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!

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
  Bachelor’s Degree in Health Information Management and/or closely related field. or
  Associate’s Degree in Health Information Management and/or closely related field.

• Experience
  3 years (3-5) years acute hospital-based coding experience and documented progression of leadership capacity based on past experience. and
  An equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered.                                                                                                                Working in EPIC and 3M Encoder 

• Licenses and Certifications
  (RHIA) REGD HEALTH INFO ADMINIST or
  (RHIT) REGD HEALTH INFO TECHNOLO or
  (CCS) CERT CODING SPECIALIST or
  (COC) Certified Outpatient Coding or
  (CPC) CERT PROFESSIONAL CODER or
  CPC-H or
  (CIRCC) Cert Inter Rad Cardio Coder

Preferred:

• Day Surgery & IR Coding (facility)
• Denials
• Claim Edits
• CIRCC – credential (in addition to the coding credentials)

JOB DUTIES

• Must have and maintain an expert level of knowledge and application of coding guidelines, rules, and conventions.
• Monitors daily workflow to assure organizational, departmental, and team goals are met. Prepare weekly timely filing reports, is responsible for multiple work queues including but not limited to claim edits, mortality, coding questions, customer service/PFS, denials, combined/uncombined.
• Performs coding audits and reports results to the coding manager. Develops coding education materials in collaboration with the coding manager and delivers education to coding and/or CDI teams including but not limited to I-10 updates, CPT, HCPCS, audit and/or edit trends, compliant queries, and system updates.
• Works in collaboration with coding leadership and other departments to provide coding support through data analysis and system functionality.
• Functions as a subject matter expert for the coding team and other personnel to answer questions, assist with problem resolution, and special projects assigned by department leadership.
• Provides back up coverage for the coding team as needed.
• Provides new coder onboarding education/ training in collaboration with the coding manager.
• Assist coding manager with the interview process for potential coder candidates as requested.
• Duties performed may include one or more of the following core functions: a) Directly interacting with or caring for patients; b) Directly interacting with or caring for human-subjects research participants; c) Regularly maintaining, modifying, releasing, or similarly affecting patient records (including patient financial records); or d) Regularly maintaining, modifying, releasing or similarly affecting human-subjects research records.
• Other duties as assigned.

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.