02/10/10

12/23/09

Introduction:

We are a private college in Jackson Heights, New York, seeking a talented individual to teach online courses in two-year and four-year programs

Job Description:

Plaza College is seeking an instructor with industry experience to teach online courses in ICD-9-CM and CPT coding.

Required Qualifications:

We are seeking a professional with excellent communication skills and technical expertise who is passionate about student learning. A bachelor's or master's degree in related field is required. Individual must have either CCS or CCA certification and on-the-job experience.

Education Qualifications:

Bachelor's or Master's degree in a related field CCS or CCA certification

Compensation/Benefits:

Competitive salary

Instructions for Resume Submission:

E-mail resumes to mdolla@plazacollege.edu

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Introduction:

We are a private college in Jackson Heights, New York, seeking a talented individual to teach courses in health information management and technology.

Job Description:

Plaza College is seeking an instructor with industry experience to teach courses in health information management and technology.

Required Qualifications:

We are seeking a professional with excellent communication skills who is passionate about student learning. A master's degree in a related field is required. Individual must have expertise in content areas such as medical records, health information organization and supervision, legal and ethical aspects of HIM, and quality assessment and improvement.

Education Qualifications:

• Master's degree in a related field.

• Minimum of 3 year's teaching experience.

Compensation/Benefits:

Competitive salary and benefits package.

Instructions for Resume Submission:

E-mail resumes to mdolla@plazacollege.edu

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Introduction:

We are a private college in Jackson Heights, New York, seeking a talented individual to chair our Health Information Management Department.

Job Description:

Plaza College is seeking an instructor with industry experience to be responsible for overall administrative activities of educational programs in health information management including curriculum design and development, teaching, and accreditation procedures.

Required Qualifications:

We are seeking a detail-oriented HIM professional who has excellent communication skills and is passionate about student learning. A master's degree in a related field with RHIT or RHIA certification is required. Individual must have expertise in content areas taught with a strong background in educational teaching methodologies, curriculum design, and student assessment.

Education Qualifications:

• Master's degree in a related field with RHIT or RHIA certification.

• Minimum of 3 years teaching or related training experience.

Compensation/Benefits:

Competitive salary and benefits package.

Instructions for Resume Submission:

E-mail resumes to mdolla@plazacollege.edu

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Introduction:

The purpose of this position is to review and recommend code changes to optimize APC and/or MS-DRG reimbursement and facilitate data quality in outpatient and/or inpatient services.

Job Description:

Responsibilities:

• Performs data quality reviews on outpatient and/or inpatient encounters to validate the ICD-9-CM, CPT, and HCPCS Level II code and modifier assignments, APC group appropriateness, missed secondary diagnoses and/or procedures, and ensure compliance with all CMS mandates and outpatient and/or inpatient reporting requirements.

• Monitors outpatient and/or inpatient service mix reports to identify patterns, trends, and variations in the facility’s frequently assigned APC/MS-DRG groups. Once identified, he or she evaluates the causes of the change and takes appropriate steps in collaboration with the right department to effect resolution or explanation of the variance.

• Continuously evaluates the quality of clinical documentation to spot incomplete or inconsistent documentation for outpatient and/or inpatient encounters that impact the code selection and resulting APC groups and payment. Brings identified concerns to managers for resolution.

• Maintains knowledge of current professional coding certification requirements.

• Abides by the Standards of Ethical Coding as set forth by the American Health Information Management Association.

• Develops reports and collects and prepares data for studies involving outpatient and/or inpatient encounter data for clinical evaluation purposes and/or financial impact and profitability.

• Communicates any APC updates published in third-party payer newsletters/bulletins and provider manuals to share with peers.

• Keeps abreast of new technology in coding and abstracting software and other forms of automation and stays informed about transaction code sets, HIPAA requirements, and other future issues impacting the coding function.

• Demonstrates competency in the use of computer applications and Grouper Software, OCE edits, and all coding and abstracting software and hardware currently in use by re|solution.

Required Qualifications:

Position Qualifications:

• • RHIT, RHIA, CCS or CCS-P (combination of RHIT or RHIA with CCS or CCS-P preferred.. Will consider CPC-H (Certified Professional Coder)

• • Minimum of five years facility coding experience in ICD-9-CM and CPT/HCPCS

• • Good oral and written communication skills and comprehensive knowledge of the APC/DRG structure and regulatory requirements

• • Prefer someone with past auditing experience or strong training background in coding and reimbursement

Technical Skill Set:

• Facility Coding Experience (Outpatient, Emergency Room and possible Inpatient coding)

• Expert level in coding injections/infusions, ED, and intervention radiology cases

• Working knowledge of APCs and MS-DRGs

• Chargemaster exposure

• Some billing knowledge

• Proficient at the following software: MS Excel, Word, Outlook (e-mail with attachments)

• Able to manage desktop, create folders, and minimize/maximize multiple programs

• Experience in using the internet as a research tool (I.e., find CMS transmittals, reference vendors for product information, etc.)

