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Coding Auditor - ED/ASU (remote)
Northwell Health • Remote • Posted 7 days ago
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Remote • Full-time • $62,250-$100,130/yr • Junior Level
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The Coding Auditor - Outpatient at Northwell Health conducts coding audits to optimize diagnosis related groupings, develops and implements coding instruction classes, and prepares coding guidelines. This role involves implementing coding changes, providing ad-hoc education to the coding staff, and ensuring compliance with federal and state coding guidelines. The position requires a Bachelor's degree or equivalent, current coding credential, and 1-3 years of relevant experience.
Responsibilities
- Demonstrates comprehensive knowledge of coding guidelines and principals; performs coding audits for optimization.
- Demonstrates effective skills in validation; provides ad-hoc education to the coding staff.
- Communicates effectively with coders and CDI staff.
- Demonstrates knowledge of coding policy and procedures.
- Maintains knowledge of all current Federal and State coding guidelines; remains up-to-date on system literature from all agencies.
- Monitors and evaluates case mix index; demonstrates comprehensive knowledge of case mix indexing.
- Reviews potential reassignments; demonstrates accurate and timely review of all reassignments.
- Implements coding changes; demonstrates ability to relate coding changes accurately and efficiently to staff.
- Operates under general guidance and work assignments are varied and require interpretation and independent decisions on course of action.
- Understands department, division, corporate strategy and operating objectives, including impacts.
- Normally receives general instructions on routine work, detailed instructions on new projects or assignments.
- Majority of contact is within own function, area, or department and may be customer service oriented.
Qualifications
Required
- Bachelor's Degree or equivalent combination of education and related experience.
- Current Coding credential: CER - Cert Professional Coder (CPC) OR CER - Certified Professional Coder (CCP).
- 1-3 years of relevant experience.
About Northwell Health
Northwell Health is a leading healthcare provider in New York State, United States. It offers a wide range of services including primary and specialty care, hospital and emergency care, research, education, home care, rehabilitation, and mental health services. With 23 hospitals, over 750 outpatient facilities, and more than 13,600 affiliated physicians, Northwell Health serves millions of patients annually.
Full Job Description
**Req Number** 137581
Job Description
Conducts coding audits to optimize diagnosis related groupings. Develops and implements coding instruction classes. Prepares coding guidelines; implements coding changes.
Job Responsibility
1.Demonstrates comprehensive knowledge of coding guidelines and principals; performs coding audits for optimization.
2.Demonstrates effective skills in validation; provides ad-hoc education to the coding staff.
3.Able to communicate effectively with coders and CDI staff.
4.Demonstrates knowledge of coding policy and procedures.
5.Maintains knowledge of all current Federal and State coding guidelines; remains up-to-date on system literature from all agencies.
6.Monitors and evaluates case mix index; demonstrates comprehensive knowledge of case mix indexing.
7.Reviews potential reassignments; demonstrates accurate and timely review of all reassignments.
8.Implements coding changes; demonstrates ability to relate coding changes accurately and efficiently to staff.
9.Operates under general guidance and work assignments are varied and require interpretation and independent decisions on course of action.
10.Work assignments are varied and require interpretation and independent decisions on course of action.
11.Understands department, division, corporate strategy and operating objectives, including impacts.
12.Normally receives general instructions on routine work, detailed instructions on new projects or assignments.
13.Majority of contact is within own function, area, or department and may be customer service oriented.
14.Performs related duties as required. All responsibilities noted here are considered essential functions of the job under the Americans with Disabilities Act. Duties not mentioned here, but considered related are not essential functions.
Job Qualification
*Bachelor's Degree required, or equivalent combination of education and related experience.
*Current Coding credential: CER - Cert Professional Coder. (CPC) OR CER - Certified Professional Coder (CCP), required.
*1-3 years of relevant experience required.
Preferred Skills
+ 1-3 years hospital based ASU/ED Coding experience, preferred.
*Additional Salary Detail
The salary range and/or hourly rate listed is a good faith determination of potential base compensation that may be offered to a successful applicant for this position at the time of this job advertisement and may be modified in the future. When determining a team member's base salary and/or rate, several factors may be considered as applicable (e.g., location, specialty, service line, years of relevant experience, education, credentials, negotiated contracts, budget and internal equity).
The salary range for this position is $62,250-$100,130/year
It is Northwell Health's policy to provide equal employment opportunity and treat all applicants and employees equally regardless of their age, race, creed/religion, color, national origin, immigration status or citizenship status, sexual orientation, military or veteran status, sex/gender, gender identity, gender expression, disability, pregnancy, genetic information or genetic predisposition or carrier status, marital or familial status, partnership status, victim of domestic violence, sexual or other reproductive health decisions, or other characteristics protected by applicable law.
Job Description
Conducts coding audits to optimize diagnosis related groupings. Develops and implements coding instruction classes. Prepares coding guidelines; implements coding changes.
Job Responsibility
1.Demonstrates comprehensive knowledge of coding guidelines and principals; performs coding audits for optimization.
2.Demonstrates effective skills in validation; provides ad-hoc education to the coding staff.
3.Able to communicate effectively with coders and CDI staff.
4.Demonstrates knowledge of coding policy and procedures.
5.Maintains knowledge of all current Federal and State coding guidelines; remains up-to-date on system literature from all agencies.
6.Monitors and evaluates case mix index; demonstrates comprehensive knowledge of case mix indexing.
7.Reviews potential reassignments; demonstrates accurate and timely review of all reassignments.
8.Implements coding changes; demonstrates ability to relate coding changes accurately and efficiently to staff.
9.Operates under general guidance and work assignments are varied and require interpretation and independent decisions on course of action.
10.Work assignments are varied and require interpretation and independent decisions on course of action.
11.Understands department, division, corporate strategy and operating objectives, including impacts.
12.Normally receives general instructions on routine work, detailed instructions on new projects or assignments.
13.Majority of contact is within own function, area, or department and may be customer service oriented.
14.Performs related duties as required. All responsibilities noted here are considered essential functions of the job under the Americans with Disabilities Act. Duties not mentioned here, but considered related are not essential functions.
Job Qualification
*Bachelor's Degree required, or equivalent combination of education and related experience.
*Current Coding credential: CER - Cert Professional Coder. (CPC) OR CER - Certified Professional Coder (CCP), required.
*1-3 years of relevant experience required.
Preferred Skills
+ 1-3 years hospital based ASU/ED Coding experience, preferred.
*Additional Salary Detail
The salary range and/or hourly rate listed is a good faith determination of potential base compensation that may be offered to a successful applicant for this position at the time of this job advertisement and may be modified in the future. When determining a team member's base salary and/or rate, several factors may be considered as applicable (e.g., location, specialty, service line, years of relevant experience, education, credentials, negotiated contracts, budget and internal equity).
The salary range for this position is $62,250-$100,130/year
It is Northwell Health's policy to provide equal employment opportunity and treat all applicants and employees equally regardless of their age, race, creed/religion, color, national origin, immigration status or citizenship status, sexual orientation, military or veteran status, sex/gender, gender identity, gender expression, disability, pregnancy, genetic information or genetic predisposition or carrier status, marital or familial status, partnership status, victim of domestic violence, sexual or other reproductive health decisions, or other characteristics protected by applicable law.
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