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Senior Pediatric Coder, Northwell Health

Raise your career expectations as a senior pediatric coder with Northwell Health:

• The largest not-for-profit health system in the Northeast, serving residents of New York and Connecticut
• Named to Fortune’s 2025 Best Workplaces in Health Care list

Location: 
Cohen Children’s Medical Center
New Hyde Park, NY
Shift: Full Time, Days, 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
Hybrid role with 1–2 on-site days per week and the remainder remote.

Job Responsibilities:
Our senior pediatric coder role will conduct concurrent and occasionally onsite medical chart reviews for pediatric and neonatal ICU patients. They will collaborate with medical directors and staff to enhance the quality of physician documentation, ensuring a precise representation of the patients’ severity of illness, anticipated risk of mortality, and the complexity of care administered. They will ensure the accuracy, completeness, and compliance of medical coding and documentation for all pediatric patient encounters. Strive to optimize coding practices, minimize denials, and maintain the highest standards of data integrity. A $15,000 sign-on bonus for eligible senior pediatric coders.

Benefits include:

•    Competitive pay and medical benefits.
•    A collaborative and supportive environment.
•    Tuition reimbursement and access to educational opportunities through the Center for Learning and Innovation.
•    Career growth and development with resources dedicated to career movement from within the organization.
•    Rewarding and fulfilling mission-driven work committed to giving back to the local communities we serve.
•    Wellness and recognition programs, including walk challenges, wellness apps and workshops, awards, and recognition programs, among others.
•    Opportunity to join one of our many Business Employee Resource Groups in support of an inclusive culture.
•    An award-winning, military-friendly employer with professional programs for veterans and active-duty military service members.

Job Qualifications: 

•       High school diploma or equivalent, required.
•       Three to five (3-5) years of technical experience, required. 
•       Minimum one (1) year of experience in pediatric coding and documentation at an acute care facility, required. 
•       CPC certification, required. 
•       CPEDC certification, preferred. 

The salary range for this position is $66,220-$108,180/year*.

*The salary range and/or hourly rate listed is a good faith determination of potential base compensation that may be offered to a successful applicant for this position at the time of this job advertisement and may be modified in the future. When determining a team member’s base salary and/or rate, several factors may be considered as applicable (e.g., location, specialty, service line, years of relevant experience, education, credentials, negotiated contracts, budget and internal equity).

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