Coding Specialist III

UT Southwestern Medical Center
Dallas, TX
Category Finance
Job Description
UT Southwestern Medical Center has a new opportunity within the Revenue Cycle Department for the role of Coding Specialist III. Works under general supervision to perform advanced, accurate, and compliant coding of high-complexity surgical, procedural, and interventional specialties within a highly specialized academic medical center environment.

Requirements

  • High School Diploma or GED Equivalent
  • 4 years of coding and/or billing experience
  • Advanced technical proficiency
  • Experience in academic medical centers, multi-specialty physician groups, or complex ambulatory environments
  • Experience resolving charge review edits and back-end coding denials, including root-cause analysis and collaboration with providers and operational leaders
  • Experience supporting revenue integrity initiatives, compliance auditing, clinical documentation improvement (CDI), or operational performance improvement efforts
  • Experience working independently in a fast-paced, metric-driven, AI-enabled environment managing multiple work queues and shifting specialty assignments
  • (CPC) CERT PROFESSIONAL CODER or (CCS-P) CERT CODING SPCLST PHY BA or (CMC) CERT MEDICAL CODER or (RHIA) REGD HEALTH INFO ADMINIST or (RHIT) REGD HEALTH INFO TECHNOLO or (CCS) CERT CODING SPECIALIST or (CPMA) Cert Prof Medical Auditor

Benefits

  • PPO medical plan
  • Paid Time Off
  • 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
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