Medical Coding Educator

The Physician Services Revenue Integrity team at Lifepoint Health is a nationwide revenue cycle management services provider that has been offering high quality medical billing services since 2004. We offer a rewarding work environment with career advancement opportunities while maintaining a small company, employee-focused atmosphere.

This is a fully remote position!  You must live in the United States.

We believe that success is achieved through talented people. We want to create places where employees want to work, with opportunities to pursue meaningful and satisfying careers that truly make a difference in communities across the country.

We are always looking for people inspired to help us in our mission. If you are someone who wants to change the lives of patients, drive success for our partners and be part of a team driven to improve care, we may have your next opportunity.

We are currently seeking a Coding Educator. Reporting to the Manager, Coding Quality, the primary function of the Coding Educator role is to create and deliver education materials and educational sessions to the customer including but not limited to, Providers, Staff, Leadership, Coders, Billers, and Compliance Personnel. The interrelationships include Coding, Denial, and the Quality Departments.

Responsibilities and Duties

• Perform prospective guidance on Evaluation and Management guidelines, new service line education, new specialty assistance via education, CPT^® coding changes and updates, HCC documentation, and assist on other projects related to physician coding education and compliance
• Educate, prospectively and retrospectively, the layers of the clinics and organizations on proper coding and documentation, as appropriate
• Demonstrate a thorough understanding of complex coding, reimbursement, and auditing principles as they relate to physician practices and clinic settings
• Understand federal compliance issues related to coding and documentation
• Remain informed regarding current coding regulations, professional standards and company/ department policies and procedures and effectively apply this knowledge
• Develop a relationship with the “customers” (e.g., providers, staff, leadership) and the Coding, Denial, and Quality Department teams (colleagues)
• Create education materials based on customer needs and requests
• Support education materials with authoritative source(s)
• Maintain and deliver scheduled communications with the “customer” via .various platforms (e.g., Microsoft Teams)
• Maintain confidentiality of sensitive and/or confidential information

 OTHER FUNCTIONS

• Maintains regular and predictable attendance
• Performs other essential duties as assigned.

Education: Bachelor’s Degree preferred or equivalent experience

Experience: 

• 5+ years of experience in the physician practice setting and professional coding arena
• Minimum of 1 year experience in coding audit or quality review work required.
• Multiple computer program knowledge
• Coding Certification through AHIMA (American Health Information Management Association) or   AAPC (American Academy of Professional Coders)

Certifications: The following certifications (or eligibility therefor):

• •  CPC
  •  CEMC
  • CPMA
  • CRC
  • CPB
  • Specialty certification
  • CCS-P
  • RHIT 
• Ability to create and follow written procedure.
• Ability to provide professional written communication and excellent customer service.
• Technical proficiency with computers, basic Microsoft software, and medical software systems (PM/EHR)
• High-school diploma (Bachelor’s degree preferred)
• Strong organizational skills
• Excellent communication skills and ability to work in a team environment.
• Strong technical and computer skills (PM/EHR Software, Excel, Outlook, MS Office, Web)
• Ability to learn new systems, software, and client specialties quickly.
• Self-starter with little to no supervision

Benefits

At Lifepoint Health, our Mission of Making Communities Healthier extends to our employees. We offer an excellent total compensation package, including a competitive salary and benefits. Some of our benefits include 401k, flexible PTO, generous Employee illness benefit (EIB), medical, dental, vision, tuition reimbursement, and an Employee Assistance Program. We believe that happy, healthy people have a passionate engagement with life and work and have designed our package to enhance your wellbeing.

We also offer a flexible, remote work environment

Pay range:  $27-30/hr DOE The final agreed upon compensation is based on individual education, qualifications, experience, and work location. This position is bonus eligible.

Lifepoint Health is committed to providing Equal Employment Opportunities for all applicants and employees and complies with all applicable laws prohibiting discrimination against any employee or applicant for employment because of color, race, sex, age, religion, national origin, disability, genetic information, gender identity, sexual orientation, veterans' status or any other basis protected by applicable federal, state or local law.