Lead Medical Coder & Education Mentor

Baptist; Memphis (TN); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Baptist in Memphis, TN, seeks a professional medical coder to code diagnoses and procedures, and to educate and lead the coding team. The role includes onboarding new staff and guiding specialized workflows while supporting documentation improvement for medical necessity.

The position emphasizes collaboration with physicians and office staff, ongoing education, and researching new treatment areas to ensure accurate coding and compliant reimbursement.

Qualifications

• Minimum one year of experience in physician/professional, outpatient surgery, and/or emergency department coding.
• Skill in coding physician/professional and outpatient (ancillary, emergency department, outpatient surgery) records.
• Ability to communicate clearly in standard English in written, oral, and verbal formats.

Responsibilities

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

Skills

Medical coding

Leadership

Education

Education

Associates degree

CPC, CPC-H, CPC-P, CCS, CCS-P, RHIT, RHIA

Tools

ICD-9-CM

CPT-4

Job description

Baptist in Memphis, TN, seeks a professional medical coder to code diagnoses and procedures, and to educate and lead the coding team. The role includes onboarding new staff and guiding specialized workflows while supporting documentation improvement for medical necessity.

The position emphasizes collaboration with physicians and office staff, ongoing education, and researching new treatment areas to ensure accurate coding and compliant reimbursement.