What are the responsibilities and job description for the Coding Quality Review Educator position at COGENT Infotech?
Job Title: Coding Quality Review Educator (Trauma Coding Experience)
Work Location: TX and OK
Duration: 13 weeks (with possible full-time conversion)
Schedule: Day Shift, 5x8s (40 hours/week)
About Cogent Infotech
At Cogent Infotech, we believe in creating opportunities that empower individuals and transform organizations. With over 21 years of excellence in consulting and talent solutions, we pride ourselves on building inclusive workplaces and driving innovation in everything we do. Our diverse teams bring unique perspectives to help deliver cutting-edge solutions to global clients across both public and private sectors.
Position Summary:
The Coding Quality Auditor is responsible for performing inpatient and outpatient coding quality reviews, ensuring accuracy and compliance with coding guidelines, reimbursement rules, and facility policies. This role provides education, mentoring, and training to coding staff while identifying root causes of errors and supporting process improvements. The auditor monitors QA results, researches coding trends, and develops educational materials to enhance team performance. With a focus on maintaining ≥95% productivity and accuracy, this position plays a key role in upholding coding integrity and optimizing revenue cycle outcomes.
Responsibilities
Education:
Work Location: TX and OK
Duration: 13 weeks (with possible full-time conversion)
Schedule: Day Shift, 5x8s (40 hours/week)
About Cogent Infotech
At Cogent Infotech, we believe in creating opportunities that empower individuals and transform organizations. With over 21 years of excellence in consulting and talent solutions, we pride ourselves on building inclusive workplaces and driving innovation in everything we do. Our diverse teams bring unique perspectives to help deliver cutting-edge solutions to global clients across both public and private sectors.
Position Summary:
The Coding Quality Auditor is responsible for performing inpatient and outpatient coding quality reviews, ensuring accuracy and compliance with coding guidelines, reimbursement rules, and facility policies. This role provides education, mentoring, and training to coding staff while identifying root causes of errors and supporting process improvements. The auditor monitors QA results, researches coding trends, and develops educational materials to enhance team performance. With a focus on maintaining ≥95% productivity and accuracy, this position plays a key role in upholding coding integrity and optimizing revenue cycle outcomes.
Responsibilities
- Perform inpatient and outpatient coding quality reviews (routine, pre-bill, policy-driven, and incentive-based).
- Provide education, training, and mentoring for coding staff.
- Assist with coding root cause analysis and process improvements.
- Monitor QA results and develop educational materials.
- Research coding trends and escalate findings as needed.
- Maintain ≥95% productivity and accuracy standards.
- Ensure compliance with coding guidelines, reimbursement rules, and policies.
- Support curriculum development and conduct training sessions.
- Participate in special projects and coding meetings.
Education:
- High School Diploma or GED required.
- Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree in HIM/HIT preferred.
- Minimum 5 years acute care inpatient/outpatient coding experience.
- Minimum 3 years coding auditing/monitoring/training experience (strongly preferred).
- Experience in trauma coding and same-day surgery coding (CPT/PCS).
- Academic medical center experience preferred.
- RHIA
- RHIT
- CCS
- CPC.
- Expert knowledge of ICD-10-CM, ICD-10-PCS, CPT-4, Modifiers, MS-DRGs, POA assignment (APR-DRGs/APCs a plus).
- Strong decision-making and problem-solving skills.
- Excellent written and verbal communication.
- Data analysis and presentation skills.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office and EMR/coding systems.
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively.
