Clinical Documentation Expert - AI Trainer

Mercor; Nashville (TN); Remote; USD 28,000 - 55,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote, part-time

Flexible scheduling

Job summary

Mercor is seeking certified medical coders to review, annotate, and evaluate clinical documentation and AI-generated notes, ensuring accuracy and coding integrity. This role supports multilingual annotation and requires US-based work with English plus another language at C1+ level.

The position is remote, part-time with a minimum of 10 hours per week, offering flexibility in scheduling and collaboration with a healthcare AI partner.

Qualifications

• Active medical coding certification required.
• ICD-10 coding experience essential.
• US-based healthcare coding/ CDI role experience preferred.
• Fluent English plus advanced proficiency in another language (C1+).

Responsibilities

• Review clinical documentation for accuracy and coding integrity.
• Evaluate AI-generated notes against coding standards.
• Provide structured feedback to engineering/product teams.

Skills

ICD-10 coding

Active certification

Second language proficiency

Education

CCDS

CHC

CCS

CPC

Tools

Epic

Job description

About the Role

Mercor is hiring certified medical coders on behalf of a healthcare AI partner building advanced clinical documentation tools. In this role you will apply your coding and documentation expertise to review, annotate, and evaluate clinical documentation and AI-generated clinical notes, directly shaping the accuracy and reliability of medical AI systems.

This role is part of a multilingual annotation cohort. In addition to English, you should be able to speak, read, and write at least one other language at an advanced (C1 or above) level.

Key Responsibilities

Documentation & Coding Review

• Review clinical documentation for accuracy, completeness, and coding integrity

• Evaluate AI-generated clinical notes and summaries against real-world documentation and coding standards

• Validate alignment between clinical documentation and assigned codes

Annotation & Structured Feedback

• Annotate clinical documentation against detailed guidelines

• Flag omissions, inaccuracies, and documentation gaps in AI-generated output

• Provide structured, written feedback that engineering and product teams can act on

Knowledge Contribution

• Contribute expert input on annotation guidelines and documentation standards

• Raise clarifying questions where guidance is ambiguous and help refine the guidelines

Required Qualifications

• Active certification — at least one of CCDS, CHC, CCS, or CPC

• ICD-10 coding experience

• Currently working in medical coding, clinical documentation improvement, or a closely related documentation role

• US-based

• In addition to English, advanced (C1+) proficiency — speaking, listening, and writing — in at least one other language

• Availability of at least 10 hours per week

Preferred Qualifications

• Additional certifications (CRC, CDIP, or similar)

• Familiarity with Epic

• Experience with HCC or risk-adjustment coding

• Prior AI/ML annotation or model evaluation work experience, with strong performance reviews

Work Arrangement

• Remote, part-time — minimum 10 hours/week

• Flexible scheduling