Patient Record Abstractor/Coding Educator

Our client, a Medical Center facility under the aegis of a California Public Ivy university and one of largest health delivery systems in California, seeks an accomplished Patient Record Abstractor/Coding Educator

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NOTE- THIS IS AN ONSITE ROLE & ONLY W2 CANDIDATES/NO C2C/1099

*** Candidate must be authorized to work in USA without requiring sponsorship ***

Position: Patient Record Abstractor/Coding Educator

Location: San Francisco CA 94104

Duration: 6 Months + Possible Extension

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• Patient Record Abstractors analyze, abstract, and compile medical information from patients’ records as a service to physicians, researchers, and various agencies and business offices associated with patient care; and perform other related duties as required.
• Coding Educator is responsible for providing education and training for physicians, staff and other providers on professional fee coding and clinical documentation standards.
• The Educator will conduct coding quality reviews, analyze findings, and provide follow up education to coding staff and providers.
• Educator will outline and annotate applicable laws and coding compliance mandates applicable to the coding being reviewed and provide written and verbal teaching, training or policies to affected parties.
• Coder Educator must be facile and knowledgeable of all applicable billing and coding regulations and be able to effectively communicate these regulations to all levels of faculty, management and staff.
• Coder Educator is responsible for new CPT and ICD-10 updates.
• Incumbent is expected to research these yearly changes, work with Revenue Integrity to update the CDM as well as determine which changes will impact the FPRMO, reimbursement, and roll out training for all impacted staff and faculty.
• Complete pre and post payment audit reviews as needed to identify changes that will impact reimbursement to FPRMO supported departments. Draft impact documents to outline the changes to expected reimbursement due to coding changes implemented by the federal carriers, local and national insurance carriers, intermediary agencies, etc.

Required Qualifications:

• Must be a Certified Professional Coder in good standing with AAPC or AHIMA, and must maintain yearly credits to ensure certification
• 7 years of demonstrated coding experience; with training experience or equivalent combination of education and experience
• Must be able to pass all classes related to the Medical Center’s computer systems as well as related coding and billing applications.
• May include off-site billing systems from partner hospitals
• Demonstrated knowledge of medical terminology, CPT, ICD-10 coding conventions, and clinical documentation requirements
• Prior experience in healthcare related setting
• Knowledge of Federal, State, and Commercial carrier’s coding and billing standards
• Strong analytical and communication skills

Required Licenses and/or Certifications:

Certified Professional Coder (CPC), Certified Coding Associate (CCA), Certified Coding Specialist (CCS), Registered Health Information Technician (RHIT), Registered Health Information Administrator (RHIA) or licensure equivalent to be evaluated by FPRMO management

Preferred Qualifications:

• Prior working knowledge of the EPIC (Apex) system
• Prior supervisory experience
• Secondary certification in professional coding subspecialty or Certified Professional Medical Auditor (CPMA) certification
• BA/BS degree or equivalent experience in health care or physician practice operations

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Bhupesh Khurana

Lead Technical Recruiter

Email – bkhurana@ameritconsulting.com

Company Overview:

Amerit Consulting is an extremely fast-growing staffing and consulting firm. Amerit Consulting was founded in 2002 to provide consulting, temporary staffing, direct hire, and payrolling services to Fortune 500 companies nationally, as well as small to mid-sized organizations on a local & regional level. Currently, Amerit has over 2,000 employees in 47 states. We develop and implement solutions that help our clients operate more efficiently, deliver greater customer satisfaction, and see a positive impact on their bottom line. We create value by bringing together the right people to achieve results. Our clients and employees say they choose to work with Amerit because of how we work with them - with service that exceeds their expectations and a personal commitment to their success. Our deep expertise in human capital management has fueled our expansion into direct hire placements, temporary staffing, contract placements, and additional staffing and consulting services that propel our clients businesses forward.

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