[Hiring] Inpatient/Outpatient MRT Coder Lead @Fidelity Partners

Role Description

The Inpatient/Outpatient MRT Coder Lead will perform and review medical coding while providing technical guidance, workflow coordination, reporting, training, and quality support to the coding team. The position helps resolve denials, rejections, audit findings, and complex coding questions while supporting supervisory staff.

Qualifications

• U.S. citizenship and fluency in spoken and written English.
• Current acceptable AHIMA or AAPC credential, such as RHIT, RHIA, CCS, CCS-P, CPC, COC, or CIC, maintained throughout performance.
• At least two years of continuous professional coding experience in a comparable VA Level 1A healthcare environment or equivalent complex healthcare setting.
• Proficiency with ICD-10-CM, ICD-10-PCS, CPT, HCPCS, E/M coding, modifiers, and compliant provider queries as applicable to assigned work.
• Proficiency with Oracle Health coding workflows; familiarity with Solventum CRS, VistA, CPRS, and VIRR is preferred or required for assigned duties.
• Ability to meet VA productivity, timeliness, data-security, privacy, quality, and coding-accuracy requirements.
• Must meet or exceed subordinate coder qualifications and demonstrate experience providing coding review, guidance, training, workflow coordination, and reporting.

Requirements

• Perform and review inpatient, outpatient, professional, and surgical coding as assigned.
• Provide technical guidance on ICD-10-CM/PCS, CPT, HCPCS, E/M, modifiers, and provider queries.
• Monitor workflow, work queues, productivity, accuracy, timeliness, and unresolved coding issues.
• Prepare and analyze coding reports, trends, audit results, and corrective-action information.
• Train and orient coding personnel and communicate regulatory and procedural updates.
• Resolve or coordinate denials, rejections, claim edits, documentation issues, and audit findings.
• Support the coding supervisor and VA representatives with program performance and quality improvement.
• Use Oracle Health, Solventum CRS, CPRS, VistA, VIRR, and other authorized VA systems as required.
• Protect patient information and comply with HIPAA, the Privacy Act, VA security requirements, and applicable coding standards.

Benefits

• Estimated compensation: $38.28 per hour.
• Full-Time Contractor position.
• Remote work authorized through an approved VA VPN.
• Work must be staffed within the Monday-through-Friday service window of 6:00 AM–6:00 PM local facility time.
• Period of Performance: November 1, 2026 through October 31, 2028, including one option year, with a potential extension of services of up to six months.

Required Candidate Submission Documents

• Current resume documenting qualifying education, credentials, systems proficiency, and at least two years of relevant coding experience.
• Copy of a current qualifying AHIMA or AAPC certification.