Medical Coding Specialist – Medical Controller
Paracelsus Kliniken
full-time
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Kassel • Germany
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About the role
- You code medical services and revenue-relevant ancillary services independently on a case-by-case basis.
- You advise medical, nursing and therapeutic staff on medical documentation and case management.
- You check the completeness and formal correctness of medical and nursing documentation and maintain regular dialogue with medical and nursing staff to ensure and improve documentation quality.
- You review individual cases, handle payer and MDK inquiries, and participate in the preparation and execution of billing audits.
- You support clinics in MDK management and in developing clinic-specific negotiation strategies, as well as in coordination/collaboration for litigation and settlement procedures.
- You provide primary coding coverage as part of substitution/backup arrangements.
Requirements
- Completed medical or nursing vocational training (or equivalent), preferably with professional experience.
- Completed further training as a DRG coding specialist and preferably experience as a coding assistant, ideally in a hospital setting.
- Desirable: knowledge of classification systems (ICD/OPS), German coding guidelines and billing regulations, and experience in MDK management.
- Solid IT skills and proficiency with common office software (Microsoft tools) as well as clinical workstation systems or hospital information system software.
- Analytical thinker, pragmatic in approach, and highly independent in execution.
- Self-organized, solution-oriented, entrepreneurial — you want to see impact, not just tick off tasks.
Benefits
- Permanent employment contract in full-time or part-time.
- Broad scope for shaping your role and real responsibility.
- An environment that embraces and fosters change.
- Flexible working hours and modern equipment.
- Hybrid work with travel requirements and flexible options (remote or on-site).
- Varied duties with flexible working arrangements and travel opportunities.
- Attractive compensation and long-term development prospects.
- Bike leasing (JobRad) for fitness, corporate benefits for perks, and an environment that celebrates change.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
DRG codingICD codingOPS codingmedical documentationcase managementbilling auditsnegotiation strategiesMDK managementcoding assistant experienceclinical documentation quality
Soft Skills
analytical thinkingpragmatic approachindependenceself-organizationsolution-orientedentrepreneurial mindsetcommunicationcollaborationadvisory skillsimpact-driven
Certifications
DRG coding specialist certificationmedical vocational trainingnursing vocational training