HCC Coding Educator - Physician Education
Location: Lee Health - 6630 Orion Dr. Fort Myers, FL 33912. This is a full-time, hybrid role based at the Orion Building with travel to Lee Physician Group locations across Fort Myers and Cape Coral. Mileage between locations is reimbursed.
About the Role
This is a newly created role born out of an exciting partnership between Lee Health and a regional healthcare system, focused on advancing physician education around HCC coding and Epic support. As the HCC Coding Educator, you will help shape the role and influence how the program grows. This is an opportunity to bring your ideas to the table and work with a collaborative team from day one.
If you're relocating to Fort Myers, this role offers:
- $7,500 sign-on bonus
- Up to $10,000 in relocation assistance
Southwest Florida features year-round sunshine, Gulf Coast beaches, a lower cost of living, and no state income tax.
Responsibilities
- Partner directly with physicians and Physician Group offices to provide hands-on education and support, improving the accuracy, completeness, and compliance of risk-adjustment documentation.
- Support Medicare Advantage, ACO, and other value-based care contracts by ensuring HCC capture reflects true patient acuity while meeting CMS and payer audit standards.
- Serve as a trusted coding and documentation resource for providers, care management teams, and compliance leadership.
- Identify Epic workflows that could improve provider efficiencies in HCC coding and documentation, reinforcing best practices at the point of care.
You will have a dedicated Physician Coder as a partner, along with shared resources and collaboration from the partner health system, Risk Adjustment team, IT Education team, and the Center for Care Transformation.
Requirements
- Associate's degree in Health Information Management, Nursing, Healthcare Administration, or a related field.
- Minimum 3 years of experience in HCC coding and risk adjustment.
- Minimum 3 years of experience in Medicare Advantage, MSSP, ACO, or other value-based care models.
- Demonstrated experience providing provider education or coding feedback.
- Experience reviewing outpatient clinical documentation for risk adjustment.
- Experience with Epic strongly preferred; ability to support and educate providers on Epic documentation workflows.
- Certification: CRC, CPC, CCS, COC, RHIA, or RHIT required.
Pay
Minimum to midpoint pay rate: $27.57 - $35.84 per hour.