Lead Medical Coder & Education Specialist

Baptist Memorial Health Care; Jonesboro (AR); On-site; USD 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Baptist Memorial Health Care is seeking an experienced medical coder to join our Health Information Management team in Jonesboro, AR. The role codes diagnoses and procedures for patient records, supports documentation improvement, and educates staff and clinicians to enhance coding accuracy and compliance.

Responsibilities include leading onboarding efforts, acting as a knowledge resource for offices and departments, and participating in educational initiatives related to medical coding and

Qualifications

• Over one year of physician/professional outpatient and/or ED coding with ICD-9-CM and CPT-4.
• Two years of experience in an acute care facility, professional office, or integrated health system.
• One year of documented successful physician education.
• Certifications CPC, CPC-H, CPC-P, CCS, CCS-P, RHIT, RHIA preferred.

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 speciality areas, new treatments in medicine, etc.
• Work with new acquisitions on documentation improvement and medical necessity, including education.

Skills

Leadership

Mentoring

Workflow documentation

Physician education

Education

Associate degree

Tools

ICD-9-CM

CPT-4

ICD-10

HCPCS

CPC

CCS

RHIT

RHIA

CPC-H

CPC-P

COC/CPCH

Job description

Baptist Memorial Health Care is seeking an experienced medical coder to join our Health Information Management team in Jonesboro, AR. The role codes diagnoses and procedures for patient records, supports documentation improvement, and educates staff and clinicians to enhance coding accuracy and compliance.

Responsibilities include leading onboarding efforts, acting as a knowledge resource for offices and departments, and participating in educational initiatives related to medical coding and