The Coding Quality and Education Advisor oversees the medical coding department, ensuring accurate and compliant coding practices that optimize revenue cycle performance. Essential Duties: Coding Operations • Ensure coding compliance with CMS, AMA, AHA, and payer-specific guidelines. • Oversee the coding of diagnoses, procedures, and services using ICD-10-CM, CPT, and HCPCS codes. • Review coding audits and implement corrective actions when necessary. • Review Medical Records for inconsistent coding practices and offer remediation solutions. Workflow & Process Improvement • Analyze and streamline coding workflows for efficiency and accuracy. • Utilize data analytics and reporting to identify trends, discrepancies, or training needs. • Participate in company-wide initiatives related to clinical documentation improvement. Collaboration • Liaise with physicians, clinical staff, billing, and revenue cycle teams to clarify documentation and resolve coding-related issues. • Support accurate clinical documentation improvement (CDI) efforts. • Perform ongoing outreach/education for new and existing clinicians for Emergency Medicine and/or Hospital Medicine documentation requirements using a variety of formats. • Advise and educate internal operations teams on documentation coding by participating in Monthly Facility/Team Meeting group sessions. • Participate in provider Electronic Medical Record (EMR) training and provide feedback/clarification on documentation and coding workflow concepts. Skills, Knowledge, Abilities: • Strong organizational skills with the ability to multi-task in a fast-paced environment. • Ability to adapt, modify and prioritize while adhering to strict deadlines and a willingness to shift priorities to meet the needs of the organization. • Knowledge and understanding of medical coding and billing systems and regulatory requirements. Knowledge of legal, regulatory and policy compliance issues related to medical coding and billing procedures and documentation. • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills and demonstrated ability to interact with a variety of team members. • Self-motivated with the ability to identify opportunities for improvement and demonstrate the initiative to resolve issues in support of improvement efforts. • Strong analytical skills and the ability to work independently to analyze and solve problems. • Adept at learning proprietary software applications. • Collaborate with professionals internal and external to the company and across geographic locations. • Exhibit growth mindset and team-orientated behaviors. • Navigate competing priorities and effectively work in a fast-paced environment. Requirements Education: • Preferred: RHIA, CDI, CPC, CCS, CCS-P • Bachelor's degree or equivalent is required Experience: • 3-5 years' experience in Hospital or Physician practice environment desired. • Experience with Evaluation & Management coding; hospital medicine background preferred. • EHR/EMR (Electronic Health Record/Electronic Medical Record) experience required. • Chart Auditing/Optimization experience is a must