Certified Home Care Coder
The certified home care coder ensures the accuracy, completeness, and compliance of clinical documentation within VNS Health's home care program. This position requires strong analytical skills, attention to detail, and deep knowledge of ICD-10-CM and PDGM guidelines to support accurate reimbursement and high-quality patient care.
VNS Health offers a structured, personalized onboarding experience-delivered both in-person and virtually-to support your success. Onboarding is tailored to each coder's experience level and includes ongoing supervision, mentorship, and continuing education to maintain quality, consistency, and compliance with evolving CMS coding standards.
What we provide:
- Referral bonus opportunities
- Generous paid time off (PTO), starting at 20 days of paid time off and 9 company holidays
- Health insurance plan for you and your loved ones, medical, dental, vision, life and disability
- Employer-matched retirement saving funds
- Personal and financial wellness programs
- Pre-tax flexible spending accounts (FSAs) for healthcare and dependent care
- Generous tuition reimbursement for qualifying degrees
- Opportunities for professional growth and career advancement
- Internal mobility, generous tuition reimbursement, CEU credits, and advancement opportunities
What you will do:
- Abstracts and reviews patient records for accuracy, completeness, and compliance with ICD-10-CM and PDGM guidelines.
- Records documentation deficiencies and reconciles them by notifying the individuals responsible.
- Reports to supervisor any coding, documentation and completeness problems that cannot be reconciled.
- Operates PC, such as HCHB, Swift and other applications.
- Participates in special projects, performs additional tasks on regular basis and collaborations with CRM and other units.
- Stay current on CMS regulations and coding updates through ongoing education and team training.
- Contribute to a high-performing, supportive team environment.
Qualifications:
- Licenses and certifications: Home care coding specialist - diagnosis (HCS-D) certification required. New hires with certified professional coder (CPC) or certified coding specialist (CCS) will have six months from date of hire to obtain the HCS-D certification.
- Education: High school diploma or equivalency required. Associate's degree in related field preferred.
- Work experience: Minimum one year of work experience with medical records this includes thorough knowledge of ICD-10-CM or current coding system and medical record systems required. Proficient with personal computers required.
Pay range: USD $36.24 - USD $36.24 /hr.
About us: VNS Health is one of the nation's largest nonprofit home and community-based health care organizations. Innovating in health care for more than 130 years, our commitment to health and well-being is what drives us - we help people live, age and heal where they feel most comfortable, in their own homes, connected to their family and community. On any given day, more than 10,000 VNS Health team members deliver compassionate care, unparalleled expertise and 24/7 solutions and resources to the more than 43,000 "neighbors" who look to us for care.