Coding Education Specialist
Role Overview
The Coding Education Specialist is responsible for assisting with design, development, and delivery of all Coding Quality and Education components for all areas supported by Professional Billing.
This individual is a member of a cross functional team, which includes practice leadership, business owners, IT, the professional billing office, revenue cycle teams and others as needed.
This individual will work closely with these various groups to develop, implement and manage medical record review, communication, and education strategies that are needed to achieve desired results.
As a highly strategic department representative, this individual consistently demonstrates solid project management skills and behaviors, in addition to continually striving to meet and exceed customer expectations.
Boston Medical Center (BMC) is more than a hospital.
It ́s a network of support and care that touches the lives of hundreds of thousands of people in need each year.
It is the largest and busiest provider of trauma and emergency services in New England.
Emphasizing community-based care, BMC is committed to providing consistently excellent and accessible health services to all—and is the largest safety-net hospital in New England.
The hospital is also the primary teaching affiliate of the nationally ranked Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) and a founding partner of Boston HealthNet – an integrated health care delivery systems that includes many community health centers.
Join BMC today and help us achieve our Vision 2030 which is a long-term goal to make Boston the healthiest urban population in the world.
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JOB REQUIREMENTS
- EDUCATION:
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of formal education and experience.
- CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS REQUIRED:
- Must be a Certified Coding Specialist (CCS), Certified Coding Specialist – Physician(CCS-P) through AHIMA(American Information Management Association) or AAPC’s (American Academy of Professional Coders) Certified Professional Coder(CPC®) credential or Certified Professional Coder-Hospital (CPC-H®)
- Three years of experience in E/M and/or surgical coding plus reimbursement activities is a required.
- Excellent written, verbal communication and interpersonal skills.
- Time management and organizational skills. Self-directed.
- Ability to make quality, independent decisions.
- Analytical and strong problem solving skills.
- Ability to work effectively and efficiently under tight deadlines, high volumes and multiple interruptions.
- Ability to maintain the strictest levels of confidentiality.
- Ability to listen to others.
- Competency in the use of a variety of computer hardware and software systems.
- Excellent command of the ICD-10, HCPCS, and CPT coding conventions, E&M coding.
- Work also requires concepts of human anatomy, physiology and pathology.
- $62,500.00- $91,000.00
- This range offers an estimate based on the minimum job qualifications. However, our approach to determining base pay is comprehensive, and a broad range of factors is considered when making an offer. This includes education, experience, skills, and certifications/licensures as they directly relate to position requirements; as well as business/organizational needs, internal equity, and market-competitiveness. In addition, BMCHS offers generous total compensation that includes, but is not limited to, benefits (medical, dental, vision, pharmacy), discretionary annual bonuses and merit increases, Flexible Spending Accounts, 403(b) savings matches, paid time off, career advancement opportunities, and resources to support employee and family well-being.
- NOTE: This range is based on Boston-area data, and is subject to modification based on geographic location.
- Equal Opportunity Employer/Disabled/Veterans
- According to the FTC, there has been a rise in employment offer scams. Our current job openings are listed on our website and applications are received only through our website. We do not ask or require downloads of any applications, or “apps” job offers are not extended over text messages or social media platforms. We do not ask individuals to purchase equipment for or prior to employment.
EXPERIENCE:
- In addition, a clinical background and previous chart abstraction experience is preferred.
KNOWLEDGE AND SKILLS:
- Excellent written, verbal communication and interpersonal skills.
- Time management and organizational skills. Self-directed.
- Ability to make quality, independent decisions.
- Analytical and strong problem solving skills.
- Ability to work effectively and efficiently under tight deadlines, high volumes and multiple interruptions.
- Ability to maintain the strictest levels of confidentiality.
- Ability to listen to others.
- Competency in the use of a variety of computer hardware and software systems.
- Excellent command of the ICD-10, HCPCS, and CPT coding conventions, E&M coding.
- Work also requires concepts of human anatomy, physiology and pathology.
- Compensation Range:
- $62,500.00- $91,000.00
- This range offers an estimate based on the minimum job qualifications. However, our approach to determining base pay is comprehensive, and a broad range of factors is considered when making an offer. This includes education, experience, skills, and certifications/licensures as they directly relate to position requirements; as well as business/organizational needs, internal equity, and market-competitiveness. In addition, BMCHS offers generous total compensation that includes, but is not limited to, benefits (medical, dental, vision, pharmacy), discretionary annual bonuses and merit increases, Flexible Spending Accounts, 403(b) savings matches, paid time off, career advancement opportunities, and resources to support employee and family well-being.
- NOTE: This range is based on Boston-area data, and is subject to modification based on geographic location.
- Equal Opportunity Employer/Disabled/Veterans
- According to the FTC, there has been a rise in employment offer scams. Our current job openings are listed on our website and applications are received only through our website. We do not ask or require downloads of any applications, or “apps” job offers are not extended over text messages or social media platforms. We do not ask individuals to purchase equipment for or prior to employment.
Preferred Qualifications
- In addition, a clinical background and previous chart abstraction experience is preferred.
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