Medical Coding Auditor-Project Coordinator

Here at Savista, we enable our clients to navigate the biggest challenges in healthcare: quality clinical care with positive patient experiences and optimal financial results. We partner with healthcare organizations to problem solve and deliver revenue cycle improvement services that enable their success, support their patients, and nurture their communities, all while living our values of Commitment, Authenticity, Respect and Excellence (CARE).

This individual provides support to the Coding Audit Team by project management of specific audit tasks and supporting auditing colleagues.

Client project management

Oversee and maintain each coding audit project, including establishing project timelines, ensuring client understanding of the audit process, setting up the appropriate tools required for the audit and communicating their use to the assigned auditors, monitoring the team’s trajectory toward achieving all deadlines, and routinely communicating audit project progress to Director and/or Manager, Audits as well as the client

Address client questions and audit project issues, as they arise

Offer recommendations to the Director and/or Manager on auditing colleagues scheduled to projects

Guide auditing colleagues to successfully establishing remote access

Support auditing colleagues during audits

Notify the Director and/or Manager of any situations requiring attention

Create audit summary reports and perform quality review of all preliminary and final audit report recommendations, giving feedback to auditing colleagues when applicable

Ensure consistency with prior audits and among multiple auditors, when applicable

Perform the client exit conference(s) and/or client coding education session(s)

Perform the final report review with client in a manner that ensures client understanding of audit findings and recommendations

Perform audits and/or education, as needed

Other client support efforts, as needed

Mentor and train new auditors

Perform Peer to Peer reviews annually and give feedback and education to auditors as needed

Train and support colleagues on auditing tools including audit software

Support Manager in correct time, attendance, and production entry

Support growth of Coding Audit Services:

Identify areas of potential opportunity to increase sales of the service line

Provide input to audit software enhancements including reporting and data analytics features

Required

Strong knowledge of ICD-10 and CPT coding and PPS reimbursement systems to include MS-DRG, APR-DRG, APC, and RBRVS

Project management experience – a minimum of one year of managing contract deliverables in a healthcare setting

Proficient computer knowledge including MS Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, Power Point)

Ability to travel up to 30%

Must display excellent interpersonal and problem-solving skills with all levels of internal and external customers

Self-motivated for high quality project results

Customer-service focused, exhibit professionalism, flexibility, dependability, desire to learn, commitment to excellence and commitment to profession

Ability to consistently maintain a high degree of positive motivation with a strong commitment to company goals

Strong presentation and speaking skills

Preferred

Experience with all patient modalities, with strong Professional Fee skills

Experience with various encoder/grouper software products preferred

Experience working in teaching university size facilities preferred

Supervises colleagues who do not supervise others.

Equipment

Micro PC, monitor, adding machine, telephone, texting, paging system may be used.

Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures and/or governmental regulations.

Ability to write reports and procedure manuals.

Ability to effectively prepare and present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, providers, and other customers.

Ability to apply common sense and basic logic skills to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral or diagram form.

Mathematical

Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide in all units of measure using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.

Duties may require bending, twisting, and lifting of materials up to 25 lbs.

Duties will require standing, walking, sitting, crawling, reaching, speaking, and hearing.

Work environment is at a moderate noise level.

Duties require travel via airplane, train and/or automobile.

Ability to read and write English language - Always

Fingers: Gross repetitive movements - Frequently The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by colleagues in this position. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of colleagues assigned to this job. Other functions may be assigned, and management retains the right to add/change or amend this job description at any time.

Note: Savista is required by state specific laws to include the salary range for this role when hiring a resident in applicable locations. The salary range for this role is from $75,000 to $90,000. However, specific compensation for the role will vary within the above range based on many factors including but not limited to geographic location, candidate experience, applicable certifications, and skills.

SAVISTA is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, age, veteran status, disability, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, religion, gender identity or any other federal, state or local protected class.

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