Facility HIMS Coding Auditor

** Department Name:
** Coding-Acute Care Compl & Educ
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* Work Shift:

** Day
* * Job Category:
** Revenue Cycle
** Estimated Pay Range:**$32.09 - $53.48 / hour, based on location, education, &  accordance with State Pay Transparency Rules.

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Our HIMS Auditors play a critical role at Banner Health. Join our team of forward-looking
** Facility*
* ** Coding
* *** Auditors
* * who support our Inpatient Facility Coding teams.
** This is*
* ** an Auditing*
* ** position, not a day-to-day coding production role but does require coding proficiency and recent Hospital Facility Coding experience.
** In this role you will work alongside the Quality, CDI and Education teams to be the subject matter experts for our teams.
** Location****:
** REMOTE, Banner provides equipment
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* Schedule:

** Full time, Exempt;
Flexible scheduling after training completed
** Ideal Candidates:**
* ** 3 years recent experience in*
* ** Facility Inpatient coding** (trauma, academic or high acuity facilities is preferred)
** and/or auditing and education experience (
**** clearly reflected in your attached resume);**
* ** Bachelors Degree or*
* ** equivalent experience;**
* ** A*
* ** Coding Assessment will be given after a successful interview to be completed within 48 hours.
** You will be fully supported in during initial training by both the Banner Coding Education team and your hiring manager, with continued support throughout your career here!
* * This is a fully remote position and available if you live in the following states only:  
** AK, AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, FL, GA, IA, , IN, KS, KY, LA, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, NH, ND, NE, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, SC, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA, WI, WV & WY.
** Within Banner Health Corporate, you will have the opportunity to apply your unique experience and expertise in support of a nationally-recognized healthcare leader. We offer stimulating and rewarding careers in a wide array of disciplines. Whether your background is in Human Resources, Finance, Information Technology, Legal, Managed Care Programs or Public Relations, you'll find many options for contributing to our award-winning patient care.

POSITION SUMMARY This position is responsible for audit and analysis of clinical documentation to support coding accuracy and reimbursement to identify possible opportunities for improvement. Assess adherence to Coding Guidelines, conventions and compliance with Banner Policies and Procedures. In addition to collecting/analyzing/distributing data and information, works collaboratively with Coding Leadership and key stakeholders to ensure appropriate chart review. Performs audits for internal, as well as external customers, to provide feedback on coding and documentation opportunities.

Collaborates with Education Team to develop staff education.

CORE FUNCTIONS
1. Performs routine, focused and specialized audits on charts to ensure compliance with Coding Guidelines and alignment with clinical documentation. Provides feedback to staff on appropriateness and accuracy of coding and provides education, as needed, to correct any identified opportunities. Tracks individual and group staff performance to provide quality metrics to Leadership.
2. Works with Banner stakeholders to evaluate and identity documentation opportunities. Provide feedback on audit results to include recommendations for coding and documentation. Establish, implement and maintain formalized review and audit processes.
3. Work with external key stakeholders including but not limited to safety net vendors, government auditors, and revenue cycle vendor partners to evaluate audit findings and provide feedback utilizing authoritative references and Banner policies. Track results to collaborate on needed education or process improvement.
4. Develop and maintain audit data used to monitor staff quality metrics for use in reporting,…