Revenue Cycle Coder - Lead

Overview

At STRIDE Community Health Center, we’re dedicated to more than just providing healthcare; we’re committed to making a lasting impact on the lives of our patients and the communities we serve. As one of Colorado’s largest Federally Qualified Health Centers, we offer comprehensive services—including primary care, dental, pharmacy, behavioral health, health education, and outreach, across our 13 clinics in the Denver Metro area.

With over 35 years of serving our community, our growing team is at the heart of this mission. We believe healthcare is about more than treating illness; it’s about fostering wellness and addressing the unique needs of every person, ensuring that no one is left behind. If you’re passionate about making a meaningful difference, thrive in a collaborative environment, and are ready for a career that transforms lives, including your own, STRIDE is the place for you.

General

Purpose:

This Revenue Cycle Coder Lead is responsible for the support and training of STRIDE Coder staff.

• This role involves assigning ICD-10-CM and CPT codes for diagnoses and procedures for all outpatient accounts
• Create education for teams and topics for internal coding consistencies
• Train provider staff on coding changes
• Train new or existing coding specialists
• Provide cross training when necessary
• Assist with auditing coded records
• Answer ongoing coder questions and listen to problems and concerns, offering suggestions or solutions
• Provide Revenue Cycle Supervisor with input from medical record specialists regarding performance reviews
• Work collaboratively with Revenue Cycle Department, Quality Service Department, and Finance Department to ensure optimization of reimbursement
• Review abstracted data elements such as patient information, dates of service, point of origin, discharge disposition, and attending provider, making necessary changes in EPIC
• Review operative reports, progress notes, dictated reports, pathology reports, cytology reports, x-ray reports, laboratory reports, and other medical record information by accessing the electronic record via EPIC
• Abstract clinical data from patient records and perform data entry into clinical/statistical database
• Other duties as assigned

STRIDE Values:

• Community:
  All are welcome at STRIDE – our patients are the center of our work.
• Trust:
  Our patients feel safe, empowered, and supported.
• Value:
  We respond to patients’ needs by providing effective, affordable care.
• Compassion:
  We treat patients with kindness, empathy, and dignity.

• Required:
  
  High School Diploma or equivalent.
• Required:
  
  CPC or RHIT/AHIMA.
• Required:
  
  3+ years coding experience.

• Proficient in ICD-10-CM, CPT, and HCPCS coding.
• Skilled in reviewing clinical documentation and abstracting data using EPIC or similar EHR systems.
• Strong knowledge of Medicare, Medicaid, and payer-specific billing requirements.
• Experienced in training and mentoring coders and clinical staff on coding guidelines and updates.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite, including Excel and PowerPoint for reporting and training.
• Able to conduct coding audits and ensure compliance with regulatory standards.
• Strong communication and problem-solving skills; able to address coder and provider questions effectively.
• Collaborative team player with experience working across departments (e.g., Revenue Cycle, Quality, Finance).

Computer or laptop, printer, copy/scanner, multi-line telephone systems, fax machine, and all Microsoft Office products including Outlook, Excel, and the internet.

Office environment within a clinical setting. Enters data into computer programs via computer, mouse and keyboard. Moves about the office environment and occasionally to other locations. Moves/transports objects up to 25 lbs. occasionally. The role also requires sitting, standing, bending, kneeling, squatting, walking (over distance). The role also involves overhead reaching and repetitive movements. Mentally, the position requires comparing, copying, computing, compiling, analyzing, coordinating, negotiating, communicating, instructing, and strong…