Coding Lead – Inpatient & Outpatient

Location: Rockland County, NY

Pay: $41–$46/hour

Schedule: Monday–Friday, Day Shift

Employment: 5-Month Contract-to-Hire

Work Model: Onsite Training, Then Hybrid

Medix is hiring a Coding Lead to support the HIM department of a hospital system in Rockland County.

This is a hands-on leadership role supporting both inpatient and outpatient coding. The person in this position will work closely with the Coding Manager, help keep the team organized and on track, support coders with questions and difficult cases, complete audits, and step into coding work when needed.

This is not a role where you move completely away from coding. The team is looking for someone who is comfortable being a senior resource while still getting into the charts and helping with the work itself.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Help coordinate daily inpatient and outpatient coding work and priorities
• Support coders with questions, difficult cases, and coding guidance
• Review productivity, quality, accuracy, and turnaround times
• Complete coding audits and identify documentation or coding issues
• Perform inpatient and outpatient coding when needed
• Review ICD-10-CM, ICD-10-PCS, CPT, HCPCS, and modifier usage
• Help resolve coding edits, denials, appeals, and reimbursement-related issues
• Monitor coding work queues and help keep accounts within expected turnaround times
• Work with HIM, revenue cycle, physicians, and other departments when coding or documentation issues come up
• Assist with training, coaching, and performance improvement
• Help the Coding Manager with day-to-day department needs and ongoing projects

What We’re Looking For

• 5+ years of healthcare coding experience
• Experience with both inpatient and outpatient hospital coding
• RHIT or RHIA required
• Strong knowledge of ICD-10-CM, ICD-10-PCS, CPT, HCPCS, and modifiers
• Recent hands-on coding experience
• Experience with coding audits, quality review, compliance, denials, or appeals
• HIM experience
• Previous leadership, lead, senior coder, auditor, or supervisory experience strongly preferred
• CCS, CCS-P, CPC, or similar coding certification preferred
• Epic experience is a plus

The strongest candidates will be people who are already serving as a Senior Coder, Coding Lead, Coding Auditor, or Coding Supervisor and are comfortable balancing leadership responsibilities with hands-on coding.

Schedule & Work Arrangement

The schedule is Monday–Friday during daytime hours.

The position will be onsite for the first 90 days for training and ramp-up. After that, the schedule will move to four days onsite and one day remote per week.

Additional Details

• $41–$46/hour
• W-2 through Medix
• Approximately 5-month contract-to-hire
• Full hospital onboarding and compliance required
• Background check, drug screening, and health screenings required

If you have strong inpatient and outpatient coding experience and enjoy being the person teammates go to for guidance, this could be a strong next step into a larger leadership role while still staying close to the coding work.

Apply today for immediate consideration.

Benefits

• Paid Sick Leave (Medix provides paid sick leave according to state and local sick leave ordinances).
• Health Benefits / Dental / Vision (Medix offers 6 different health plans: 3 Major Medical Plans, 2 Fixed Indemnity Plans (Standard and Preferred), and 1 Minimum Essential Coverage (MEC) Plan. Eligibility for health benefits is based on verifying that an average of 30 hours per week during the first 4 weeks of the work assignment has been met. If you meet eligibility requirements and take action to enroll, you will be covered no earlier than 60 days into your assignment, depending on plan selection(s)).
• 401k (Eligible on the first 401k open enrollment date following 6 consecutive months on assignment. 401k Open Enrollment dates are 1/1, 4/1, 7/1, and 10/1).
• Short Term Disability Insurance.
• Term Life Insurance Plan.

Required Employment / Compliance Language

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, or veteran status.

^*We will consider for employment all qualified Applicants, including those with criminal histories, in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable federal, state, and local laws, including the City of Los Angeles' Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance (FCIHO), Los Angeles Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers (ULAC), The San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance (FCO), and the California Fair Chance Act (CFCA).

Medix Overview:

With over 20 years of experience connecting organizations with highly qualified professionals, Medix is a leading provider of workforce solutions for clients and candidates across the healthcare, scientific, technology, and government industries. Through our core purpose of positively impacting lives, we’re dedicated to creating opportunities for job seekers at some of the nation's top companies. As an award-winning career partner, Medix is committed to helping talent find fulfilling and meaningful work because our mission is to help you achieve yours.

Any required state or Joint Commission training is compensated at the state or local minimum wage rate.

^*As a job position within our Revenue Cycle division, a successful completion of a background check may be required as a condition of employment. This requirement is directly related to essential job functions including but not limited to: accessing financial and confidential information, handling financial and other payment data, and working within departments that care for vulnerable populations, such as, minors, elderly and those with physical or mental disabilities. Due to these job duties, this position has a significant impact on the business operations and reputation, as well as the safety and well-being of individuals who may be cared for as part of the job position or who may interact with staff or clients.