What are the responsibilities and job description for the Physician Coder: Trauma Surgery position at MedKoder?
About Us
MedKoder, LLC is a full-service medical coding management services provider based in Mandeville, Louisiana, specializing in expert medical coding for health systems, providers, and payers. MedKoder delivers accurate, efficient, and ethical coding, aiming to ensure accurate payment and financial peace for clients. With a team of certified coders throughout the United States, MedKoder emphasizes coding excellence, remote-work flexibility, and a positive workplace culture, earning high employee satisfaction ratings and awards with Best Places to Work in Modern Healthcare and City Business Best Places to Work.
Position Location: 100% Remote
This is a full-time, remote position that offers a flexible schedule.
Description:
Physician Coder: Trauma Surgery is responsible for reviewing and accurately coding all professional services including evaluation and management, diagnostics, surgeries, and procedures in compliance with applicable Medicare, Medicaid, and third-party payer guidelines to ensure receipt of accurate reimbursement. Physician Coder: Trauma Surgery is expected to adhere to MedKoder’s internal coding policies and expectations set forth by department management. Physician Coder: Trauma Surgery must prioritize daily duties, multitask, communicate effectively, and make the decisions necessary to complete all assigned tasks and accomplish their goals.
We are currently looking for candidates with experience specializing in the following areas: Trauma Surgery coder with expertise in multiple areas of specialty surgical coding and E/M services. E/M expertise must include teaching physician scenarios, split/shared services, and incident-to billing.
Responsibilities:
- Review and accurately code Trauma Surgery and E/M 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 averaging 95% accuracy rate on a consistent basis.
- Attend conference calls as necessary to provide information and/or feedback.
- Communicate with leadership on coding or documentation issues/trends.
- Stay current on all coding guidelines (to include surgery-specific guidelines) and maintain credentials as necessary.
- Participate in coding department and education meetings.
- Flexible to expand coding skill set into other specialties.
- Maintain confidentiality and protect sensitive information.
- Other duties as assigned by leadership.
Education/Experience Requirements:
- High School diploma required. Associates or BS degree preferred.
- Successful completion of at least one AHIMA or AAPC certified program with the achievement of the correlating professional credential (CCS-P, CPC, etc.); active and in good standing. A CPC or CCS-P certification is required. The CPC-A is not accepted.
- Minimum of 5 years physician coding experience (recent hands-on production), with at least 3 years of recent coding in the specialty of Trauma Surgery.
- Must have proficient knowledge of anatomy and physiology, medical terminology, CPT, ICD-10 coding, modifiers, disease processes, surgical techniques, and Medicare and Medicaid billing policies for professional services.
- Additional skills required: Proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Windows, and electronic healthcare record information and billing systems.
- Experience working with Google Workspace preferred but not required.
- Experience working remotely is preferred but not required.
- Auditing experience a PLUS.
- CPMA certification is a PLUS.
- Cerner PowerChart experience is a PLUS.
About MedKoder, LLC:
• Privately held, growing company with strong values and ethics
• Professional development and education
• All positions are permanent – no contracts or sitting on a “coding bench”
• Generous paid time off, holiday pay, and flexible scheduling year-round
• Internal network of Medical Coding Industry Leaders – CEO is a Certified Coder with 20 years of experience
• 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)
• MedKoder recognized by Modern Healthcare as Best Place to Work