Coding Auditor

Job title Auditor

Reports to Client Coordinator

Classification Hourly, Non-Exempt

Salary: $30-$35 per hour

* Starting pay varies based on location and experience, in compliance with specific state wage regulations. Competitive rates tailored to your geography and expertise.

Job purpose

The Auditor ensures that coding specialists are well-trained and up-to-date on rapidly changing regulatory requirements affecting coding compliance and reimbursement issues. The Auditor ensures coding data integrity, accuracy and timeliness of completed records. The Auditor must maintain an up-to-date knowledge of all coding rules and guidelines and serves as a liaison coding operations. The Auditor is responsible for ongoing and continuous monitoring of the quality of all coded data, performing focused audits on all coders as needed and ensuring that the minimum client required accuracy rate is maintained.

Duties and responsibilities

• Audits each coder’s work ensuring accuracy and compliance

• Ensures compliance with all regulatory coding standards

• Ensures timely submission of all coded accounts

• Researches outstanding accounts and works to ensure completion

• Trains and orients new coders to the team as needed

• Review and maintain results, document trends and interpret performance data to recommend, develop and deliver education and training programs for coding staff

• Educates coders on LCD/NCDs, CDI and other regulatory guidelines

• Communicate verbally and in written form regarding the quality of work performed by individual coders • Demonstrate excellent customer service, expert coding knowledge, professionalism, effective decision-making, problem solving skills, adaptability, teamwork and mutual respect

• All other duties, as assigned

Qualifications

• 5+ years’ experience auditing Inpatient & Outpatient records

• Inpatient MUST be CCS

• Outpatient MUST have CCS, CPC or CPC-H

• System experience with EPIC / Meditech / Cerner / Power Chart / Quantum / 3M / TruCode / Paragon / HPF

Physical Requirements

Physical ability to sit, talk, hear for extended periods throughout the work day; stand, walk, push/pull, bend, stoop, kneel and reach on a regular to seldom basis. Repetitive hand motions on a frequent basis including fingering, grasping and handling. Ability to read handwritten and typed documents on paper and/or on computer screens.

The physical requirements above are representative of the physical capabilities that must be met by an employee to perform the essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.

Benefits:

As an eligible employee, you will receive a competitive salary and optional benefits including medical, dental and vision insurance, short and long-term disability coverage, life insurance, retirement plans, paid time off and paid holidays.

The Company is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.