Hospitalist

Summary

Join MedKoder, LLC, a leading medical coding management services provider, as a Physician Coder: Hospitalist. This full-time, remote position offers a flexible schedule and the opportunity to work with a team of certified coders across the US. You will review and accurately code professional services, ensuring accurate reimbursement. The ideal candidate possesses recent experience in hospitalist specialty coding, advanced E/M coding knowledge, and expertise in critical care coding. MedKoder values coding excellence, remote-work flexibility, and a positive workplace culture. This role requires proficiency in medical terminology, coding guidelines, and relevant software.

Requirements

• High School diploma required
• Successful completion of at least one AHIMA or AAPC-certified program with the achievement of the correlating professional credential (CCS, CPC, etc.); active and in good standing
• A CPC or CCS-P certification is required
• The CPC-A is not accepted
• Minimum of 3 years of physician coding experience (recent hands-on production) with E/M leveling and office procedures
• Must have proficient knowledge of anatomy and physiology, medical terminology, disease processes, CPT coding and guidelines by the AMA, ICD-10-CM coding and guidelines, modifiers, surgical techniques, and Medicare (CMS/MAC) and Medicaid billing policies for professional services
• Proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Windows, and electronic healthcare record information and billing systems

Responsibilities

• Review and accurately code profee cases to maximize reimbursement in a timely manner
• Review and accurately code E/M visits and office procedures
• Able to work independently and research coding scenarios
• Coder is responsible for meeting our daily production goal and our quality goal of consistently averaging a 95% accuracy rate
• Attend conference calls as necessary to provide information and feedback
• Communicate with leadership on coding or documentation issues/trends
• Stay current on all coding guidelines (including specialty-specific guidelines) and maintain credentials as necessary
• Participate in coding department and education meetings
• Flexible to expand coding skill set into other specialties and subspecialties
• Maintain confidentiality and protect sensitive information
• Other duties as assigned by leadership

Preferred Qualifications

• Associate or BS degree preferred
• Experience coding Ophthalmology (including cataract surgery), Allergy, Behavioral Health, Bariatric Surgery, NICU/PICU & Maternal/Fetal (Assistant at delivery/delivery room resuscitation), Geriatrics, palliative care, teaching facilities and PCE clinics, FQHCs/RHCs specialties/areas a PLUS
• Experience working with Google Suite is preferred but not required
• Experience working remotely is preferred but not required
• Auditing experience is a PLUS
• CPMA certification is a PLUS
• Billing (denials) experience is a PLUS
• Epic experience is a PLUS

Benefits

• Generous paid time off, holiday pay, and flexible scheduling year-round
• Up to 100% EMPLOYER PAID Medical, Dental, and Vision benefits for employees
• 401K and Profit Sharing
• STD, LTD, Life Insurance, and FSA Program
• Paid AAPC and AHIMA corporate memberships
• 30 Hours of CEU pay (continuance in education)