Lead Medical Coder & Education Mentor

Baptist Memorial Health Care Corporation; Memphis (TN); On-site; USD 52,000 - 76,000; Full time

Job summary

Baptist Memorial Health Care Corporation in Memphis seeks a skilled Medical Coder to code diagnoses and procedures from patient records, perform data abstraction for reimbursement, research, and statistics. You will provide daily feedback and education to providers, staff and patients, and support ongoing education of the coding team.

The role requires experience in physician/professional outpatient coding with ICD-9-CM and CPT-4, plus certification candidates such as CPC or RHIT/RHIA.

Qualifications

• Over one year of outpatient/physician coding experience.
• Two years in an acute care facility or equivalent.
• One year of documented physician education.
• Strong English communication abilities.
• Ability to document clearly and accurately.

Responsibilities

• Codes diagnoses and procedures of records.
• Completes assigned goals.
• Serves as a resource to physician office staff, clinical documentation specialist, case managers, etc.
• Act as lead for the team, assisting in onboarding of new staff and/or education of more specialized workflows.
• Assist in research of new specialty areas, new treatments in medicine, etc.
• Work with new acquisitions on documentation improvement and medical necessity, including education.

Skills

Medical coding

ICD-9-CM

CPT-4

Outpatient coding

English communication

Education

Associate degree

CPC, CPC-H, CPC-P, CCS, CCS-P, RHIT, RHIA, HCPCS, ICD-10, ICD-9, CPT-4

Job description

Baptist Memorial Health Care Corporation in Memphis seeks a skilled Medical Coder to code diagnoses and procedures from patient records, perform data abstraction for reimbursement, research, and statistics. You will provide daily feedback and education to providers, staff and patients, and support ongoing education of the coding team.

The role requires experience in physician/professional outpatient coding with ICD-9-CM and CPT-4, plus certification candidates such as CPC or RHIT/RHIA.