Clinician Coding Liaison – Primary Care

Overview 10395 Enterprise Revenue Cycle - Coding & HIM Clinician Support – Remote Opportunity. Full time, Benefits Eligible. Hours Per Week: 40. Schedule Details/Additional Information: Standard working days/hours; Monday. REMOTE Opportunity. Support Cohorts: Internal Medicine, Virtual Health, Occ Med, and UC-Friday, 6am-6pm. Pay Range: $34.90 - $52.35. Major Responsibilities • Deliver proactive coding education through newsletters, scorecards, and presentations, covering CPT (E&M, modifiers), ICD-10-CM, HCPCS, Risk Adjustment, payer requirements, and rejection resolutions. • Lead onboarding and compliance training for all employed Physicians/APPs, including Locum Tenens, residents, and students, ensuring documentation accuracy from the start. • Provide individualized documentation feedback by reviewing new clinician records and conducting spot checks, escalating non-coding issues to appropriate teams. • Serve as the primary contact for coding inquiries, coordinating with internal teams to resolve complex issues such as NCCI bundling and high-complexity charge edits. • Monitor Epic work queues (charge review, follow-up, claim edit) to ensure timely and accurate charge submissions and reduce claim denials. • Collaborate across departments—including CMOs, Clinical Informatics, Risk Adjustment, and Population Health—to enhance documentation practices and system optimization. • Participate in specialty and department meetings, identifying trends and delivering targeted education to improve coding and documentation accuracy. • Refine Epic documentation tools, including templates, order entries, diagnosis lists, and SmartSets/SmartPhrases, to improve efficiency and accuracy. • Ensure compliance with regulatory standards, including Medicare, Medicaid, and AHIMA’s Standards of Ethical Coding, while maintaining expert knowledge of evolving policies. • Promote a culture of ethical coding and continuous improvement, supporting clinicians with timely updates, feedback, and education to ensure accurate reimbursement and compliance. Licensure, Registration, and/or Certification Required • RHIA or RHIT, or CCS/CCS-P certification issued by AHIMA; CPC certification issued by AAPC. Additional credential preferred. Education Required • Completion of advanced training in revenue cycle management through a recognized or accredited program, equivalent in scope and rigor to post-secondary education. High school diploma or GED required. Experience Required Typically requires 4 years of experience in expert-level professional coding. Knowledge, Skills & Abilities Required • Advanced Coding Expertise: ICD, CPT, and HCPCS coding guidelines for accurate, compliant coding. • Medical Terminology & Anatomy: Strong understanding to support precise code assignment. • Epic & Reporting Solutions: Advanced knowledge of Epic and reporting tools to analyze data, generate reports, and optimize workflow. • Critical Thinking & Analytical Skills: Problem-solving with attention to detail. • Interpersonal Communication: Able to educate and collaborate with physicians, APCs, clinical leadership, and coding teams. • Advanced Computer Skills: Microsoft Office, electronic coding applications, and email. • Organizational & Prioritization Skills: Manage multiple tasks and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment. • Independent Decision-Making: Work independently with sound judgment on coding and compliance. • Collaboration & Initiative: Proactively contribute to process improvements and team work. Physical Requirements and Working Conditions • Follow organizational and divisional remote work policy and guidelines. • Operates all equipment necessary to perform the job. • Handles a fast-paced environment, moving between tasks. • Makes sound decisions within limited time frames and conducts business professionally; collaborates with others. • This position may require travel and exposure to weather and road conditions. This job description indicates the general nature and level of work expected. Incumbent may be required to perform other related duties. #REMOTE #LI-REMOTE Our Commitment to You Advocate Health offers a comprehensive Total Rewards package, including benefits, competitive compensation, retirement offerings, and career development opportunities. • Compensation: Base within the listed pay range plus potential premium pay and incentives; annual increases based on performance. • Benefits: PTO, medical/dental/vision, life, disability, FSA, family benefits, adoption assistance, paid parental leave, retirement plans with employer match, and educational assistance. About Advocate Health Advocate Health is a large nonprofit, integrated health system operating across multiple regions with a focus on clinical innovation, outcomes, and value-based care. It employs 155,000 teammates across numerous locations and supports extensive education programs. Role Description The Clinician Coding Liaison is a remote role serving as a key resource for clinicians in coding and documentation education, trend analysis, and issue resolution. This position collaborates with CMOs, operational leaders, and Physician Billing (PB) coding leadership to address coding challenges, identify payer-specific trends, and ensure compliance with evolving regulations. Responsibilities include providing proactive education and feedback to AH-employed Physicians, APPs, and leadership to enhance documentation accuracy, charge capture, and compliance. The liaison triages issues, identifies root causes, and facilitates resolution in partnership with relevant teams, and works with Clinician Coding Liaison team members, Production Coding, and Coding Support teams to improve coding accuracy and billing practices, while monitoring payer-specific rules and coverage trends. For this role, "Clinicians" refers to all billing providers. #J-18808-Ljbffr Salary: USD 70000 - 100000 per year Experience: 3 years required