Facility-based Medical Coder Educator

Department Name:

Coding-Acute Care Compl & Educ

Work Shift:

Day

Job Category:

Revenue Cycle

Estimated Pay Range:

$29.11 - $48.51 / hour, based on location, education, & experience.

In accordance with State Pay Transparency Rules.

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Our Coding Educators play a critical role at Banner Health. Join our team of forward-looking Facility Coding Educators who support our Facility-based Acute Medical Coding teams. Experience in ICD-10-CM and CPT coding is a must.

Requirements:

• 6 years recent experience in Facility-based Medical coding (clearly reflected in your attached resume);
• Bachelors Degree or equivalent;
• Must be currently certified through AAPC or Ahima, as defined in minimum qualifications below. Please upload a copy or provide certification number in your questionnaire.

** Don't quite meet the above requirements? Check out some of our other Coder positions!  

The hours are flexible with the ability to work your 8-hour shift between 5am-7pm (Monday-Friday). This is a fully remote position and available if you live in the following states only: AK, AR, AZ, CA, CO, FL, GA, IA, ID, IN, KS, KY, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, ND, NE, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, SC, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA, WI & WY.

Banner Health does provide equipment for you to stay in contact with your team. Although this is a remote position we do work as a team, supporting and educating as we learn together.

Within Banner Health Corporate, you will have the opportunity to apply your unique experience and expertise in support of a nationally-recognized healthcare leader. We offer stimulating and rewarding careers in a wide array of disciplines. Whether your background is in Human Resources, Finance, Information Technology, Legal, Managed Care Programs or Public Relations, you'll find many options for contributing to our award-winning patient care.

POSITION SUMMARY

This position assists with the development of education/training materials, conducts and coordinates training and development of coding staff and other Banner staff as appropriate, including physicians/providers, and provides technical staff training in the usage of information systems components of the medical records database system. Creates and maintains all department training materials, tools and/or records. Conducts new hire skill assessments, department specific orientation, and initial training for work tasks and functions. Conducts cross-training of staff based on all outpatient and inpatient service types.  Ensures staff education is provided continuing education and annual regulatory updates. Works with students from local and out-of-state colleges.

CORE FUNCTIONS

1. Assesses skills, competencies and areas of learning and instruction needed for new hires, cross-trainees, and established coding staff. Assists with the development of education and training within specified areas, which may include preparation of related educational materials.

2. Plans and coordinates the orientation programs for new hires to provide an introduction to the department and facility, to define employment expectations and standards, to provide prerequisite knowledge required, and to train in the basic job skills.

3. Develops and maintains an education calendar and orientation checklist to support the training needs for new hires, cross-trainers and established coding staff.  Conduct all new hire training to include quality reviews in order to meet quality proficiency standards.  Provide feedback to Associate Directors/Directors on new-hire progress and completion of onboarding coding training.  Develops and conducts training with educational materials, procedures and exercises that are task/function specific using a variety of learning and evaluation strategies for all staff. Facilitates tracking mechanisms for evaluation of individual coding proficiency to assess learning progress.

4. Provides support of trainees and acts as a knowledge resource for all staff. This may include monitoring and reviewing clinical documentation to ensure that coding is accurate for proper reimbursement and that coding compliance is complete.

5. Provides support for coding software, which incl