Coding Auditor, Health Information Management, Full Time, Day

The Valley Hospital • Ridgewood, NJ

9d • Onsite

About The Position

The Coding Auditor is responsible for performing comprehensive coding audits to ensure accuracy, compliance, and consistency across all professional services at VMG. This role supports service-line transitions, vendor oversight, and quality validation. Each Coding Auditor will be aligned to a Coding Educator to ensure coordinated education and quality improvement efforts.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• Minimum of 5 years of professional coding experience.
• Certified Professional Coder (CPC) – AAPC required or equivalent.
• Multi-specialty experience in professional coding.
• Strong presentation and communication skills.
• Advanced knowledge of coding guidelines.
• Strong understanding of professional fee coding, reimbursement methodologies, and revenue cycle operations.
• Demonstrated expertise in conducting audits and evaluating physician documentation for coding accuracy, completeness, and compliance.
• Strong analytical and critical thinking skills.
• Ability to exercise sound judgment, maintain confidentiality, and handle sensitive compliance-related matters with professionalism.

Nice To Haves

• CPC-H (Hospital Outpatient) preferred
• CPMA (Certified Professional Medical Auditor) preferred

Responsibilities

• Performing comprehensive coding audits to ensure accuracy, compliance, and consistency across all professional services at VMG.
• Supporting service-line transitions, vendor oversight, and quality validation.
• Monitoring coding quality metrics, audit outcomes, and performance indicators.
• Communicating findings, recommendations, and financial impact to providers, leadership, and operational stakeholders.
• Developing corrective action plans and collaborating with coding educators, operational leaders, and providers to drive coding quality and documentation improvement initiatives.
• Evaluating outsourced coding vendor performance, monitoring service level agreements (SLAs), and ensuring adherence to quality and compliance standards.
• Managing multiple audits, projects, and deadlines simultaneously.

Benefits

• Medical/Prescription
• Dental & Vision Discount Program (Full Time/Part Time Employees)
• Group Term Life Insurance and AD&D(Full Time Employees)
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Commuter Benefit Plans
• Supplemental Voluntary Benefits (e.g. Short-term and Long-term Disability, Whole Life Insurance, Legal Support, etc.)
• 6 Paid Holidays
• Paid Time Off (varies)
• Wellness Time Off
• Extended Illness
• Retirement Plan
• Tuition Assistance
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Valley Health LifeStyles Fitness Center Membership Discount
• Day Care Discounts for Various Daycare Facilities

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: High school or GED