HIM Cert Coder OP-Must have Interventional Radiology, CPT and ICD

Carle Health; Champaign (IL); On-site; USD 33,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

Carle Health is seeking a Health Information Management Coding Coordinator with leadership and technical expertise in their coding service line. The role mentors staff, performs peer audits, and ensures adherence to coding standards as a CCS-P certified coder.

Responsibilities include serving as expert coder, guiding training, and collaborating with leadership to drive department initiatives and budget planning. Equal opportunity employer.

Qualifications

• Must hold AHIMA CCS-P certification within 2 years.
• Must hold AAPC CPC certification within 2 years.
• Must hold AAPC CPCH certification within 2 years.
• Must hold AHIMA RHIT certification within 2 years.
• Must hold AHIMA RHIA certification within 2 years.

Responsibilities

• Perform essential functions of a certified coder in HIM.
• Serve as expert coder within coding service line and mentor staff.
• Lead and support department initiatives and management efforts.
• Assist leadership in staff orientation and training.
• Conduct peer reviews and ensure coding accuracy.
• Collaborate with supervisor on meetings and performance benchmarks.
• Support annual budgeting and financial analysis for the department.
• Create and maintain department policies and procedures.

Skills

Leadership

Mentoring

Auditing

Education

AHIMA CCS-P

AAPC CPC

AAPC CPCH

RHIT

RHIA

Job description

HIM Cert Coder OP-Must have Interventional Radiology, CPT and ICD-10

Location: US-IL-Champaign

ID: 2026-22034

Category: Clerical

Position Type: Full-Time

Remote: Yes

Shift: Day

Schedule: 40 hours a week

Overview

Health Information Management coding coord provides leadership and technical expertise within their specific coding service line. Performs peer audits as needed, mentors and trains new coding staff. Adheres to all duties of a certified coder.

Responsibilities

• Performs essential job functions of a certified coder
• Serves as an expert coder within a given coding service line
• Acts as a role model and supports management initiatives for the department
• Assists with leadership activities in absence of coordinator/supervisor
• Assists leadership with orientation and training of new and existing coding staff
• Perform routine peer review of work in accordance with documented standards.
• In collaboration with supervisor (or manager) conducts regularly scheduled meetings with staff, facilitates and collaborates on initiatives within the department, enterprise wide, and with external entities. In addition, assists employees in solving work related matters
• Endorses and performs all required tasks associated with the Carle Experience such as, but not limited to, regular roundign with staff and completion of all reports needed to have meaningful and productive monthly or weekly meetings with the supervisor (or manager)
• In collaboration with the supervisor (or manager) and director, prepared and follows annual budgets
• Supports supervisor (or manager) by interpreting and analyzing finacial data to identify and monitor performance and establish benchmarks for the department
• Acts as a resource and mentor to others
• Creates, updates and maintains all department policies and procedures to ensure best practices are enforced and adhered to

Qualifications

Certifications: Certified Coding Specialist - Physician-Based (CCS-P) within 2 years - American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA); Certified Professional Coder - Hospital (CPCH) within 2 years - American Academy of Professional Coders (AAPC); Certified Professional Coder (CPC) within 2 years - American Academy of Professional Coders (AAPC); Registered Health Information Technician (RHIT) within 2 years - American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA); Registered Health Information Administrator (RHIA) within 2 years - American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA); Certified Coding Specialist (CCS)within 2 years - American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA), Education: , Work Experience: Coding

Carle Health Company Overview

Find it here.

Discover the job, the career, the purpose you were meant for. At Carle Health, we're committed to fostering a workplace where every team member feels valued, respected and empowered, where passion and purpose come together to positively impact the lives of our patients and our communities. Find it all at Carle Health.

Our nearly 17,000 team members and providers work together to support patient care across central and southeastern Illinois. We've grown to include eight, award-winning hospitals and a multispecialty provider group with more than 1,500 doctors and advanced practice providers. We're developing the next generation of providers and healthcare professionals through Carle Illinois College of Medicine, the world's first engineering-based medical school, and Methodist College. Carle BroMenn Medical Center, Carle Foundation Hospital, Carle Health Methodist Hospital, Carle Health Proctor Hospital, Carle Health Pekin Hospital, and Carle Hoopeston Regional Health Center hold Magnet designations, the nation's highest honor for nursing care. We offer opportunities in several communities throughout central Illinois with potential for growth and life-long careers at Carle Health.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, sex, age, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, status as a veteran, and basis of disability or any other federal, state or local protected class. Carle Health participates in E-Verify and may provide the Social Security Administration and, if necessary, the Department of Homeland Security with information from each new employee's Form I-9 to confirm work authorization. | For more information: [e-mail].

Salary Range

The compensation range for this position is $23.58per hour - $39.38per hour. This represents a good faith minimum and maximum range for the role at the time of posting by Carle Health. The actual compensation offered a candidate will be dependent on a variety of factors including, but not limited to, the candidate’s experience, qualifications, location, training, licenses, shifts worked and compensation model.

Carle Health offers a comprehensive benefits package for team members and providers. To learn more visit careers.carlehealth.org/benefits.