Certified Coder

About the role

The Certified Professional Coder (CPC) serves as liaison between the medical group and the external coding vendor. This role ensures consistent communication, accurate and compliant coding practices, timely issue resolution, and alignment with organizational policies and payer requirements. The Coding Liaison supports documentation integrity, monitors vendor performance, and acts as a subject matter expert for coding-related inquiries. This role works closely with providers, clinical staff, and revenue cycle teams to review medical records, validate documentation completeness, apply correct CPT®, ICD-10-CM, and HCPCS codes, and educate providers on documentation best practices.

Responsibilities

• Serve as the liaison to ensure coding queries issued by the vendor are addressed by providers, resolved appropriately, and returned to the vendor in accordance with established timelines.
• Identify documentation deficiencies and initiate provider queries when clarification is needed.
• Apply current CMS, payer, and organizational coding guidelines.
• Affiliate with coding-related denials, audits, and appeals.
• Stay current with coding updates, rule changes, and ongoing education requirements.

Qualifications

• Medical Coder Qualifications/Skills: Active AAPC certification (CPC®), 3+ years of medical coding experience, strong knowledge of CPT®, ICD-10-CM, and HCPCS coding guidelines, E/M coding (including 2021+ E/M guidelines if applicable), CMS and major payer regulations, provider education and relationship management.
• Preferred Qualifications: Proficiency in electronic health records (EHR) and encoder systems, experience in hospital, multispecialty, or high-volume outpatient environments, familiarity with auditing, compliance programs, and denial resolution, excellent attention to detail and analytical skills, strong written and verbal communication skills, administrative writing skills, reporting skills, proficiency in Microsoft Office Product Suite.

About Us

St. Joseph’s Health is recognized for the expertise and compassion of its highly skilled and responsive staff. The combined efforts of the organization’s outstanding physicians, superb nurses, and dedicated clinical and professional staff have made us one of the most highly respected healthcare organizations in the state, the largest employer in Passaic County, and one of the nation’s “100 Best Places to Work in Health Care”.

Benefits

• Competitive salary*
• RoBust benefits with health, dental, Rx and vision plans
• 403b retirement plan options with company match**
• Health & Wellness*
• Non-Profit Health System – eligible for Federal Student Loan Forgiveness
• PTO, and paid holidays
• Tuition reimbursement
• Employee Assistance Program
• LTD : Long Term Disability
• Life Insurance Options
• Onsite Day care Program
• Available for Per Diem Employees and Part-time Employees working under 20 hours per week.
• 403b Company Match not applicable for Per Diem Employees and Part-time Employees working under 20 hours per week.

Pay Transparency

St. Joseph’s Health provides a salary range to comply with New Jersey Law. The rate of pay for each position will be determined based on a variety of factors including the candidate's relevant experience, qualifications, skills, etc.” The salary range does not include incentives, differential pay or other forms of compensation.