{"id":1144882,"url":"https://alion.io/job/munson-healthcare-provider-coding-auditor-educator-2","title":"Provider Coding Auditor & Educator","company":{"id":4596,"name":"Munson Healthcare","domain":"munsonhealthcare.org","url":"https://alion.io/company/munson-healthcare","size_band":"5000+","is_staffing_agency":false,"is_intermediary":false,"listed_via":null,"ats_vendor":"SmartRecruiters","truth_index":{"grade":"B","score":75,"open_postings":26,"ghost_share":0,"stale_share":1,"repost_share":0,"time_to_fill_p50_days":23,"computed_at":"2026-09-24T05:45:00Z"}},"role":"Education","role_family":"Education","seniority":"junior","employment_type":"full_time","work_mode":"on_site","remote_scope":null,"remote_scope_basis":null,"remote_working_hours":null,"hiring_geo_confidence":"structured","locations":["Traverse City, United States"],"countries":["US"],"hiring_countries":[],"hiring_countries_total":0,"salary":null,"salary_estimate":{"min_usd":52000,"max_usd":100000,"period":"year","method":"role_seniority_country_remote_cell","sample_n":160},"experience_years_min":2,"visa_sponsorship":false,"relocation_package":false,"has_equity":false,"technologies":[],"status":"live","first_seen_at":"2026-09-22T20:49:47Z","employer_posted_date":"2026-09-22","last_verified_at":"2026-09-24T00:42:26Z","board_verified":true,"closed_at":null,"days_open":1,"trust":{"level":"ok","repost_count":null,"flags":[],"days_open":1},"description":"More Than Just Care, It’s Community\nImagine doing meaningful work in a place where people vacation. That’s life at Munson Healthcare - northern Michigan’s largest healthcare system, with eight award-winning community hospitals serving over half a million residents across 29 counties.\nIf you want a career in healthcare and a lifestyle most people only dream about - with freshwater lakes, scenic trails, charming downtowns, a vibrant arts scene, and endless outdoor adventures - you might just be Munson Material. To us, that means teammates who live by our values of excellence, teamness, positivity, creativity, and a commitment to creating exceptional experiences for our patients and each other. Join a team that delivers outstanding care in one of the most beautiful regions in the country.\nInvested in You\nGrow:Tuition reimbursement, in-person and online development, and access to our career hub to help you advance.\n\nThrive: Full benefits, paid holidays, generous PTO, employee discounts, and free individual retirement counseling.\n\nBe Well:Free wellness platform for you and your family, plus personalized support for personal or family challenges.\n\nBe Heard: Share your ideas and help shape the way we work through improvement huddles, employee surveys, and town hall meetings\n\n A Day in the Life\nThe Provider Coding Auditor & Educator is responsible for auditing clinician coding and documentation, delivering targeted provider education and supporting clinical documentation improvement (CDI) initiatives. This role promotes accurate, compliant coding and documentation practices for physicians and advanced practice providers. and partners with clinical, compliance, revenue cycle, and quality leadership to improve documentation quality, reduce compliance risk and support revenue integrity.\nPhysician Professional Coding ExpertiseAdvanced knowledge of CPT, ICD-10-CM, HCPCS, and E/M coding guidelines, including payer-specific and regulatory requirements.\n\nAudit and Analytical JudgmentAbility to independently assess clinician documentation and coding accuracy, identify patterns, trends, and risk areas, and apply regulatory standards with consistency and professional judgment.\n\n Clinical Documentation Integrity (CDI) KnowledgeStrong understanding of outpatient/physician CDI principles, including documentation specificity, medical necessity, clinical decision-making, and accurate representation of patient complexity.\n\nProvider-Focused Education and CommunicationSkilled in delivering clear, constructive, and collaborative education to physicians and advanced practice providers through one-on-one feedback, group training, and written guidance.\n\nStakeholder CollaborationAbility to work effectively with clinicians, compliance, revenue cycle, CDI, and leadership to support documentation quality, audit readiness, and organizational goals.\n\nProfessional Credibility and Relationship BuildingDemonstrates professionalism, discretion, and confidence when interacting with clinicians and leadership, fostering trust and engagement across clinical settings.\n\nAttention to Detail and AccuracyHigh level of precision in reviewing medical records, audit findings, and educational materials to ensure reliable outcomes and defensible documentation practices.\n\nAdaptability and Independent Work StyleAbility to manage priorities independently in a hybrid environment, adapt to regulatory changes, and balance remote and on-site responsibilities\n\nEssential Duties:\nPerform independent professional fee coding and documentation audits for physicians and advanced practice providers (APPs), including Evaluation and Management (E/M), procedural, and diagnosis coding\nEvaluate clinician documentation to ensure accurate CPT, HCPCS, and ICD-10-CM code assignment, including E/M level selection and supporting medical decision-making documentation\nPrepare clear, defensible written audit findings and recommendations identifying errors, trends, risks, and documentation improvement opportunities\nDeliver one-on-one provider education following audits to reinforce compliant coding and documentation practices\nDevelop and present targeted education for clinicians and coding staff related to coding guidelines, documentation requirements, CDI principles, and identified risk areas\nIdentify Clinical Documentation Integrity (CDI) gaps impacting accuracy, medical necessity, and defensibility, and support improvement efforts\nSupport the development and maintenance of clinician documentation guidelines, best practices, and reference materials\nMonitor coding and documentation trends, including audit outcomes and denial drivers, and report findings to leadership and key stakeholders\nCollaborate with coding, CDI, compliance, revenue integrity, and clinical leadership to support documentation quality, audit readiness, denial prevention, and organizational initiatives\nAssist with documentation and coding education for new clinicians and support ongoing organizational coding and documentation improvement efforts\nParticipate in compliance and revenue integrity activities, including internal reviews, payer inquiries, and audit-related initiatives\nMaintain audit tracking tools and quality metrics to support reporting, trending, and continuous improvement\nProvide broad refresher education related to annual, quarterly, or interim coding and documentation changes and regulatory updates\nTravel to physician offices and clinical sites as needed to conduct on-site audits and deliver in-person education\nHigh School Diploma/GED and 7 yrs total experience in professional coding experience including E/M and procedural coding across multiple specialties with at least 2 years of experience in professional coding audits, provider education, compliance reviews, and/or CDI\nOR\nAssociates Degree in Health Information Management or a related healthcare field and 5 yrs total experience in professional coding experience including E/M and procedural coding across multiple specialties with at least 2 years of experience in professional coding audits, provider education, compliance reviews, and/or CDI\nCertifications:\nCPC or CCS-P\nRequired to obtain within 18 months of hire - CDEO\n Are you Munson Material? Apply today!\nMunson Healthcare requires all employees be vaccinated or have lab confirmed immunity for Measles, Mumps, Rubella and Varicella. 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