Lead Coder – Hospital Outpatient
- Employer
- University of Virginia
- Location
- Charlottesville, Virginia, United States of America
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- Employment Type
- Full Time
- Institution Type
- Four-Year Institution
Job Details
Hospital outpatient coding requires expertise across a wide range of services, specialties, and reimbursement methodologies. This opportunity is ideal for an experienced outpatient coding professional who enjoys solving complex coding challenges, auditing for quality, researching regulatory guidance, and serving as a trusted resource for others.
If you've progressed beyond production coding and enjoy education, mentoring, and helping coders navigate difficult coding scenarios, this role offers the opportunity to apply your expertise across a diverse outpatient environment that includes emergency department services, observation, same-day surgery, interventional radiology, cardiac catheterization, infusion services, and other hospital-based outpatient care.
The Role
As the Clinical Coding Coordinator (Lead Coder) for Hospital Outpatient Coding, you will serve as a senior coding resource and subject matter expert, supporting coding professionals across multiple outpatient specialties. Rather than focusing primarily on production, you'll provide guidance on complex coding questions, conduct quality reviews, and help ensure accurate code assignment, charge capture, and regulatory compliance.
In this fully remote role, you will:
- Serve as the primary resource for complex outpatient coding and charging questionsPerform coding audits and quality reviews to promote coding accuracy and consistencyResearch and resolve challenging CPT, HCPCS, modifier, and regulatory issuesProvide education, mentoring, and feedback to coding professionalsSupport accurate charge capture and reimbursement through coding guidance and reviewAssist with implementation of coding updates and regulatory changesPartner with coding leadership to identify trends and opportunities for improvement
Why UVA Health
At UVA Health, you'll be part of a nationally recognized academic health system committed to excellence in patient care, innovation, and professional growth. This role offers the opportunity to apply advanced outpatient coding expertise across a broad range of hospital services while working alongside a collaborative team dedicated to coding quality and continuous improvement.
What makes this opportunity stand out:
- Work in a premier Academic Medical Center environment with exposure to highly complex outpatient cases
- Collaborate with a team deeply committed to coding quality and professional excellence
- Participate in coding reviews involving advanced treatments and innovative procedures
- Be recognized as a trusted subject matter expert whose guidance influences coding outcomes across the organization
- Join a culture that values education, mentorship, and knowledge sharing
- Receive support for professional development through continuing education opportunities and credential maintenance assistance
- Work alongside experienced professionals who are passionate about quality, compliance, and continuous improvement
- Contribute to an organization where coding accuracy plays a critical role in patient care, research, operational success, and healthcare innovation
This is an excellent opportunity for an experienced outpatient coding professional who enjoys being the expert others rely on and wants to make an impact through education, quality improvement, and coding excellence.
The ideal candidate for the Outpatient Clinical Coding Coordinator role has:
- Recent hospital outpatient coding experience in a major academic medical center, with expertise in complex coding and new technologies.Experience in coding quality reviews, auditing, or lead/educator roles.Advanced critical thinking skills with ability to interpret complex clinical documentation.Strong communication skills with ability to provide clear, accurate guidance on coding standards and documentation requirements.AHIMA credential of RHIA or RHIT with CCS.
This completely remote position is especially appealing for coding professionals who want to expand their influence, share their expertise with others, and contribute to the development of the next generation of coding excellence.
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:
Education: High School Graduate or equivalent required. Associate’s Degree preferred.
Experience: Minimum of 5+ years of relevant hospital coding experience required; significant experience with complex cases required.
Licensure/Certification: Active professional coding certification required through AHIMA or AAPC, including RHIA, RHIT, CCS, CPC, or COC.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
This is primarily a sedentary job involving extensive use of desktop computers. The job does occasionally requires traveling some distance to attend meetings, and programs.
The pay range for this role is $26.00 - $45.68 hourly. Individual compensation will be determined by the selected candidate's qualifications, previous work experience, and/or education.Benefits- Comprehensive Benefits Package: Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
- Generous Paid Time Off
- Retirement Savings
- Long-term and Short-term Disability
- Health Saving Plans, and Flexible Spending Accounts
- Certification and Education Support
The University of Virginia is an equal opportunity employer. All interested persons are encouraged to apply, including veterans and individuals with disabilities. Learn more about UVA’s commitment to non-discrimination and equal opportunity employment.
