Project Coordinator, Audit

Here at Savista , we enable our clients to navigate the biggest challenges in healthcare: quality clinical care with positive patient experiences and optimal financial results. We partner with healthcare organizations to problem solve and deliver revenue cycle improvement services that enable their success, support their patients, and nurture their communities, all while living our values of Commitment, Authenticity, Respect and Excellence (CARE). JOB PURPOSE: This individual provides support to the Coding Audit Team by project management of specific audit tasks and supporting auditing colleagues. JOB ACCOUNTABILITIES: Client project management: - Oversee and maintain each coding audit project, including establishing project timelines, ensuring client understanding of the audit process, setting up the appropriate tools required for the audit and communicating their use to the assigned auditors, monitoring the team’s trajectory toward achieving all deadlines, and routinely communicating audit project progress to Director and/or Manager, Audits as well as the client - Address client questions and audit project issues, as they arise - Offer recommendations to the Director and/or Manager on auditing colleagues scheduled to projects - Guide auditing colleagues to successfully establishing remote access - Support auditing colleagues during audits - Notify the Director and/or Manager of any situations requiring attention - Create audit summary reports and perform quality review of all preliminary and final audit report recommendations, giving feedback to auditing colleagues when applicable - Ensure consistency with prior audits and among multiple auditors, when applicable - Perform the client exit conference(s) and/or client coding education session(s) - Perform the final report review with client in a manner that ensures client understanding of audit findings and recommendations - Perform audits and/or education, as needed - Other client support efforts, as needed Colleague Support: - Mentor and train new auditors - Perform Peer to Peer reviews annually and give feedback and education to auditors as needed - Train and support colleagues on auditing tools including audit software - Support Manager in correct time, attendance, and production entry Support growth of Coding Audit Services: - Identify areas of potential opportunity to increase sales of the service line - Provide input to audit software enhancements including reporting and data analytics features QUALIFICATIONS: Required: - Strong knowledge of ICD-10 and CPT coding and PPS reimbursement systems to include MS-DRG, APR-DRG, APC, and RBRVS - Project management experience – a minimum of one year of managing contract deliverables in a healthcare setting - Proficient computer knowledge including MS Office (Outlook, Word, Excel, Power Point) - Ability to travel up to 30% - Must display excellent interpersonal and problem-solving skills with all levels of internal and external customers - Self-motivated for high quality project results - Customer-service focused, exhibit professionalism, flexibility, dependability, desire to learn, commitment to excellence and commitment to profession - Ability to consistently maintain a high degree of positive motivation with a strong commitment to company goals - Strong presentation and speaking skills Preferred: - Experience with all patient modalities, with strong Professional Fee skills - Experience with various encoder/grouper software products preferred - Experience working in teaching university size facilities preferred COMPETENCIES AND/OR AREAS OF EXPERTISE: SUPERVISED LEVEL: Supervises colleagues who do not supervise others. SKILLS: Equipment - Micro PC, monitor, adding machine, telephone, texting, paging system may be used. Language and Reasoning - Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals,