WHY UT SOUTHWESTERN?
With over 75 years of excellence in Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas, UT Southwestern is committed to excellence, innovation, teamwork, and compassion. As a world-renowned medical and research center, we strive to provide the best possible care, resources, and benefits for our valued employees. Ranked as the number 1 hospital in Dallas-Fort Worth according to U.S. News & World Report, we invest in you with opportunities for career growth and development to align with your future goals. Our highly competitive benefits package offers healthcare, PTO and paid holidays, on-site childcare, wage, merit increases and so much more. We invite you to be a part of the UT Southwestern team where you’ll discover a culture of teamwork, professionalism, and a rewarding career!

JOB SUMMARY: 

Work From Home (WFH): This position is anticipated to WFH to include training. Any additional details regarding this shall be discussed as part of the interview process. The successful applicant must live within the state of Texas. 

Shift: This will be an 8-hour flex shift, Monday through Friday. You can coordinate the start of our shift with your supervisor. 

The Senior Chargemaster Coordinator is responsible for the accurate oversight and ongoing maintenance of the Charge Description Master (CDM). This senior-level role plays a critical part in ensuring departmental efficiency by coordinating workload distribution and aligning tasks with operational priorities.

Key responsibilities include:

• Ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements, coding updates, and system changes through collaboration with key stakeholders across departments.
• Conducting in-depth research on regulatory and reimbursement issues.
• Preparing for and implementing updates related to coding and billing.
• Investigating and resolving billing discrepancies and charge-related errors.
• Supporting system upgrades and enhancements that impact charge capture processes.
• Leading and participating in internal compliance audits related to CDM accuracy.
• Maintaining detailed documentation of charge processes to promote operational transparency and efficiency.

This role requires strong analytical skills, regulatory knowledge, and the ability to work cross-functionally to ensure optimal charge capture and compliance.

BENEFITS
UT Southwestern is proud to offer a competitive and comprehensive benefits package to eligible employees. Our benefits are designed to support your overall wellbeing, and include:

• PPO medical plan, available day one at no cost for full-time employee-only coverage
• 100% coverage for preventive healthcare-no copay
• Paid Time Off, available day one
• Retirement Programs through the Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS)
• Paid Parental Leave Benefit
• Wellness programs
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Qualified Employer
• Learn more about these and other UTSW employee benefits!

EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION
Required

• Education
  Associate’s Degree or
  High School Diploma

• Experience
  5 years’ experience in hospital billing and coding with a High School Diploma 

Preferred

• Experience
  Combination of hospital billing and/or coding experience strongly preferred. and
  Hospital Charge Master experience preferred. and
  Experience with hospital information system, particularly Epic HB strongly preferred.

• Licenses and Certifications
  (EPIC) CER IN ONE RELATED APPLICATION HB certification

JOB DUTIES

• Formulates and maintains the hospitals’ Charge Master in order to optimize revenue generation and maintain compliance with government and third party payer requirements.
• Develop an overall approach for education to the various departments by directing periodic comprehensive reviews and on-going refinement of the Charge Master.
• Provide guidance to the Charge Master team by coordinating, monitoring and approving all changes made to the Charge Master.
• Lead quarterly/periodic meetings with focused CDM groups.
• Researches claim edits and errors related to CDM in billing process to identify issues and ensures continued accuracy of the CDM data.
• Conducts monthly reconciliation between billing system and Charge Master Management tool. Works with IR to make necessary adjustments. Reports findings to Director.
• Develops and maintains policies and procedures for the CDM, Pricing Policies and charge capture processes. 

SECURITY AND EEO STATEMENT
Security
This position is security-sensitive and subject to Texas Education Code 51.215, which authorizes UT Southwestern to obtain criminal history record information. To the extent this position requires the holder to research, work on, or have access to critical infrastructure as defined in Section 113.001(2) of the Texas Business and Commerce Code, the ability to maintain the security or integrity of the critical infrastructure is a minimum qualification to be hired and to continue to be employed in the position.

EEO Statement
UT Southwestern Medical Center is committed to an educational and working environment that provides equal opportunity to all members of the University community. As an equal opportunity employer, UT Southwestern prohibits unlawful discrimination, including discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, disability, genetic information, citizenship status, or veteran status.