Office Coordinator and Coder, Hemodialysis - Full Time
Posted Aug 25, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 6, 2026
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About your past
Tell me about a time you found an error you had made in coding or records. What did you do?
What they are checking: Whether they own and correct mistakes openly, which is essential for honest billing.
Dialysis patients come in often and can be very sick. How do you stay patient-sensitive at the front office on a busy day?
What they are checking: Whether they keep warmth and patience with a chronically ill population that sees the office every week.
What would you do
You are mid-way through a coding backlog when the phones get busy and a physician needs files updated. How do you prioritize?
What they are checking: Whether they can juggle office coordination and coding without letting either slip.
A physician asks you to code a visit at a higher level than you think the note supports. How do you handle it?
What they are checking: Whether they hold compliance lines respectfully and know how to escalate.
About the work
This role codes surgeries and visits under physician direction for a hemodialysis office. What experience do you have coding dialysis or nephrology services?
What they are checking: Whether they understand the specialty's codes, such as monthly ESRD services and access procedures, before they start.
Walk me through how you code a visit when the physician's documentation is unclear or incomplete.
What they are checking: Whether they query the provider properly instead of guessing or upcoding.
How do you keep up with yearly CPT and ICD-10 changes?
What they are checking: Whether they have a real habit of staying current, which prevents denials and compliance problems.
The role maintains a monthly patient and procedure file for reporting. How would you make sure that data is accurate before it goes out?
What they are checking: Whether they build checks into recurring reports so leaders can trust the numbers.
How do you keep physician files organized so anyone in the office can find what they need?
What they are checking: Whether they create clear systems that keep the office running when they are not there.
What tools or software have you used for word processing, scheduling and coding, and which are you strongest in?
What they are checking: Whether their computer skills match the daily tasks of a small specialty office.
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