Civil Service Title: Reimbursement Coding Coordinator

The primary purpose of this position is to assist with training and teaching continuous education to coding staff, clinical staff and providers. This incumbent will perform audits and monitor all coding activities for the clinical departments of Southern Illinois University Medicine (SIU Medicine) including but not limited to: training of coding staff, audit of clinical documentation in comparison to CPT code selection, analysis of coding denials to utilize in an audit capacity assisting in the education of coding staff, and provide support, input and applicable training for existing and new systems implementations as well as federal/state mandates. This position will serve as a primary administrative figure for the SIU Medicine coding staff that provides coding support for SIU Medicine providers.

Salary:  $4,435.37/month

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• High school graduation or equivalent.
• Current certification as a Certified Coding Specialist (CCS) or Certified Coding Specialist—Physician-based (CCS-P) or Registered Health Information Technician (RHIT) or Registered Health Information Administrator (RHIA) by the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA), or current certification as a Certified Professional Coder (CPC) or a Certified Outpatient Coder (COC) by the American Academy of Professional Coders (AAPC) (formerly CPC-H certification).
• Three (3) years (36 months) of total work experience, two (2) years (24 months) of which are comparable to that performed at the Reimbursement Coding Specialist level of this series or in other positions of comparable responsibility.

Condition of Employment:  Pursuant to the State Universities Civil Service System, an out-of-state resident who is hired into this position must establish Illinois residency within 180 calendar days of their start date.

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