Hospital Outpatient Coding Educator (1.0 D)

The Hospital Outpatient Coding Educator is a fully remote coding position responsible for developing training content and materials and conducting outpatient coding training and for the hospital outpatient coding staff. This position ensures training practices are standardized and result in consistent coding outcomes, as well as provides input regarding the content of policies and procedures.

WHO WE ARE
With 11 ministries and access points across Indiana, Franciscan Health is one of the largest Catholic health care systems in the Midwest. Franciscan Health takes pride in hiring coworkers that provide compassionate, comprehensive care for our patients and the communities we serve.

WHAT YOU CAN EXPECT

• Develops and maintains all corporate coding education, training policies and procedures, and coding reference materials. 
• Leads training sessions and assess coder comprehension of covered materials.  Makes recommendations for the development of coding resources and policy and procedure development.
• Assists corporate coding leadership with training and/or development of a performance improvement track for coding coworkers in the corrective action process related to quality or productivity performance. Coordinates with Coding Auditors to prepare education material based on audit results.
• Develops and maintains a consistent coding operations orientation program and reports the coders' progress to coding leadership throughout the orientation and training processes
• Acts as a nosologist, analyzing and interpreting disease and procedure classifications and terminologies for the accurate translation of healthcare data. Applies broad guidelines to specific coding situations, independently utilizing discretion and a significant level of analytic ability.
• Maintains expert knowledge of Franciscan Alliance coding software tools. Assists with development and maintenance of software system workflow for standardization and maximum efficiency. Oversees system testing with regards to any published software updates or software functionality changes.

QUALIFICATIONS

• High School Diploma/GED With 5 years of Franciscan coding experience - Required or
• Associate's Degree - Required
• Bachelor's Degree - Preferred
• Surgery Coding Experience - Required
• 5 Years Franciscan outpatient coding with CCS, CCS-P, CPC - Required or
• 5 Years Outpatient Coding Experience with RHIT/RHIA - Required
• 3 Years Coding Manager or Trainer/Auditor - Preferred
• CCS, Certified Coding Specialist from American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) - Required or
• CPC, Certified Professional Coder from the American Academy of Professional Coders (AAPC) - Required or
• CCS-P, Certified Coding Specialist - Physician from the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) - Required
• RHIT, Registered Health Information Technician from American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) - Preferred or
• RHIA, Registered Health Information Administrator from American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) - Preferred 
• Proficient in Excel, Word and PowerPoint - Required

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

It is the policy of Franciscan Alliance to provide equal employment to its employees and qualified applicants for employment as otherwise required by an applicable local, state or Federal law.

Franciscan Alliance reserves a Right of Conscience objection in the event local, state or Federal ordinances that violate its values and the free exercise of its religious rights.

Franciscan Alliance is committed to equal employment opportunity.

Franciscan provides eligible employees with comprehensive benefit offerings. Find an overview on the benefit section of our career site, jobs.franciscanhealth.org.