Clinician Coding Liaison - Surgery

Department:

Status:

Benefits Eligible:

Hou rs Per Week:

Schedule Details/Additional Information:

Remote position for General and Complex Surgery, Must have experience with coding General Surgery

Will support :

Surgical and Complex Specialties

Desired experience :

General Surgery, Trauma, and Plastic Surgery

Schedule :

Monday - Friday First shift 40 hours a week 8 hours per day 6am - 6pm EST/CST

Certification desired :

Registered Health Information Administrator (RHIA) or

Registered Health Information Technician (RHIT) certification, or

Coding Specialist (CCS) certification, or

Coding Specialist – Physician (CCS-P) certification issued by the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) or

Professional Coder (CPC) certification issued by the American Academy of Professional Coders (AAPC).

Additional specialty credential preferred.

Remote opportunity:

Advocate Health may approve those who wish to work out of the following registered states: AL, AK, AR, AZ, DE, FL, GA, IA, ID, IL, IN, LA, KS, KY, ME, MI, MO, MS, MT, NC, ND, NE, NH, NM, NV, OH, OK, PA, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VA, WI, WV, WY

Pay Range

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, wh