Remote Coding Education & Quality Specialist

Inova Health System; United States; Remote; USD 70,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental & vision

Retirement match

Education assistance

Student loan assistance

Mental health support

Paid time off & parental leave

Remote and hybrid opportunities

Job summary

Inova Health System seeks a Coding Improvement Coordinator for the Physician Billing team. This full-time role offers remote work eligibility for several states and a day-shift schedule.

You will lead coding education initiatives, perform audits, and support accurate, compliant physician billing across the organization. The position requires 5 years of coding/audit experience and professional credentials such as CCS/CCS-P/CPC/COC, with CPMA/CEMA preferred or obtainable within six months.

Qualifications

• High School diploma or GED required.
• 5 years of coding and/or audit experience.
• CCS, CCS-P, CPC, or COC upon hire; CPMA or CEMA or ability to obtain within six months of hire.
• CIRCC credentials upon hire (preferred).

Responsibilities

• Coordinates educational opportunities and in-service sessions for coding staff to address opportunities for improvement and new guidelines.
• Provides on-site or remote education to individuals or groups as needed; identifies needs for in-service education and EPIC trainings.
• Assists with training and performance audits of new Coders; conducts second-level coding validation reviews.
• Provides training to coding validation staff, departments, and physicians when necessary.
• Focuses on minimizing coding errors to optimize reimbursement and ensure accurate billing.
• Reviews unlisted codes for appropriateness and provides education to minimize unlisted code usage.
• Reviews coder queues to identify errors due to service/billing provider population or misdirected charges.
• Deletes erroneous charges for non-Inova Health System providers and identifies EPIC intervention opportunities.

Skills

Coding

Auditing

Education

High School diploma or GED

Job description

Inova Health System seeks a Coding Improvement Coordinator for the Physician Billing team. This full-time role offers remote work eligibility for several states and a day-shift schedule.

You will lead coding education initiatives, perform audits, and support accurate, compliant physician billing across the organization. The position requires 5 years of coding/audit experience and professional credentials such as CCS/CCS-P/CPC/COC, with CPMA/CEMA preferred or obtainable within six months.