• VPN/EMR experience a plus.

Preferred Qualifications:

Desirable Personality Traits:

• Organized

• Able to work independently

• Flexible

• Able to handle deadlines

• Teamplayer

• Dependable

Education Qualifications:

RHIT, RHIA, CCS or CCS-P (combination of RHIT or RHIA with CCS or CCS-P preferred. Will consider CPC-H (Certified Professional Coder)

Instructions for Resume Submission:

Interested candidates please forward your resume as an MS Word attachment to Bonnie at bonnie.leblanc@ereso.com

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Introduction:
 

Our client is a leading provider of health information management and analytics solutions. Our client uses its highly scalable proprietary technologies to drive a range of services, delivering customized web-based enterprise-wide solutions for acquiring, mining, mobilizing, and reporting healthcare data. Our client uses these solutions to improve payment integrity, health outcomes, quality and safety, and health and wellness programs.

The company’s competitive advantage is the ability to transform a constant flow of claims data from disparate and often incompatible sources, aggregate this information with the clinical data the company collects from the point of care (health records), and provide a data rich, member-centric view, via a secure web portal, to all stakeholders within a single client. Many of the nation’s largest payers, research organizations, and providers rely on the company’s unique ability to perform recurring data studies around payment integrity, improvement of health outcomes, quality and safety, and health and wellness programs. As a result of our client company’s technology driven approach, the company efficiently scales and deploys a nationwide workforce to collect encounter data at the point of care. In fact, our client company acquires approximately 1 million health records from more than 120,000 physicians’ offices and healthcare facilities throughout the United States each year.

Job Description:

The Vice President, Clinical Auditing will:

• Be assigned to a Technology R & D Group which serves as an incubator for developing new business strategies where technology is the primary enabling solution

• Research, interpret, and implement applicable coding guidelines from government and professional entities (e.g., CMS, AHIMA, ICD-10)

• The CC Analyst will use his/her clinical, research, analytical, and coding expertise to perform statistical sampling and analysis of healthcare data from claims, transactional data sets, and medical records to identify trends, patterns or error, and high yield opportunities for improvements in quality and productivity.

• Through the identification of trends in the clinical auditing, this professional will propose and guide the development of solutions to bring to market.

• Maintain close contact with the company’s user community and analysts for access to market data utilized in the development of product roadmaps, and oversight for resource balancing, prioritization and sequencing of projects in the development queue.

• The successful candidate must be a clinician with at least five years of broad and progressive Clinical Auditing experience with large, global products organizations recognized for best practices in Clinical Auditing.

Preferred Qualifications:

Additional experience in health economics, clinical research, and/or biostatistics preferred.

Education Qualifications:

• Medical doctor or bachelor’s degree in nursing with a minimum of 5 years practical experience.

• Certified Coder with a minimum of 5 years practical ICD-9 coding experience (CHDA, CCS, CCS-P, CPC, CPC-H, CPC-P, RHIA, or RHIT).

Instructions for Resume Submission:
 

Email interest to daphne.albert@kornferry.com

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Director of HIMS
Tal & Associates

Introduction

Our client, a prestigious medical center dedicated to the highest quality of patient care is seeking to add to its team a Director of HIMS to oversee the coding, clinical documentation and HIM areas.  This person should have experience working in a large academic medical center environment.

Job Description

• Directs and administers the day to day operations of the health information management functions

• Work with department budget

• Participate in the planning and forecasting of future technical and information needs

• Will be in a visible role, will have to participate in different committees

• Develop and deploy health information management systems as part of the healthcare system's overall strategic plan

• Knowledge of information systems and healthcare applications

• Experience with implementing EMR

• Making and implementing changes in a positive way to improve revenue

• Union experience necessary

• Experience in administrative and staff management

• Experience with project management

• Qualified candidates must possess excellent verbal and written communication skills

Education

• Bachelor's degree

• Masters Degree in health information management or a related field preferred

• Certification as a RHIT or RHIA

Compensation/Benefits

Salary for this position is competitive and will be dependent on his/her particular education and experience.  An excellent benefits package will enhance the salary.

Contact

If you or someone you know would like to hear more about this position or is interested in exploring additional job opportunities, please contact:

Marie Rose
Executive Healthcare Recruiter
Tal & Associates
mrose@talsearch.com
Phone: 914-244-7100 ext. 20
Fax: 914-244-7105

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