Associate Compliance Coding Auditor

• Pay or shift range: $22.50 USD to $27 USD
  The estimated range is the budgeted amount for this position. Final offers are based on various factors, including skill set, experience, location, qualifications and other job-related reasons.

About Sound

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.

• remote-first culture that values flexibility and collaboration
• grow your career while making a real impact
• inclusivity, innovation, and excellence championed by a team

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

Sound Physicians offers a competitive benefits package inclusive of the items below, and more:

• 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

About the Role

The Associate Compliance Coding Auditor performs routine coding and documentation audits using established methodologies, regulatory guidance, audit tools, and standard operating procedures. This role develops proficiency in compliance auditing through structured onboarding, mentoring, calibration, and quality review.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Conduct assigned routine coding and documentation audits using established audit methodologies, tools, templates, and standard operating procedures.
• Review medical record documentation for appropriate CPT, ICD-10-CM, HCPCS, modifiers, and other applicable coding and documentation requirements.
• Accurately document audit findings and supporting rationale in MDaudit or other designated systems.
• Complete assigned audits through the established workflow, including finalization, communication, education handoff, and closure requirements.
• Escalate complex, unclear, or potentially high-risk coding and compliance matters to appropriate senior team members.

The Details: A successful candidate will have a demonstrated track record of a combination of these values, knowledge, experience and competencies:

Values

• Coachability
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  Demonstrates a willingness to accept feedback from others and put it into practice.
• Eagerness to Learn
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  Proactively seeks out information, embraces learning new things, and enjoys the learning process.
• Resourcefulness
  :
  Proactively utilizes available information and tools to figure things out.
• Collaboration
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  Works well with others to accomplish goals, considers different perspectives, and includes others appropriately in the decision‑making process.
• Trustworthiness
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  Demonstrates a high degree of integrity, maintains confidentiality, and follows through on commitments.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Foundational knowledge of CPT, ICD-10-CM, HCPCS, modifiers, and medical documentation requirements.
• Working knowledge of applicable federal and state requirements related to healthcare documentation, coding, billing, and compliance.
• Ability to research, interpret, and apply authoritative coding and…