Coding Compliance Specialist jobs in Chicago, IL

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FTE: 1.000000

Shift: Days

Location: remote workforce position with hybrid option upon employee-management agreement

Summary:

The Professional Coding Compliance Specialist provides revenue cycle support to Riverside Medical Group and its coding team by regularly auditing provider documentation and corresponding coding to ensure correct, complete and compliant practices that fully support diagnoses reported and charges submitted for services rendered, meet regulatory and payor-specific requirements, and accurately describe the patient encounter; providing feedback and education to providers and coders based on audit results, regulatory changes, and industry trends; assisting with orientation of new providers, residents/fellows, and new members of the coding team.

This is a fully remote workforce position with hybrid option upon employee-management agreement

• High school graduate or equivalent required
• Associate degree in health-related field preferred
• Formal education in ICD-10-CM and CPT/HCPCS coding principles and assignment maintained by relevant continuing education
• Minimum three years current ICD-10-CM and CPT/HCPCS (including E/M assignment) coding experience in a multi-specialty medical practice or comparable coding experience required

License or Certification Requirements:

• AAPC/CPC (Certified Professional Coder) required
• AAPC/CPMA (Certified Professional Medical Auditor) strongly recommended at hire; required within two years of hire
AAPC/CRC (Certified Risk-Adjustment Coder) strongly recommended

Responsibilities:

• Completes timely audits of assigned providers and coders for accurate, complete, and compliant ICD-10-CM and CPT/HCPCS code assignment, ensuring that documentation supports the diagnoses reported, E/M level selected, and CPT/HCPCS codes submitted for services rendered during the episodes of care reviewed
• Reviews audit findings with assigned providers and coders, providing real-time education on opportunities identified and offering objective supporting documentation (e.g., current coding conventions, regulatory/payor-specific requirements, risk-adjustment guidelines, organization-specific policies) to support findings and use as reference
• Documents audit results in designated Excel log as soon as review is completed
• Immediately reports adverse audit trends, potential areas of risk, and compliance concerns to management
• Assists coding compliance lead in creating and publishing monthly provider newsletter
• Collaborates with coding compliance team and provider-focused coding manager to develop and maintain current coding guidelines for Riverside Medical Group as a whole and its specialists to ensure compliance and consistency across practices and their assigned coding teams
• Participates in developing and presenting provider and coder education programs as requested
• Assists coding compliance lead in maintaining orientation materials for new providers, residents, and fellows that reflect current coding and documentation rules and requirements
• Assists provider-focused coding manager and coding compliance lead in orienting and educating new team members as requested
• Serves as coding compliance resource to Riverside Medical Group and Riverside Medical Center as requested
Assists in provider-focused coding and charge entry as needed to meet fiscal deadlines and backfill staff vacancies

Riverside Healthcare is revolutionizing care using leading-edge technology to diagnose and treat patients. We are ranked top in the nation for performance in neurosurgery, orthopedics, and heart surgery and have also been named one of the nation's 100 Top Hospitals by Truven Health Analytics seven times. Riverside is nationally recognized for our specialty programs in obstetrics, trauma, oncology, rehabilitation, geriatrics, occupational health, psychiatric services, and treatment of alcohol and chemical dependency, as well as patient safety. We combine innovation and convenience at state-of-the-art facilities located in communities throughout the greater Kankakee area.

Riverside Medical Center proves that truly progressive medicine is being delivered in Chicago's southwest suburbs and East Central Illinois. Join a team that is not only concerned with providing the best care possible but also with offering a work environment of advancement and growth. Riverside is a place that embraces a culture where opinions count and dedications is respected, where superior performance is rewarded with competitive salaries and excellent benefits.

Other information:

Exposure/Sensory Requirements

Exposure to:
Chemicals:
Video Display Terminals: Average
Blood and Body Fluids: Minimal risk
TB or Airborne Pathogens: Minimal Risk.

Sensory requirements (speech, vision, smell, hearing, touch):
Speech: Needed for presentations/training, telephone communication, facilitate meetings, communication with residents, families, visitors..
Vision: Needed to read memos and literature, computer entry.
Smell: Helpful to note presence of electrical/fire safety.
Hearing: Needed for telephone communication, meetings, alarms and listening to employee concerns, emergency procedures.
Touch: Needed to write, do computer entry, filing.

Activity/Lifting Requirements

Average Hours per Week: 40

Shift: Days

Percentage of time during the normal workday the employee is required to:
Sit: 60%
Twist: 5%
Stand: 10%
Crawl: 0%
Walk: 5%
Kneel: 5%
Lift: 10%
Drive: 15%
Squat: 5%
Climb: 0%
Bend: 5%
Reach above shoulders: 5%

The weight required to be lifted each normal workday according to the continuum described below:
Up to 10 lbs: Frequently
Up to 20 lbs: Occasionally
Up to 35 lbs: Not Required
Up to 50 lbs: Not Required
Up to 75 lbs: Not Required
Up to 100 lbs: Not Required
Over 100 lbs: Not Required

Describe and explain the lifting and carrying requirements. (Example: the distance material is carried; how high material is lifted, etc.):
Carry equipment to activity areas, Usually 50 or less feet, carried waist high. Examples carrying chairs, boxes, table - waist high, lift resident to a standing position.

Maximum consecutive time (minutes) during the normal workday for each activity:
Sit: 60-90
Twist: 5
Stand: 10
Crawl: 0
Walk: 10-30
Kneel: 5
Lift: 5
Drive: 0
Squat: 5
Climb: 0
Bend: 5
Reach above shoulders: 5

Repetitive use of hands (Frequency indicated):
Simple grasp up to 10 lbs. Normal weight daily
Pushing & pulling 20#
Fine Manipulation: Computer entry, phone dialing, writing, using calculator, filing.

Repetitive use of foot or feet in operating machine control: None

Environmental Factors (Time Spent) :
Inside hours: 8
Outside hours : 0

Temperature: Normal Range
Lighting: Average
Noise levels: Average
Humidity: Normal Range
Atmosphere:

Special Hazards :
Protective Clothing Required: None