Senior Coding Specialist, PRN - REMOTE

Socket.dev; Tennessee; Hybrid; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Vanderbilt Health in Nashville, Tennessee, seeks a qualified Medical Coder to assign diagnoses and procedures from encounters using designated coding classification, ensuring accuracy and regulatory compliance.

You will support on-going staff training, address documentation gaps, and act as a coding SME within a large health system, with opportunities for professional growth and a comprehensive benefits package.

Qualifications

• Minimum 4 years of relevant coding experience.
• High School Diploma or GED required.

Responsibilities

• Organizes and prioritizes complex coding work to ensure regulatory compliance and hospital targets.
• Assigns the most appropriate diagnosis and procedures to reflect resource utilization during encounters.
• Identifies documentation clarification opportunities to support codes and designations; initiates coding queries or tasks.
• Serves as a clinical coding subject matter expert.
• The responsibilities listed are a general overview of the position and may include additional duties.

Skills

Medical Coding

Critical Thinking

Medical Terminology

Documentation

Compliance

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Job description

Discover Vanderbilt University Medical Center: Located in Nashville, Tennessee, and operating at a global crossroads of teaching, discovery, and patient care, VUMC is a community ofindividuals who come to work each day with the simple aim of changing the world. It is a place where your expertise will be valued, your knowledge expanded, and your abilities challenged. Vanderbilt Health is committed to an environment where everyone has the chance to thrive and where your uniquenessis sought and celebrated. It is a place where employees know they are part of something that is bigger than themselves, take exceptional pride in their work and never settle for what was good enough yesterday. Vanderbilt’s mission is to advance health and wellness through preeminent programs in patient care, education, and research.

Organization

Coding-Professional and Outpatient facility Coding

Job Summary

JOB SUMMARY
Reviews, accurately assigns, and abstracts diagnostic and procedural codes to encounters using designated coding classification independently. Supports on-going training and development of staff.

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Key Responsibilities

• Organizes and prioritizes complex coding work to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements and hospital targets
• Assigns the most appropriate diagnosis and procedures to reflect the utilization of resources during the patient encounter
• Recognizes documentation clarification opportunities to ensure it supports all codes and designation assignments. Initiates coding queries or tasks
• Serves as a clinical coding subject matter expert
• The responsibilities listed are a general overview of the position and additional duties may be assigned

Technical Capabilities

• Medical Coding (Advanced): The transformation of healthcare diagnosis, procedures, medical services, and equipment into universal medical alphanumeric codes
• Critical Thinking (Advanced): The objective analysis and evaluation of an issue in order to form a judgment
• Medical Terminology & Documentation (Advanced): The ability to comprehend medical terminology and documentation in an office, or surgical setting
• Compliance (Advanced): Understanding the rules, regulations, sanctions and other statutory requirements, guidelines and instructions relating to governing bodies and organizations, both internally and externally

Our professional administrative functions include critical supporting roles in information technology and informatics, finance, administration, legal and community affairs, human resources, communications and marketing, development, facilities, and many more.

At our growing health system, we support each other and encourage excellence among all who are part of our workforce. High-achieving employees stay at Vanderbilt Health for professional growth, appreciation of benefits, and a sense of community and purpose.

Core Accountabilities

Organizational Impact: Independently delivers on objectives with understanding of how they impact the results of own area/team and other related teams. Problem Solving/ Complexity of work: Utilizes multiple sources of data to analyze and resolve complex problems; may take a new perspective on existing solution. Breadth of Knowledge: Has advanced knowledge within a professional area and basic knowledge across related areas. Team Interaction: Acts as a "go-to" resource for colleagues with less experience; may lead small project teams.

Core Capabilities

• Supporting Colleagues:
  • Develops Self and Others: Invests time, energy, and enthusiasm in developing self/others to help improve performance e and gain knowledge in new areas.
  • Builds and Maintains Relationships: Maintains regular contact with key colleagues and stakeholders using formal and informal opportunities to expand and strengthen relationships.
  • Communicates Effectively: Recognizes group interactions and modifies one's own communication style to suit different situations and audiences.
• Delivering Excellent Services:
  • Serves Others with Compassion: Seeks to understand current and future needs of relevant stakeholders and customizes services to better address them.
  • Solves Complex Problems: Approaches problems from different angles; Identifies new possibilities to interpret opportunities and develop concrete solutions.
  • Offers Meaningful Advice and Support: Provides ongoing support and coaching in a constructive manner to increase employees' effectiveness.
• Ensuring High Quality:
  • Performs Excellent Work: Engages regularly in formal and informal dialogue about quality; directly addresses quality issues promptly.
  • Ensures Continuous Improvement: Applies various learning experiences by looking beyond symptoms to uncover underlying causes of problems and identifies ways to resolve.
• Managing Resources Effectively:
  • Demonstrates Accountability: Demonstrates a sense of ownership, focusing on and driving critical issues to closure.
  • Stewards Organizational Resources: Applies understanding of the departmental work to effectively manage resources for a department/area.
  • Makes Data Driven Decisions: Demonstrates strong understanding of the information or data to identify and elevate opportunities.
• Fostering Innovation:
  • Generates New Ideas: Proactively identifies new ideas/opportunities from multiple sources or methods to improve processes beyond conventional approaches.
  • Applies Technology: Demonstrates an enthusiasm for learning new technologies, tools, and procedures to address short-term challenges.
  • Adapts to Change: Views difficult situations and/or problems as opportunities for improvement; actively embraces change instead of emphasizing negative elements.

Position Qualifications

Certifications

LIC-Licensed Discipline Specific - Licensure-Others

Work Experience

Relevant Work Experience

Experience Level

4 years

Education

High School Diploma or GED

This role offers the opportunity to make a meaningful impact within Vanderbilt Health, supported by a comprehensive benefits package which may include health, disability, retirement and/or wellness offerings to enhance your well-being and professional growth.

Vanderbilt Health is committed to fostering an environment where everyone has the chance to thrive and is committed to the principles of equal opportunity. EOE/Vets/Disabled.