Coding Education Specialist

Novant Health; Northern (KY); Hybrid; USD 85,000 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote work after training

Comprehensive benefits

Retirement plan with matching

AAPC/AHIMA membership reimbursement

Job summary

Novant Health is seeking a coding education expert to support inpatient and outpatient coding education, ensuring compliant reimbursements across service lines.

The role requires deep knowledge of ICD-10-CM/PCS, CPT, and CMS guidelines, with remote work flexibility after training. You will lead education, audits, and process improvements while collaborating with a multidisciplinary team.

Qualifications

• Extensive knowledge of ICD-10-CM, ICD-10-PCS, CPT coding principles and guidelines.
• Experience with inpatient and outpatient hospital coding and reimbursement methods.
• Ability to work remotely and independently, resolving issues via IM, phone, email, or text.

Responsibilities

• Support the facility coding education program to ensure proper reimbursement and compliance.
• Be a subject matter expert in inpatient or outpatient hospital coding activities.
• Resolve CCI, OCE, and Medical Necessity edits in radiology, laboratory, and medicine per CMS guidance.
• Assist Coding Education Lead with educating new hires on inpatient/outpatient record types per AHA guidelines.
• Evaluate and develop coursework in the LMS to keep coders current with regulatory updates.
• Proactively manage daily communications with the corporate coding team.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams on coding and billing issues; assist in corporate coding areas as needed.

Skills

Coding proficiency

Remote work capability

Verbal and written communication

Problem-solving

Team collaboration

Education

RHIA, RHIT, CCS, CCS-P, CPC, COC, CIRCC licensure

High School Diploma or GED

Tools

Microsoft Office

CMS navigation

Excel (pivot tables)

Job description

What We Offer

• Remote opportunity with a flexible work schedule after initial training, equipment provided.
• Comprehensive benefits include medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and generous PTO.
• Retirement fund with matching contributions.
• Reimbursement for AAPC or AHIMA membership fee.

What You'll Do

• Supports the facility coding education program to ensure that Novant Health receives appropriate reimbursement and complies with industry standards & guidelines.
• Should be a subject matter expert in inpatient or outpatient patient types of hospital coding activities.
• Should be a subject matter expert in resolving CCI, OCE, and Medical Necessity edits in the radiology, laboratory, and medicine areas, using CMS and payor-specific guidance.
• Supports the Coding Education Lead by assisting with daily activities and oversight for educating all coding department new hires on facility inpatient or outpatient record types, per AHA Official Coding Guidelines, standards, and rules.
• Assists in the evaluation and development of available coursework through our learning management system to ensure all coding colleagues are current with regulatory issues.
• Supports the Coding Education Lead by proactively managing daily communications with the corporate coding team.
• Works closely with team members in addressing issues related to accurate/timely coding, documentation, unbilled accounts management, and denials.
• Will often work with multi-disciplinary teams in addressing issues related to coding and billing operations (as applicable).
• May also assist in areas of corporate coding, including production coding and auditing as needed.

What We're Looking For

Required:

• RHIA, RHIT, CCS, CCS-P, CPC, COC, or CIRCC licensure.
• High School Diploma or GED.
• 5+ years of hospital coding experience (in one core area), i.e., Inpatient, Outpatient, Surgery, or Emergency Department.

• Ability to work remotely and independently and resolve issues via IM, phone, email, text.
• Ability to troubleshoot issues (including IT issues) in a remote environment.
• Extensive knowledge of ICD-10-CM, ICD-10-PCS, and CPT coding principles and guidelines.
• Extensive knowledge of inpatient and outpatient reimbursement methodologies.
• Extensive knowledge of federal, state, and payer-specific regulations and policies about documentation, coding, and billing.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills. Excellent organizational, problem-solving, and critical thinking skills.
• Must be able to interact with individuals of all cultures and levels of authority.
• Knowledge of creation and presentation of materials for adult learners.
• Mastery of Microsoft Office Suite, including using Word templates, creating PowerPoints, maneuvering Excel spreadsheets (creating pivot tables, trending large amounts of data, etc.).
• Ability to navigate CMS website for NCCI manual, NCD/LCD information, and Medicare Claims Processing Manuals

Preferred:

• Extensive knowledge of HCPCS and CPT coding related to charging.
• Ability to apply coding principles for correct charging, including Infusion & Injection Hierarchy, E/M guidelines, Supervision & Interpretation of IVR procedures.

This role is critical to the success of our inpatient coding operations and will serve as a key resource for education, auditing, quality improvement, and coding support across all inpatient service lines. As such, the ideal candidate must possess advanced inpatient coding knowledge and demonstrate expertise across a broad range of inpatient specialties.

Candidates will be evaluated based on several factors, including:

• Demonstrated inpatient coding proficiency across all service lines.
• Consistent quality performance and coding accuracy.
• Productivity performance.
• Attendance and overall reliability.
• Ability to effectively communicate coding guidance and education to others.

The selected candidate must be confident and capable of:

• Performing coding audits and providing constructive feedback.
• Researching and interpreting coding guidelines and regulatory updates.
• Responding to questions from vendors and internal stakeholders.
• Developing and delivering education to coders of varying experience levels.
• Identifying trends and opportunities for process and quality improvement.
• Serving as a subject matter expert for complex inpatient coding scenarios.

This role requires a highly motivated individual who is both a strong independent contributor and a collaborative partner. The successful candidate will be expected to lead by example, demonstrate professionalism, and support the continued growth and development of our coding team.

Why Choose Novant Health?

At Novant Health, we believe remarkable care starts with compassion for our patients, our communities, and each other. We value belonging, courage, personal growth, and teamwork, creating a space where everyone is respected, supported, and safe to show up as their full selves.