Senior Coding Specialist (Home Healthcare exp - OASIS assessment exp; HCS-D or HCS-O cert required) - REMOTE

Vanderbilt University Medical Center • Nashville, TN

1d • Remote

About The Position

Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC), located in Nashville, Tennessee, is a global crossroads of teaching, discovery, and patient care. VUMC is a community that values expertise, knowledge expansion, and challenging abilities, committed to an environment where everyone can thrive and uniqueness is celebrated. Employees are part of something bigger, taking pride in their work and striving for continuous improvement. Vanderbilt’s mission is to advance health and wellness through preeminent programs in patient care, education, and research. This Senior Coding Specialist role involves independently reviewing, accurately assigning, and abstracting professional and outpatient facility diagnostic and procedural codes to encounters using designated coding classification systems. The position also supports ongoing training and development of staff. Vanderbilt Health's professional administrative functions encompass critical supporting roles in information technology, informatics, finance, administration, legal and community affairs, human resources, communications, marketing, development, facilities, and more. The health system supports its workforce, encouraging excellence and offering professional growth, benefits, and a sense of community and purpose. VUMC's vision is to be the world leader in advancing personalized health, with a mission to personalize the patient experience through a caring spirit and distinctive capabilities. The organization seeks like-minded individuals driven to make a difference, valuing collaboration, continuous learning, and discovery. VUMC is the largest private employer in Middle Tennessee, with over 28,000 employees across inpatient and outpatient clinical care, research, graduate medical education, and various supporting administrative roles. The growing health system includes over 1,700 licensed hospital beds across multiple hospitals and hundreds of outpatient clinic and surgical locations. VUMC provides unique and specialized services, including a Level 1 Trauma Center, a highly experienced Transplant Center, a National Cancer Institute-designated Comprehensive Cancer Center, Lung Institute, and Burn Center. Its robust research enterprise consistently ranks high in NIH grant funding, and VUMC is consistently recognized among the nation’s best hospitals by US News and World Report, with Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt ranked as the No. 1 children’s hospital in the southeast in 2024.

Requirements

• Home Healthcare experience
• OASIS assessment experience
• HCS-D (Homecare Coding Specialist-Diagnosis) certification OR HCS-O (Home Care Clinical Specialist-Oasis) certification
• Certified Coding Associate - American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA)
• Certified Coding Specialist - American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA)
• Certified Coding Specialist - Physician - American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA)
• Certified Outpatient Coder - American Academy of Professional Coders
• Certified Professional Coder - Outpatient - American Academy of Professional Coders
• Registered Health Information Administrator (RHIA) - American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA)
• Registered Health Information Technician (RHIT) - American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA)
• 4 years of relevant work experience
• High School Diploma or GED
• Advanced Medical Professional and Outpatient Facility Coding capabilities
• Advanced Medical Terminology and Documentation capabilities
• Advanced Critical Thinking capabilities
• Advanced Compliance capabilities

Responsibilities

• Reviews, accurately assigns, and abstracts professional and outpatient facility diagnostic and procedural codes to encounters using designated coding classification independently.
• Supports ongoing training and development of staff.
• Develop efficient workflows to organize and prioritize complex coding work to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements and hospital targets.
• Utilize designated coding classification systems and guidelines to ensure accurate code selection; consider the utilization of resources during patient encounters to reflect the appropriate codes.
• Proactively identify documentation gaps or inconsistencies that may impact code assignment; initiate coding queries or tasks to clarify documentation and ensure accurate code assignment.
• Demonstrate advanced knowledge and expertise in professional and outpatient facility coding practices; provide guidance and support to coding staff on complex coding scenarios and regulatory requirements; stay updated on changes in coding regulations and guidelines to maintain subject matter expertise.

Benefits

• comprehensive benefits package which may include health, disability, retirement and/or wellness offerings
• professional growth
• appreciation of benefits
• sense of community and purpose

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: High school or GED
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees