Lead Medical Coder & Education Specialist

Baptist Memorial Health Care Corporation; Memphis (TN); On-site; USD 52,000 - 74,000; Full time

Job summary

Baptist Memorial Health Care Corporation is seeking a skilled coder to handle physician and outpatient records coding, contributing to reimbursement and research data. The role includes education and support for providers and staff.

You will lead onboarding for new staff and participate in documenting new workflows, while assisting in initiatives to improve medical necessity across facilities.

Qualifications

• Over one year of experience coding physician/professional outpatient records.
• Experience with ICD-9-CM and CPT-4 grading, documentation, and education.
• Ability to communicate clearly in written and verbal English to support productivity.

Responsibilities

• Code diagnoses and procedures from patient records.
• Serve as a resource to providers, staff, and case managers.
• Lead onboarding and education for staff on specialized workflows.
• Assist in researching new specialty areas and documentation improvements.
• Collaborate with new acquisitions on medical necessity education.

Skills

ICD-9-CM CPT-4 coding

Clinical documentation

English communication

Education

Associates degree

Tools

Coding software

Job description

Baptist Memorial Health Care Corporation is seeking a skilled coder to handle physician and outpatient records coding, contributing to reimbursement and research data. The role includes education and support for providers and staff.

You will lead onboarding for new staff and participate in documenting new workflows, while assisting in initiatives to improve medical necessity across facilities.