Healthcare Coding & Documentation Specialist at AAPC – Salt Lake City, Utah

This is a remote position

Position Overview

The Healthcare Coding & Documentation Specialist is responsible for the accuracy, currency, and integrity of all internal platform content currently Practicode. This role assists with ongoing content maintenance, annual updates, and new content development to ensure Practicode reflects current coding guidelines, regulatory changes, and real-world coding standards. The specialist works closely with subject matter experts (SMEs), internal stakeholders, and learner support teams, and serves as a key resource for content-related inquiries.
This role requires deep medical coding expertise, strong attention to detail, and the ability to translate complex coding guidance into accurate, defensible practicum content.

Responsibilities

• Respond to content-related inquiries from learners, instructors, support teams, and internal stakeholders.
• Review feedback from learners and educators to identify opportunities for improvements.
• Provide clear explanations and justifications for coding decisions within Practicode.
• Review and validate existing Practicode cases for accuracy, completeness, and alignment with current coding guidelines.
• Ensure new content includes appropriate clinical context, defensible coding logic, and clear educational value.
• Partner with SMEs to review, validate, refine Practicode content.

• Analytical and detail-oriented mindset
• Strong written communication skills
• Ability to explain complex coding concepts clearly and concisely
• Comfortable making and defending content decisions based on guidelines and documentation
• Organized, deadline-driven, and able to manage multiple content initiatives simultaneously

• Active AAPC certification (e.g., CPC®, CRC®, COC®, CIC®, or equivalent).
• 5+ years of medical coding experience.
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate with nontechnical teams for understanding and training.
• Project management capabilities.
• Strong change management and communication skills.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Product Suite.

• Prior work as a coding auditor, educator, or content developer.
• Familiarity with risk adjustment, specialty-specific coding, inpatient coding, or payer audits.
• Experience collaborating with SMEs or cross-functional teams.

Who are we:

• AAPC (www.aapc.com), the nation’s largest and fasting growing training, certification, and solutions association in healthcare, supporting more than 200,000 members.

AAPC Values:

DRIVEN | Self-starts and stays highly motivated to achieve ambitious goals. Shares contagious energy and enthusiasm liberally. Takes initiative without always being directed. Demonstrates confidence in decision-making and effectively balances autonomy and authority with accountability.

HUMBLE | Learns, adapts, and improves relentlessly. Seeks feedback without insecurity and implements coaching. Recognizes others' contributions gratefully. Approaches work and relationships with an abundance mentality. Places the needs of others above self.

TRANSPARENT| Integrity-centered, honest, truthful, and trustworthy in all aspects of work. Keeps commitments to external and internal parties. Holds self strictly accountable, valuing the trust placed in them by others.
SUPPORTIVE | Empowers and uplifts others. Listens actively and responds with empathy and understanding. Prioritizes well-being and growth of team members and customers ahead of own interest. Faces challenges together, believing in collective strength and unity.

INNOVATIVE | Entrepreneurial spirit with a scrappy mentality. Dreams big, sees opportunity, pursues full potential, and finds ways to accomplish the impossible. Rolls up sleeves and does real work. Works quickly, intelligently, and flexibly.

AAPC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. This company does not and will not discriminate in employment and personnel practices on the basis of race, sex, age, disability, religion, national origin or any other basis prohibited by applicable law. Hiring, transferring and promotion practices are performed without regard to the above listed items.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. This company does not and will not discriminate in employment and personnel practices on the basis of race, sex, age, disability, religion, national origin, or any other basis prohibited by applicable law. Hiring, transferring and promotion practices are performed without regard to the above-listed items.