Requirements:
- Associate degree or equivalent (i.e. medical billing and coding, health information technology/management, health administration, business administration or another related field required).
- RHIT, RHIA, CCS, CCS-P, CPC or other professional HIM coding certificate.
- Five (5) years of medical coding experience in an educational or training and development setting required.
- EPIC or Revenue Cycle Certification a plus.
- Extensive CPT and ICD-10 coding knowledge.
- Demonstrated experience providing documentation and coding education to providers.
- Excellent communication skills (verbal and written) to enable effective outcomes with the diverse complex clinical care teams.
- Ability to navigate the EHR to identify documents or review to provide accurate capture of clinical information.
- Medical terminology and clinical knowledge with the ability to review documentation and determine what documentation is needed to provide accurate medical codes.
- Ability to work independently, self-motivated and an ability to adapt to the changing healthcare environment.
- Demonstrates attention to detail , proficiency in organizational skills and planning with and ability to juggle multiple priorities in a fast-changing environment.
- Proficiency in computer use including Microsoft Office Suite experience.
- Provide support to clinicians on navigating the EHR to make addendums, create SmartTexts and SmartPhrases and utilize templates.
- Possess initiative-taking, strategic, innovating and out-of-the-box thinking.
- Exhibit an understanding of health care administration, health industry trends.
- Demonstrates leadership, independence, responsibility, accountability and good judgment. Ability to think strategically.
- Acts as a self-starter and demonstrate a willingness to take on new and challenging leadership roles, as well as non-leadership projects and deliverables.
- Accepts and respects diversity without judgment.