Location:Altru Health System
PO Box 6002Grand Forks, ND 58201
Pay Range: $57,824.00 - $86,756.80
Summary:Are you passionate about medical coding AND love to teach? This could be your perfect fit!
Join our team and play a key role in:
✅ Developing and delivering impactful coding education
✅ Conducting audits to drive accuracy and reduce denials
✅ Empowering coders, providers, and clinical staff to succeed
✅ Ensuring compliance in CPT, ICD-10-CM/PCS, and HCPCS
If you're detail-oriented, love helping others grow, and want to make a difference in healthcare revenue cycle performance - we want to hear from you!
Essential Job Functions:- Designs, delivers, and evaluates comprehensive coding education programs for new and existing coding providers and staff.
- Conducts routine and ad-hoc coding audits; analyzes results to identify trends, risks, and opportunities for improvement.
- Provides feedback, coaching, and one-on-one education based on audit findings and performance metrics.
- Stays up-to-date with current coding guidelines, payer policies, and regulatory updates (CMS, AMA, OIG, etc.).
- Collaborates with compliance, clinical documentation improvement (CDI), revenue integrity, and billing teams to align education with enterprise goals.
- Develops training materials, reference guides, and online modules using best practices in adult education.
- Partners with providers and clinical staff to educate on documentation best practices that support compliant and accurate coding.
- Acts as a subject matter expert (SME) for coding-related inquiries and serve as a resource to internal stakeholders.
- Assists with onboarding and training of new hires and support cross-training efforts within the department.
- Performs other duties as assigned or needed to meet the needs of the department/organization.
Certification:- Registered Health Information Technician (RHIT) | American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) | Prior to Start Date | HR Primary Sources
- Certified Coding Specialist (CCS) | American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) | Prior to Start Date | HR Primary Sources
- Certified Coding Associate (CCA) | American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) | Prior to Start Date | HR Primary Sources
- Professional Coder - Certified (CPC) | American Academy of Professional Coders (AAPC) | Prior to Start Date | HR Primary Sources
- Registered Health Information Administrator (RHIA) | American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) | Prior to Start Date | HR Primary Sources
- Certified Outpatient Coder (COC)
- Coding Instructor | American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) or American Academy of Professional Coders AAPC | Withing 12 Months of Start Date | HR Primary Sources
Notes:- May be certified in one of the options.
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Education:•Preferred: Associates - Health Administration- OR -Associates - Related Field- OR -Bachelors - Health Administration- OR -Bachelors - Related Field
Work Experience: •Required: A minimum of 3 years Related Experience
Language Requirements: This position requires proficiency in reading, writing, and speaking English to ensure effective communication in the workplace and with patients, families, and team members.
Physical Demands :•Sit: Frequently (34-66%)
•Stand: Occasionally (5-33%)
•Walk: Occasionally (5-33%)
•Stoop/Bend: Occasionally (5-33%)
•Reach: Frequently (34-66%)
•Crawl: Not Applicable
•Squat/Crouch/Kneel: Rarely (1-4%)
•Twist: Rarely (1-4%)
•Handle/Finger/Feel: Continuously (67-100%)
•See: Continuously (67-100%)
•Hear: Continuously (67-100%)
Weight Demands:•Lift -Floor to Waist Level: Sedentary (< 10 pounds)
•Carry: Sedentary (< 10 pounds)
•Push/Pull: Sedentary (< 10 pounds)
•Slide/Transfer: Not Applicable
Working Conditions:•Indoor: Continuously (67-100%)
•Outdoor: Not Applicable
•Extreme Temperature: Not Applicable
Driving Requirement Definitions: - Professional Drivers: Persons who drive as their main responsibility OR transport passengers or hazardous materials.
- Frequent Drivers: Persons whose main responsibility is not driving, but drive daily or almost daily.
- Occasional Drivers: Persons who drive from once per month to as frequently as once per week.
- Infrequent Drivers: Persons who are generally not expected to drive.
Driving Requirement for this position: Infrequent Driver
Reference ID: R5905PandoLogic. Category:Healthcare, Keywords:Coding Educator, Location:Grand Forks, ND-58202
