Compliance Educator

Founded in 2001 and headquartered in Nashville, TN, Sound Physicians is a nationally respected, physician-led medical group practicing in 400+ hospitals across 45 states. Our team of 4,000+ clinicians and 1,000+ business professionals across the country is united by one mission: to build exceptional clinical partnerships that unlock quality, affordable, dignified care for everyone – no matter who they are or where they live.

With physician-led clinical teams and more than two decades of operational expertise, we’ve refined what it takes to consistently deliver exceptional care in hospital medicine, emergency medicine, critical care, anesthesia, and telemedicine.

• A remote-first culture that values flexibility and collaboration
• Opportunities to grow your career while making a real impact
• A team that champions inclusivity, innovation, and excellence

Whether working virtually or onsite at one of our practices, you’ll be part of a purpose-driven organization shaping the future of healthcare.

• Medical insurance, Dental insurance, and Vision insurance
• Health care and dependent care flexible spending account
• 401(k) retirement savings plan with a company match
• Paid time off (PTO) begins accruing immediately upon start date at a rate of 15 days per year, in accordance with Sound's PTO policy
• Ten company-paid holidays per year

The Coding Compliance Educator provides coding, documentation, and compliance education to providers and clinical leadership across assigned service lines. The role translates audit findings, regulatory guidance, and coding trends into clear, practical education and responds to provider questions using authoritative guidance. This position partners closely with Compliance Audit and clinical leadership to support consistent, accurate, and defensible coding and documentation practices.

• Develop and deliver coding, documentation, and compliance education to providers and clinical leadership across assigned service lines.
• Translate audit findings, coding trends, regulatory changes, and identified risk areas into clear, practical education and guidance.
• Respond to provider and clinical leadership questions regarding coding, documentation, billing, and compliance requirements in a timely, professional, and non-punitive manner.
• Research, interpret, and apply authoritative coding and regulatory guidance, including CPT, ICD-10-CM, HCPCS, modifiers, CMS requirements, and other applicable federal and state regulations.
• Create and maintain educational materials, presentations, job aids, tip sheets, and other resources to support accurate and compliant coding and documentation practices.
• Prepare for and facilitate provider, site, and clinical leadership education sessions, including presentations related to audit findings, coding updates, documentation requirements, and best practices.
• Partner with Compliance Audit to review audit findings, identify recurring trends, and determine appropriate education priorities.
• Analyze audit and monitoring results to identify patterns, variations, emerging risks, and opportunities for targeted education.
• Support development and maintenance of standardized education content to promote consistent messaging across providers, sites, and service lines.
• Collaborate with Compliance Audit, clinical leadership, Revenue Cycle, and other stakeholders to address coding and documentation concerns and support corrective actions when appropriate.
• Maintain current knowledge of healthcare coding, documentation, billing, regulatory requirements, and industry guidance through continuing education and professional…