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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.

Innovation and highly trained staff. Banner Health recently earned Great Place To Work® Certification™. This recognition reflects our investment in workplace excellence and the happiness, satisfaction, wellbeing and fulfilment of our team members. Find out how we’re constantly improving to make Banner Health the best place to work and receive care.

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 includes, but is not limited to: managing staff requests for enhancements, verifying functionality of Optum updates, working with other Optum teams to manage documents in eCAC. Participates in software testing team to validate function of updates and new HIMS electronic applications.

6. Works to develop coding and educational materials and activities and promotes standardized practices throughout the region and/or company.

7. May collect and/or coordinate the collection of data, compile reports and graphs and present findings at coding education team meetings, and/or other appropriate facility and system level meetings. May also participate in audit reviews ensuring the reviews meet government and regulatory standards.

8. Maintains a current knowledge relating to coding standards of practice to include guidelines, conventions, and regulations by attending educational workshops/conferences, reviewing professional publications, establishing personal networks, and/or participating in professional societies. This may also include performing ongoing research to ensure compliance with regulatory guidelines and standards.

9. Works independently under general supervision and utilizes analytical and creative thinking skills with ability to present information to variety of audiences. Training responsibilities include, but are not limited to, all coding staff and staff assigned to related work teams. Customers include Revenue Integrity, Patient Financial Services, Clinical Documentation leadership and staff, as well as other members of the integrated healthcare team.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

Must possess a current knowledge of business and/or healthcare as normally obtained through the completion of a bachelor’s degree in business administration, healthcare administration or related field, or experience equivalent to same.

Demonstrated proficiency in coding as normally obtained through 6 years of current and progressively responsible coding experience required.

Requires Certified Coding Specialist (CCS) or Certified Inpatient Coder (CIC) or Certified Professional Coder (CPC) or Certified Outpatient Coder (COC) or Certified Coding Specialist-Physician (CCS-P) or Registered Health Information Technologist (RHIT) or Registered Health Information Administration (RHIA) or any other appropriate coding certification in an active status with the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) or American Academy of Professional Coders (AAPC).

Must possess a thorough knowledge of ICD/DRG coding and/or CPT coding principles, as recommended by the American Health Information Management Association coding competencies. Requires an in-depth knowledge of medical terminology, anatomy and physiology, plus a thorough understanding of the content of the clinical record and an extensive knowledge of all coding conventions and reimbursement guidelines across services lines, LCD/NCDs and MAC/FIs. Extensive critical and analytical thinking skills required. Ability to organize workload to meet deadlines and maintain confidentiality. Excellent written and oral communication skills are required, as well as effective human relations skills for building and maintaining a working relationship with all levels of staff, physicians, and other contacts.

Must be able to function as part of a team, using effective interpersonal and instructional skills. Must have the ability to conduct educational needs analysis and to teach effectively to a wide range of comprehension levels.

Must be proficient in the use of common office and presentation software and have an advanced knowledge and experience with computer healthcare applications and hardware.

Must be able to work effectively and efficiently in a remote setting.

This is a fully remote position for Acute Coding Educators

This is a hybrid-remote position for Physician Practice Coding educators, with onsite presence as needed.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

Previous training/teaching experience and customer service education experience preferred. Creativity and knowledge of adult learning principles preferred.

Previous experience in large, multi-system healthcare organization preferred.

Additional related education and/or experience preferred.

Anticipated Closing Window (actual close date may be sooner):

2025-11-19

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Banner Health complies with applicable federal and state laws and does not discriminate based on race, color, national origin, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, or disability