Our organization, VillageMD, is a managed services company that partners with primary care physicians to empower their practices with the tools, strategies and support to manage care for chronically ill patient populations. Our team is passionately committed to delivering health care to the right patients at the right time – always patient-centered and always physician-driven. 

We are seeking a HCC Compliance Coder to join our Houston Market with accountability for following medical coding best practices across a quickly growing, independent primary care practice network. This person will be responsible for varying levels of risk adjustment, regulatory compliance and HCC diagnoses. While this role will be dynamic in nature, key responsibilities will include:

• Review, analyze and code diagnostic information in patient charts; identify coding opportunities for improved coding accuracy.
• Validate missed coding opportunities.
• Ensure compliance with established coding guidelines, third party reimbursement policies, regulations and accreditation guidelines.
• Audit patient charts to ensure accurate coding.

Background and Educational Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree preferred
• Professional Coding Certification such as CPC, CCS, or CCS-P required; CRC would be a plus
• A minimum of 3 years of experience in advanced professional coding; HCC coding experience required
• A minimum of 1 year of chart auditing experience
• Experience with providing coding education in an outpatient environment (Primary Care Practice highly preferred)
• Proficient with payer policies and guidelines
• Familiarity with Electronic Health Records documentation methodologies-Athena Health EMR a plus
• Strong communication skills
• Technology-savvy (Microsoft Office, Excel, Outlook)
• Preferred , live with in 150 miles from Houston TX 

Behavioral Competencies

• Personal Initiative: Highly accountable, self-starter; strong sense of urgency; can work autonomously with limited direction
• Results oriented: bias for action; demonstrated track record of achievement; drive for attainment of superior outcomes
• Emotional Intelligence: Self-aware; successfully navigates internal staff dynamics
• Flexible: ably navigates within ambiguity; solution-oriented
• Communication: distills complex, technical topics articulately to a nontechnical audience
• Collaboration: orientation to team-based work product and results
• Leadership: proven experience and desire to develop and nurture teams
• Humility: low ego; engenders trust; respectful

Company Overview

Since 1975, the physicians of Village Family Practice have been dedicated to providing patients with the highest quality healthcare available. In 2013, the Practice partnered with VillageMD, a leading provider of healthcare management services, to form a new model of care delivery centered on improving quality of patient care and significantly reduce healthcare costs across the region. Called VillageMD Houston, the organization provides the tools, technology, operations, and teams needed to drive the highest quality clinical results across a population. VillageMD Houston is dedicated to understanding the needs of all primary care stakeholders from present to future and positioning primary care physicians, their staff, patients, and communities for success and wellbeing.

 For more information on VMD, please visit: www.villagemd.com