Requisition ID
42210BR
Travel Required
Up to 25%
Pay Grade Maximum
29.74
Major/Essential Functions
- Plan and perform proactive compliance activities, including risk-based audits, pre-bill or concurrent reviews, data monitoring, targeted education, policy or template reviews, and department consultations.
- Identify and address billing compliance risks before issues escalate by using audit trends, payer updates, denial patterns, regulatory changes, stakeholder feedback, and risk assessment results.
- Partner with departments before new services, workflows, locations, provider groups, or documentation tools are implemented to assess and reduce billing, coding, documentation, supervision, and reimbursement risks.
- Maintain or contribute to tracking tools, such as issue logs, risk registers, work plan trackers, audit dashboards, corrective action trackers, education trackers, consultation logs, and reporting calendars.
- Prepare and present ideas, findings, and information in a clear, concise, and professional manner, communicating effectively through excellent oral and written communication skills.
- Work collaboratively with providers, residents, coding staff, clinic administrators, leadership, and other stakeholders.
Grant Funded?
No
Pay Grade Minimum
21.28
Pay Basis
Hourly
Work Location
Amarillo
Department
Institutional Compliance Offc Ama
Required Attachments
Cover Letter, Resume / CV
Job Type
Full Time
Pay Statement
Compensation is commensurate upon the qualifications of the individual selected and budgetary guidelines of the hiring department, as well as the institutional pay plan. For additional information, please reference the institutional pay plan website at https://app4.ttuhsc.edu/payplan/.
Occasional Duties
- Assist in annual Compliance Symposium.
- Participate in annual risk assessment and work plan development.
- Travel to Lubbock for staff meetings, workplan development meeting, other functions. Usually two - three trips/year. May include overnight stay.
Shift
Day
EEO Statement
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, genetic information or status as a protected veteran.
Required Qualifications
High School graduate or equivalency and five (5) years of medical billing coding and reimbursement experience of which one (1) year may be as a coding auditor. Additional job-specific education may substitute for the experience. Active professional coding certification from an accredited organization, e.g., American Association of Professional Coders (AAPC), American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA). Certification to remain current during term of employment. Knowledge of CPT, ICD-CM, ICD-10, and HCPCS nomenclature.
Does this position work in a research laboratory?
No
