Lead Coder

Wayne Memorial Hospital Honesdale, Pa; Honesdale (Wayne County); Sur place; USD 60 000 - 80 000; Plein temps

Résumé du poste

Wayne Memorial Hospital Honesdale, PA seeks an experienced hospital coder to evaluate medical records and assign accurate ICD-10 and CPT codes for inpatient and outpatient services. You will prepare clinical abstracts and ensure coding accuracy per national guidelines, collaborating with clinicians and the revenue cycle team.

The role includes supervising the coding department, distributing work, and providing ongoing coding education to staff.

Qualifications

• Requires knowledge of ICD-10 and CPT coding principles per AHIMA competencies.
• Minimum of one year experience providing coding services for hospital/acute care facilities.
• Must meet accuracy standards on coding audits.
• Coding certificate program completion with AHIMA approval; RHIT or CCS preferred.
• Prior hospital coding experience required; familiarity with Meditech and 3M is preferred.

Responsabilités

• Evaluate medical records and assign appropriate clinical diagnoses and procedures for inpatient and outpatient services.
• Prepare clinical abstracts and ensure coding aligns with guidelines and quality standards (95% accuracy target).
• Serve as liaison between clinicians and coding staff; collaborate with revenue cycle for data quality and reimbursement.
• Supervise coding department activities, distribute work, disseminate guidelines, and provide coding education.

Connaissances

ICD-10 & CPT

Coding audits

Medical records

Hospital coding

Auditing accuracy

Formation

AHIMA coding certificate

Outils

Meditech

3M Coding & Reimbursement

Description du poste

Job Description

Full-time - This is not a remote position. Evaluates medical records, provides clinical abstracts and assigns appropriate clinical diagnosis and procedure codes for both inpatient and outpatient services in accordance with nationally recognized coding guidelines. Meets quality standards of having 95% of principal diagnoses and procedures correctly coded. Serves as a liaison between clinicians and the coding staff. Collaborates with all members of the revenue cycle to ensure data quality and optimum reimbursement allowable under the federal and state payment systems. Supervises the coding department in relation to the following: distribution of work assignments, dissemination of current coding guidelines and modern technology information, and provides relevant coding education to the coders, clinicians, and revenue cycle staff.

Job Requirements

• Knowledge and understanding of ICD10 and CPT coding principles as recommended by the American Health Information Management Association coding competencies.


• One or more years of experience providing coding services for a broad range of hospital and acute care facilities.


• Must be able to achieve an acceptable accuracy rate on the coding audits administered by the hiring facility according to pre-established company standards.


• Minimum of successful completion of a coding certificate program in a program with AHIMA approval status. RHIT or CCS preferred.


• Prior hospital coding experience required.


• Meditech experience preferred; 3M Coding and Reimbursement experience required.


• Extensive knowledge of medical records principles and practices, anatomy, physiology, pathology, medical terminology, standard nomenclature, and classification of diagnoses and operations.