Senior Coding Specialist, PRN - REMOTE

Vanderbilt University Medical Center•Nashville, TN

1d•Remote

About The Position

Vanderbilt Health is a large, comprehensive academic health system with eight hospitals and over 180 clinics, dedicated to providing world-class care and advancing medicine through patient care, education, and research. They foster a collaborative and supportive environment where expertise is valued, knowledge is expanded, and uniqueness is celebrated. This role is within the Professional and Outpatient facility Coding department and involves reviewing, accurately assigning, and abstracting diagnostic and procedural codes for patient encounters using designated classification systems independently. The position also supports ongoing training and development of staff.

Requirements

Medical Coding (Advanced): The transformation of healthcare diagnosis, procedures, medical services, and equipment into universal medical alphanumeric codes.
Critical Thinking (Advanced): The objective analysis and evaluation of an issue in order to form a judgment.
Medical Terminology & Documentation (Advanced): The ability to comprehend medical terminology and documentation in an office, or surgical setting.
Compliance (Advanced): Understanding the rules, regulations, sanctions and other statutory requirements, guidelines and instructions relating to governing bodies and organizations, both internally and externally.
Relevant Work Experience
4 years of experience
High School Diploma or GED

Responsibilities

Organizes and prioritizes complex coding work to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements and hospital targets.
Assigns the most appropriate diagnosis and procedures to reflect the utilization of resources during the patient encounter.
Recognizes documentation clarification opportunities to ensure it supports all codes and designation assignments. Initiates coding queries or tasks.
Serves as a clinical coding subject matter expert.
Additional duties may be assigned.