[Hiring] Medical Coding Educator @City of Hope

Role Description

The Medical Coding Educator provides educational and physician support for coding and billing practices. Responsibilities include:

• Obtaining, interpreting, analyzing, and communicating information regarding physician reimbursement legislation and third-party regulations on an ongoing basis to clinicians and professional coders.
• Providing continuing education in coding and billing of specialty services and third-party regulations.
• Acting as a liaison between coding personnel and other staff groups—from clinicians to staff responsible for authorizations, billing, and denial management, as well as executive leadership.

As a successful candidate, you will:

• Focus on potential documentation improvement opportunities and issues by specialty for E&M, surgical, and ancillary clinicians.
• Create and tailor all modules of a successful education process, including lesson plans and teaching materials for physicians, divisions, departments, and supporting providers such as PAs and NPs (e.g., audiovisual aids, competency examinations, and presentations).
• Train new providers and faculty staff on E&M coding of their professional services, surgical coding of their professional specialty, and ancillary coding for authorization, approval, and denial remediation.
• Review remittance advises with physicians, outside specialists, and audit specialties for rejection resolution, negotiations, and future training opportunities.
• Work with various leadership and clinical departments to design relevant trainings specific to an identified need of the clinical department.
• Communicate directly, both virtually and onsite, with physicians to ensure adequate training and conceptual mastery.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a relevant field.
• Experience may substitute for education requirement.
• 6 years of related experience in a healthcare setting.
• Certified Professional Coder with active AAPC membership, or CCS-P with active AHIMA membership.

Requirements

• City of Hope employees' pay is based on the following criteria: work experience, qualifications, and work location.
• City of Hope is an equal opportunity employer.

Benefits

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