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Hawaii Pacific Health Educator, Coding - Health Information Services in Honolulu, Hawaii
Job Description
Hawai'i Pacific Health is a not-for-profit health care network with over 70 locations statewide including medical centers, clinics, physicians and other caregivers serving Hawai'i and the Pacific Region with high quality, compassionate care. Its four medical centers - Kapi'olani, Pali Momi, Straub and Wilcox - specialize in innovative programs in women’s health, pediatric care, cardiovascular services, cancer care, bone and joint services and more. Hawai'i Pacific Health is recognized nationally for its excellence in patient care and the use of electronic health records to improve quality and patient safety.
Health Information Services (HIS) processes patient medical records and releases health information to patients, physicians, and other outside facilities for treatment, payment, or review. HIS is the custodian and gatekeeper for privacy of the organization’s medical records and also generates the coding procedures for data collection, research, and reimbursement. With the widespread computerization of health records and other information sources, including hospital administration functions and health human resources information, health informatics and health information technology are being increasingly used in the health care sector.
If you are highly organized and detail-oriented, you can help to educate a team that upholds Hawai‘i our administrative and operational excellence. As the Coding Educator, you will be responsible for developing, implementing and evaluating coding quality education for Health Information Services, and ancillary and administrative staff. You will educate physicians on documentation improvement; serve as the primary resource for coding updates; coordinate and perform quality review of the coding processes; and provide coding support for all facilities when needed. We are looking for someone dynamic and systematic, with excellent organizational and communication skills and a commitment to creating a healthier Hawai‘i.
Location: Hawaii Pacific Health, Honolulu, HI
Work Schedule: Day - 8 Hours
Work Type: Full Time Regular
FTE: 1.000000
Bargaining Unit: Non-Bargaining
Exempt: Yes
Minimum Qualifications: . Certified Coding Specialist (CCS) , Certified Professional Coder (CPC) or Certified Coding Specialist - Physicians (CCS-P). Five (5) years medical coding experience.
Preferred Qualifications: Registered Health Information Administrator or Accredited Health Information Technician certification. Previous training experience.
EOE/AA/Disabled/Vets
Hawai‘i Pacific Health offers a comprehensive and competitive total rewards package that includes pay and benefits. The pay rate, if displayed, is the minimum hourly rate for the position. Rate of pay for selected candidates will be determined by various factors including knowledge, skills, abilities, relevant experience and training, as well as internal peer equity.
Starting Hourly Rate: 37.34
Position Educator, Coding - Health Information Services
Category Health Information Management
Employment Type Employee
Location Hawaii Pacific Health, Honolulu, HI
Req ID 25820