%
Benefits
- health insurance
- dental insurance
- life insurance
- access to a 401k plan with company match
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard Skills & Tools
professional codingadvanced professional codingcoding trainingdocumentation practiceschart reviewcompliance auditcoding guidelinesthird party reimbursementquality improvementchange management
Soft Skills
communication skillsemotional intelligenceproblem solvingrelationship buildingcredibility establishmentcoachingfacilitationteam participationnavigating resistance to changesupport
Certifications
High School DiplomaProfessional Coding CertificationCRCCCSCPS