Clinical Coding & Documentation Educator - Licensed Clinician - Hybrid
Job title: Clinical Coding & Documentation Educator - Licensed Clinician - Hybrid in Boston, MA at Boston Children's Hospital
Company: Boston Children's Hospital
Job description: DepartmentPediatrics-reputed company of PediatricsAutoReqId79749BRStatusFull-TimeStandard Hours per Week40Job Posting CategoryNursingJob Posting DescriptionThe Clinical Documentation reputed company Educator is responsible for:
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- Supporting appropriate clinical documentation through extensive interaction with physicians, nursing staff, other patient caregivers, and external coding company to ensure that appropriate reimbursement is received for the level of services rendered to patients and the clinical information utilized in profiling and reporting is complete and accurate.
- Developing and delivering coding education programs for providers, staff, and new hires.
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- Providing orientation on coding, audit processes, and documentation standards.
- Answering coding and compliance questions from providers and staff.
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- Collaborating with external coding staff to promote complete and accurate clinical documentation and correct negative trends. Leading advanced project-based work on topics to advance documentation initiatives in clinical practice.
- Participating in department and organizational projects reputed company to clinical documentation
- Serving as the primary contact for staff workflows and education, including managing orientations, updating training materials, conducting audits, and monitoring industry practices and ICD code updates. Initiates and performs documentation review of selected records to clarify conditions/diagnoses and procedures where inadequate or conflicting documentation exists.
- Analyzing clinical information to identify areas reputed company the chart for potential gaps in physician documentation.
- Collaborating with hospital compliance and reputed company Service Center - Coding and billing to manage clinical validation denials.
- Collaborating on appeal processes and assessing trends to support proactive improvements. Creating and implementing training and development programs for prescribers to address documentation.
- Helping to identify trends, variances, deficiencies, and problems utilizing data to support proposals to leadership and reputed company education efforts.
- Working 40 hours, Monday-Friday. Hybrid/remote approximately 2-3 days per week on site, requiring flexibility depending on needs.
- Licensed Clinician including LPN, RN, PT, OT, Speech-Language, Pharmacist.
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent level or work experience.
- CPT coding certification required or willingness to become certified reputed company 6 months of hire)
- Minimum of 3 years recent, broad-based clinical experience required, experience in both inpatient and outpatient settings preferred.
- 2 years of clinical chart review experience applying ICD coding knowledge to medical record review