Medical Coding Educator (Provider Education) - Full Time - Hybrid

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Are you ready to bridge the gap between Providers clinical knowledge and your Coding Expertise?

Are you ready to revolutionize Healthcare Documentation and Coding?

If your answer is YES, this position could be for you!

The Medical Coding Education Coordinator is 95% remote work, with travel as needed within the Metro Detroit area. There are no weekends required and the working hours have some flexibility.

This position is also a non-classroom setting and utilizes virtual technology to work directly with providers.

About the Role:

As our Medical Coding Education Coordinator, you'll be at the forefront of coordinating, overseeing, and optimizing the flow of provider education and medical record coded information across our hospital and ambulatory sites. Your expertise will be instrumental in ensuring accurate billing, maximizing appropriate reimbursement, and maintaining compliance with regulatory requirements.

What You'll Do:

· Drive Education Excellence:Serve as a beacon of knowledge, guiding our providers and coding staff on best practices for documentation and coding. You'll be the go-to resource for local, state, and federal coding guidelines, sharing insights on NCCI Edits, ICD-10CM, CPT, HCC, and compliance standards.

· Empower through Education:Develop and implement education work plans to elevate the quality, completeness, timeliness, and accuracy of medical record documentation. Through targeted initiatives, you'll empower our team to achieve excellence in professional and hospital services.

What We're Looking For:

· Passion for Precision:Whether it's anatomy, physiology, or coding systems, you possess a deep understanding of the intricacies of healthcare documentation. Your commitment to accuracy is unwavering.

· Experience and Expertise:With a minimum of three years in documentation improvement, coding, or compliance, you bring a wealth of knowledge to the table. Additional certification or extensive experience in specialty coding is a definite plus.

· Tech Savvy:From Microsoft Office to data analytics tools, you're comfortable navigating various applications to extract meaningful insights and drive informed decisions.

QUALIFICATIONS:

· High School Diploma or G.E.D. equivalent required.

· Associates Degree in Healthcare related field, Medical Record Sciences, or Business/Healthcare Administration or four (4) years coding experience may be considered in lieu of education requirement.

· Minimum of three (3) years of experience related to documentation improvement, coding, CDI, compliance, and/or billing for hospital/physician services required.

· Additional specialty coding certification or five to seven (5-7) years coding experience required.

· Prior experience in a healthcare revenue cycle position required.

· Must have a thorough knowledge of anatomy, physiology, pathophysiology, disease processes, medical terminology, pharmacology, and coding systems.

· High level of proficiency in Microsoft Office and/or Microsoft Access applications.

· Data analytics experience preferred.

CERTIFICATIONS/LICENSURES REQUIRED:

· At least one of the following certifications is required: CPC, CCS, CCS-P, RHIT or RHIA.

Join Our Team and Make Your Mark in Healthcare

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Additional Information

• Organization: Corporate Services

• Department: CDI - Education Delivery

• Shift: Day Job

• Union Code: Not Applicable

  Additional Details

This posting represents the major duties, responsibilities, and authorities of this job, and is not intended to be a complete list of all tasks and functions. It should be understood, therefore, that incumbents may be asked to perform job-related duties beyond those explicitly described above.

Overview

Henry Ford Health partners with millions of people on their health journey, across Michigan and around the world. We offer a full continuum of services – from primary and preventative care to complex and specialty care, health insurance, a full suite of home health offerings, virtual care, pharmacy, eye care and other health care retail. With former Ascension southeast Michigan and Flint region locations now part of our team, Henry Ford’s care is available in 13 hospitals and hundreds of ambulatory care locations. Based in Detroit, Henry Ford is one of the nation’s most respected academic medical centers and is leading the Future of Health: Detroit, a $3 billion investment anchored by a reimagined Henry Ford academic healthcare campus. Learn more at henryford.com/careers .

Benefits

The health and overall well-being of our team members is our priority. That’s why we offer support in the various components of our team’s well-being: physical, emotional, social, financial and spiritual. Our Total Rewards program includes competitive health plan options, with three consumer-driven health plans (CDHPs), a PPO plan and an HMO plan. Our team members enjoy a number of additional benefits, ranging from dental and eye care coverage to tuition assistance, family forming benefits, discounts to dozens of businesses and more. Employees classified as contingent status are not eligible for benefits.

Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer

Equal Employment Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer Henry Ford Health is committed to the hiring, advancement and fair treatment of all individuals without regard to race, color, creed, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability, veteran status, size, height, weight, marital status, family status, gender identity, sexual orientation, and genetic information, or any other protected status in accordance with applicable federal and state laws.