Organization
In 1819, the University of Virginia established a new model for intellectual exchange and cross-disciplinary collaboration in higher education. Two hundred years later, as a major research institution, we continue to challenge conventions, lead with ingenuity and advance knowledge for the common good.
What began as an innovative idea has become one of the nation’s leading public research universities, with over 21,000 undergraduate, graduate and professional students. UVA also has over 3,000 full-time faculty offering more than 400 degrees.
Each of the University’s eleven schools has its own distinctive mission, working together to garner consistently high rankings—including #2 Best Value Public College (Princeton Review, 2016), #3 Public University in the Nation (U.S. News & World Report, 2016), and #3 Best Value Among Public Colleges (Kiplinger’s, 2016).
As we invest in and strengthen our research capabilities, UVA seeks new faculty ready to uncover new insights, rewrite old rules and collaborate on intellectual discoveries.
RESEARCH COLLABORATIONS THAT CROSS DISCIPLINES
As an R1 institution, the University’s research centers, consortia and laboratories are on the leading edge of discovery and technology, offering collaborative spaces for students and faculty to solve global problems.
Our professors are recognized members of major national scholarly and professional organizations, including the National Academy of Sciences and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Our faculty’s engagement in interdisciplinary research is being facilitated by new research institutes specializing in everything from big data to brain functioning, and by cluster hires across schools.
NATIONALLY RANKED HEALTH SYSTEM
UVA is also home to a nationally renowned academic medical center and the UVA Health System, which serves a three-part mission to treat patients, conduct translational research and train medical practitioners in a wide variety of disciplines.
Established as the nation’s 10th medical school in 1825, the institution has since grown to include a 612-bed hospital and a Level I trauma center, nationally recognized cancer and heart centers, a Children’s Hospital, and primary and specialty clinics throughout Central Virginia.
The UVA Medical Center is consistently ranked among the nation’s best hospitals by the U.S. News & World Report magazine and has been named among the top 25 percent in seven specialties.
INSPIRING STUDENTS, INSPIRED TEACHING
The vast majority of UVA students come from the top 10% of their high school class, as well as from all 50 states, over 142 countries and a variety of socioeconomic backgrounds. Despite their diversity, all UVA students share a love of learning and a drive to achieve.
One of the reasons students choose Virginia is our unique residential culture. At UVA, the community of students, faculty and staff personifies the Jeffersonian idea that living and learning are connected. The Academical Village was constructed to support a unique residential experience, with faculty living in the Pavilions, students occupying Lawn rooms and the world-famous Rotunda at its heart. The University’s residential culture continues to support this experience today—strengthened by students, faculty and staff rich in backgrounds, ideas and perspectives. Our unique culture is also paying dividends in innovation: UVA’s faculty have generated more than 130 patents since 2010.
Perhaps most importantly, faculty come to UVA knowing that instruction is as important as research, and they pride themselves on their many teaching awards. Our best professors look for ways to encourage, mentor and develop tomorrow’s leaders inside and outside the classroom.
LIFE IN CHARLOTTESVILLE
Living in Charlottesville you’ll find sophisticated restaurants, world-renowned wineries and breweries, cosmopolitan arts and music, friendly urban and suburban neighborhoods and a Piedmont landscape that has lured adventurous souls for centuries. No wonder the U.S. National Bureau of Economic Research named Charlottesville the “happiest city in America” in 2014.
In addition to UVA and its health system, several major employers have facilities in Charlottesville, including State Farm, Northrop Grumman, the U.S. Department of Defense, GE and others. Charlottesville is also becoming a center for innovative start-up businesses. The University also actively helps spouses and partners of faculty members build their networks and pursue employment opportunities with a wide variety of area employers.
The University of Virginia is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All interested persons are encouraged to apply including veterans and individuals with disabilities.
- Telephone
- 434-985-4532
- Location
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2420 Old Ivy
Charlottesvle
Virginia
22911-7433
United States
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