Senior Medical Coder — Pediatric Surgery ICD-10 Expert

150 Shriners Hospitals for Children; United States; On-site; USD 90,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision insurance

Tuition assistance

Retirement matching

Job summary

Shriners Children's is seeking a Senior Professional Coder to join our Revenue Cycle team. You will apply ICD-10 and CPT-4 codes across inpatient, outpatient, hospital, clinic, and ASC locations, guiding clinical staff and CDI teams.

You will mentor junior coders, provide training, and help ensure coding accuracy and compliance with federal and state regulations. This is a senior role within a pediatric care network.

Qualifications

• 7 years of inpatient/outpatient professional surgery coding experience.
• Experience with Surgery Coding guidelines, E/M Coding, CPT, ICD-10, HCPCS and CCI edits.
• Pediatric, orthopedic and/or injury coding experience.
• Experience with education and presentations.
• Functional knowledge of Medical Terminology.
• Functional knowledge of professional coding practice standards.
• Functional knowledge of MS Office.
• High School Diploma or GED.
• Current CCS-P (AHIMA) or CPC (AAPC).

Responsibilities

• Assign and sequence all ICD-10; CPT-4; HCPCS and modifier codes for services rendered accurately and completely.
• Reconcile correct coding edits and discrepancies prior to final coding.
• Maintain coding quality of 95% or higher while meeting established productivity requirements based on encounter type.
• Follows coding guidelines and legal requirements to ensure compliance with federal and state regulations.
• Identify trends in documentation deficiencies and communicates areas of improvement opportunities to leadership and/or providers.
• Acts as a key liaison for the physicians and clinical staff as it relates to coding and compliance.
• Interacts with physicians and other professional staff of documentation issues relating to coding data.
• Acts as a mentor to Coder I and Coder II staff.
• Provides system and workflow training to newly employed coders.
• Prepares and presents education in conjunction with the Revenue Integrity Professional Coding Educator.
• Primary contact for Revenue Cycle team throughout Shriners Hospitals for Children (SHC) system to assist with coding questions.
• Act as back up for Revenue Integrity Professional Coding Lead.

Skills

ICD-10 coding

CPT coding

HCPCS/CCI edits

Pediatric coding

Education & presentations

MS Office proficiency

Professional coding standards

Medical terminology

Education

High School Diploma or GED

CCS-P (AHIMA)

CPC (AAPC)

Job description

Shriners Children's is seeking a Senior Professional Coder to join our Revenue Cycle team. You will apply ICD-10 and CPT-4 codes across inpatient, outpatient, hospital, clinic, and ASC locations, guiding clinical staff and CDI teams.

You will mentor junior coders, provide training, and help ensure coding accuracy and compliance with federal and state regulations. This is a senior role within a pediatric care network.