Mercyhealth Hiring for Medical Coding Education Specialist, Coding Job at Janesville, WI Full Time

Mercyhealth is committed to offering our partners a best place to work and continually evaluates new programs and benefits. We have been recognized locally, regionally and nationally for helping our workers achieve a work/life balance through benefit offerings and innovative programs.

Our unique workplace Culture of Excellence is built upon:

• Employee engagement, empowerment and growth
• Teamwork toward our common goal – providing exceptional health care services with a passion for making lives better
• An atmosphere of caring and quality that cascades throughout the organization

Department/Skill highlights

• Location: Mercycare Building – Janesville, WI

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Audits documentation for appropriate coding and reimbursement and provides education to all partners, including provider/s, clinical, billing and coding staff.
• Provides comprehensive research to new program initiatives to ensure compliancy and assist in the coding/billing workflow.
• Conducts provider coding orientation and education sessions and documents all information presented.
• Designs and presents coding and documentation training sessions on a regular or as needed basis. Additional sessions resulting from researching policies and procedures.
• Proficient in medical coding with an emphasis in E/M to be able to present educational sessions with confidence.
• Available as a coding resource for providers, clinical, billing, administrative and coding staff and develops or updates coding processes.
• Corresponds with the billing staff to establish or improve efficient work flows, policies and procedures as they relate to coding, denial management, and reimbursement.
• Maintain current coding library for policies and procedures to ensure the information is updated and accurate.
• Demonstrates extensive knowledge of official coding guidelines established by the American Medical Association (AMA), the Center for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and contracted payers.

Education and Experience

• High School graduate or equivalent
• Four years of experience coding professional services in multiple specialties
• Previous experience in providing education in an individual or group setting
• Previous experience in developing work flows and training materials
• Previous experience in Epic or other billing and/or coding software

Certification and Licensure

• Certified Professional Coder (CPC) or other equivalent coding certification required

Special Physical Demands

The Special Physical Demands are considered Essential Job Functions of the position with or without reasonable accommodations.

While performing the duties of this job, the partner is regularly required to talk and hear. Eyesight to identify numbers, folders, colors, and computer printouts. Speech to communicate one-on-one and over the telephone. Manual dexterity to operate keyboards, mouse and telephones. Prolonged sitting; use hands to finger, handle, or feel and reach with hands and arms. The partner is occasionally required to stand; walk and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The partner must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.

Location: Rock/Walworth/McHenry · WI BUSINESS AND FINANCIAL SERVICES
Schedule: Active Full Time Hourly (80 ppp) FTE 1.0, Day, 6a-545p