Providence Medical Partners — part of the El Paso Physician Network — is recruiting a Coding Educator to serve as the compliance and education backbone for a multi-specialty physician organization in El Paso, Texas. This role sits at the intersection of clinical documentation, payer compliance, and staff development, functioning as the primary internal expert and vendor liaison for all professional coding activity across assigned markets. The position offers a stable, full-benefit employment structure within a large, established regional healthcare network.
Perks and Benefits
- Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, and life insurance coverage
- 401(k) retirement savings plan with employer match
- Generous paid time off
- Continuing education and career development opportunities
- Health savings accounts (HSA); healthcare and dependent care flexible spending accounts (FSA)
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP) and employee discount program
- Voluntary benefits including pet insurance, legal insurance, accident and critical illness insurance, long-term care, elder and childcare assistance, and auto and home insurance
Practice Highlights
- Multi-specialty physician organization spanning primary and specialty care services across the El Paso market
- Serves as the primary liaison between the organization and external coding vendors, leading all vendor interactions within assigned markets
- Delivers continuous coding education to physicians, APRNs, PAs, coders, and ancillary staff performing coding functions
- Monitors billing clearance processes for new clinicians and advanced practice providers in compliance with organizational policy
- Conducts documentation audits using defined quality tools; monitors coding patterns and provides structured, constructive feedback to clinical and support staff
- Analyzes coding KPIs and denial trends to develop and implement strategic prevention plans with defined benchmarks and milestones
- Proactively researches and disseminates updates on coding rules, laws, statutes, and payer guideline changes to providers and relevant staff
- Establishes and executes recovery and remediation plans for identified coding errors in coordination with the regional coding director
- Participates in all scheduled coding team meetings; responds promptly to coding inquiries from clinicians and ancillary staff
Qualifications
- Minimum 2–3 years of coding, training, or auditing experience in a multi-specialty medical environment
- Demonstrated knowledge of government regulations governing professional coding and clinical documentation
- High school diploma or equivalent required; post-secondary coursework in Anatomy and Physiology preferred
- AHIMA or AAPC coding credential preferred; CPC (Certified Professional Coder) or CCS (Certified Coding Specialist) at minimum
About the Community
El Paso sits at the western tip of Texas along the Rio Grande, bordered by New Mexico to the north and Ciudad Juárez, Mexico to the south — a genuinely bicultural metropolitan area of nearly 700,000 residents with a low cost of living relative to most major Texas cities. The region offers year-round sunshine, access to the Franklin Mountains State Park and Guadalupe Mountains National Park, a vibrant food and arts scene, and proximity to both Albuquerque and the broader Southwest corridor. For clinicians and healthcare professionals seeking an affordable, culturally rich environment with strong community ties, El Paso delivers a quality of life that is difficult to match in larger urban markets.