Director Professional Coding Education Program
Director Professional Coding Education Program
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$ 126805 - 190207
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Job Description
Direct and manage the coding education program to support professional revenue capture across all providers i.e. CUMG faculty and Childrens employed providers. Develop educational materials and standard procedures for the program. Serve as a valued resource to service line clinical and administrative leadership physicians nonphysician providers and charge capture teams for documentation and coding of professional services. Build and maintain strong relationships across stakeholder groups including but not limited to the professional coding and charge capture professional billing professional compliance revenue integrity and CUMG leadership teams. Partner with billing teams in researching professional codingrelated error patterns denial issues and trends relating to coding accuracy. Create and disseminate educational updates and programs to address any regulatory changes impacting professional services documentation to providers and clinical leadership. Additionally identify opportunities for provider documentation efficiencies and report on findings of team. Performs highly complex and detailed coding education and reviews. Demonstrated proficient leadership and human relations skills. Lead professional coding improvement work including development and tracking of metrics.
Required Education and Experience
Bachelors degree in Health Information Management or related field or equivalent combination of education and extensive equivalent work experience.
Minimum of five years of progressively responsible professional coding experience in an acute care hospital setting or clinic setting appropriate equivalent.
Minimum of five 5 years management or supervisory experience.
Demonstrated experience leading projects teams and process and/or system improvements.
Expert ability to develop educational tools for adult clinical learners
Expert knowledge base and experience in interpreting and applying federal/government regulations to ensure coding and documentation compliance.
Expert ability to conduct analysis and present actionable information to leadership and executives.
Experience preparing effective presentations and reports using a variety of software programs.
Required Credentials
Certified Coding SpecialistPhysician Based (CCSP) certification by the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) or Certified Professional Coder (CPC) by the American Academy of Professional Coders (AAPC).
Preferred
Masters degree in a healthcare field or business or related field.
Experience in an Academic setting.
Experience in a Pediatric acute care setting.
Experience with Epic SharePoint Microsoft Teams and instructional design
Experience with teaching of adult learners including creation of educational materials.
Ability to simultaneously handle multiple priorities and projects.
Experience in research of payer policy and coding guidelines.
Experience in clinical and/or pediatric practice operations.
Compensation Range
$126805.00 $190207.00 per yearSalary Information
This compensation range was calculated based on fulltime employment 2080 hours worked per calendar year). Offers are determined by multiple factors including equity skills experience and expertise and may vary within the range provided.
Disclaimer for Out of State Applicants
This compensation range is specific to Seattle positions located outside of Seattle may be compensated differently depending on various factors.
Benefits Information
Seattle Childrens offers a generous benefit package including medical dental and vision plans 403(b) life insurance paid time off tuition reimbursement and more. Additional details on our benefits can be found on our website www.seattlechildrens/careers/benefits.
About Us
Hope. Care. Cure. These three simple words capture what we do at Seattle Childrens to help every child live the healthiest and most fulfilling life possible. Are you ready to engage with a missiondriven organization that is lifechanging to many and touches the hearts of all #HOPECARECURE
Our founding promise to the community is as valid today as it was over a century ago: we will care for all children in our region regardless of the families ability to pay. Together we deliver superior patient care advance new discoveries and treatments through pediatric research and serve as the pediatric and adolescent academic medical center for Washington Alaska Montana and Idaho the largest region of any childrens hospital in the country.
In 2022 U.S. News & World Report once again ranked Seattle Childrens among the nations best childrens hospitals for the 30th year in a row. For more than a decade Seattle Childrens has been nationally ranked in all 10 specialty areas evaluated by U.S. News & World Report. We are honored to be the topranked pediatric hospital in Washington and the Pacific Northwest.
As a Magnet designated institution and classified among Americas best large employers by Forbes we recognize the importance of hiring and developing great talent to provide bestinclass care to the patients and families we serve. Our organizational DNA takes form in our core values: Compassion Excellence Integrity Collaboration Equity and Innovation. Whether its delivering frontline care to our patients in a kind and caring manner practicing the highest standards of quality and safety or being relentlessly curious as we work towards eradicating childhood diseases these values are the fabric of our culture and community. The future starts here.
Our Commitment to Diversity
Our community welcomes diverse experiences backgrounds and thoughts as this is what drives our spirit of inquiry and allows us to better connect with our increasingly diverse patients and families. Our organization recruits employs trains compensates and promotes without regard to race religion color national origin gender (including pregnancy childbirth or related medical conditions) sexual orientation gender identity gender expression age status as a protected veteran status as an individual with a disability or other applicable legally protected characteristics.
The people who work at Seattle Childrens are members of a community that seeks to respect and celebrate all the qualities that make each of us unique. Each of us is empowered to be ourselves within this community which cultivates and promotes equity diversity and inclusion at all levels.
Seattle Childrens is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Workplace and Affirmative Action Employer.
Required Experience:
Director
Employment Type
Full-Time
