Posted July 22, 2026
Documentation & Coding Auditor
Amarillo, Texas, United States
Full Time
Reference: 42210BR
Position Description
The Documentation and Coding Auditor supports the billing compliance program by helping prevent, detect, and respond to billing, coding, reimbursement, and documentation risks. This role conducts proactive monitoring, auditing, education and risk assessment activities while also responding to identified concerns, audit findings, regulatory changes, and reported compliance issues.
Department
Institutional Compliance Offc Ama
Major/Essential Functions
Occasional Duties
Required Qualifications
High School graduate or equivalency and five (5) years of medical billing coding and reimbursement experience of which one (1) year may be as a coding auditor. Additional job-specific education may substitute for the experience. Active professional coding certification from an accredited organization, e.g., American Association of Professional Coders (AAPC), American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA). Certification to remain current during term of employment. Knowledge of CPT, ICD-CM, ICD-10, and HCPCS nomenclature.
EEO Statement
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, genetic information or status as a protected veteran.
Jeanne Clery Act
The Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act is a federal statute requiring colleges and universities participating in federal financial aid programs to maintain and disclose campus crime statistics and security information. By October 1 of each year, institutions must publish and distribute their Annual Campus Security Policy & Crime Statistics Report (ASR) to current and prospective students and employees. To view this report, visit the TTUHSC Clery Act website at https://www.ttuhsc.edu/compliance/clery-report.aspx.
The Documentation and Coding Auditor supports the billing compliance program by helping prevent, detect, and respond to billing, coding, reimbursement, and documentation risks. This role conducts proactive monitoring, auditing, education and risk assessment activities while also responding to identified concerns, audit findings, regulatory changes, and reported compliance issues.
Department
Institutional Compliance Offc Ama
Major/Essential Functions
- Plan and perform proactive compliance activities, including risk-based audits, pre-bill or concurrent reviews, data monitoring, targeted education, policy or template reviews, and department consultations.
- Identify and address billing compliance risks before issues escalate by using audit trends, payer updates, denial patterns, regulatory changes, stakeholder feedback, and risk assessment results.
- Partner with departments before new services, workflows, locations, provider groups, or documentation tools are implemented to assess and reduce billing, coding, documentation, supervision, and reimbursement risks.
- Maintain or contribute to tracking tools, such as issue logs, risk registers, work plan trackers, audit dashboards, corrective action trackers, education trackers, consultation logs, and reporting calendars.
- Prepare and present ideas, findings, and information in a clear, concise, and professional manner, communicating effectively through excellent oral and written communication skills.
- Work collaboratively with providers, residents, coding staff, clinic administrators, leadership, and other stakeholders.
Occasional Duties
- Assist in annual Compliance Symposium.
- Participate in annual risk assessment and work plan development.
- Travel to Lubbock for staff meetings, workplan development meeting, other functions. Usually two - three trips/year. May include overnight stay.
Required Qualifications
High School graduate or equivalency and five (5) years of medical billing coding and reimbursement experience of which one (1) year may be as a coding auditor. Additional job-specific education may substitute for the experience. Active professional coding certification from an accredited organization, e.g., American Association of Professional Coders (AAPC), American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA). Certification to remain current during term of employment. Knowledge of CPT, ICD-CM, ICD-10, and HCPCS nomenclature.
EEO Statement
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, genetic information or status as a protected veteran.
Jeanne Clery Act
The Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act is a federal statute requiring colleges and universities participating in federal financial aid programs to maintain and disclose campus crime statistics and security information. By October 1 of each year, institutions must publish and distribute their Annual Campus Security Policy & Crime Statistics Report (ASR) to current and prospective students and employees. To view this report, visit the TTUHSC Clery Act website at https://www.ttuhsc.edu/compliance/clery-report.aspx.
