Lead Coding

Department: Coding Work Hours: Full Time. Monday – Friday, primarily daylight. Occasional off hours support as needed.

Basic Function: The Lead of Coding assists with providing strategic and operational leadership for the Health System’s coding program. This role assists in ensuring the accuracy, integrity, and compliance of clinical data, optimizes reimbursement, and drives initiatives to enhance documentation and coding operations. The lead helps develop and implement departmental strategies, oversee workflow and resource allocation, and drive process improvements.

Collaborates with physicians, clinical staff, coding professionals, and health information teams to improve documentation quality, maintain regulatory compliance and support performance improvement initiatives and quality improvement goals

• Required:
• Associate’s degree in Health Information Management, or related field. Will consider equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Certified Coding Associate (CCA), Certified Coding Specialist (CCS), Registered Health Information Technician (RHIT), or Certified Clinical Documentation Specialist (CCDS).
• Minimum 5 years of experience in coding or health information management.
• Knowledge of ICD-10, CPT, MS-DRG/APR-DRG, APC, and coding compliance standards.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with ability to influence organizational priorities.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and electronic medical records.
• Effective communication skills with physicians, clinical staff, and coding teams. Preferred:
• Bachelor’s degree (MHI, MHA, or similar).