Lead Coding

Heritage-Valley-Health-System; Sewickley (Allegheny County); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Heritage Valley Sewickley is seeking a Lead of Coding to provide strategic and operational leadership for the coding program. You will ensure accuracy, integrity and regulatory compliance of clinical data, optimize reimbursement, and drive documentation and coding improvements.

The role involves developing departmental strategies, overseeing workflow and resources, and partnering with physicians and health information teams.

Qualifications

• Associate’s degree in Health Information Management, or related field.
• Certified Coding Associate (CCA), Certified Coding Specialist (CCS), Registered Health Information Technician (RHIT), or 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 and electronic medical records.
• Effective communication skills with physicians, clinical staff, and coding teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead and provide strategic leadership for the coding program.
• Ensure accuracy, integrity, and regulatory compliance of clinical data.
• Oversee workflow, resources, and process improvements in coding operations.
• Collaborate with physicians, clinical staff, and health information teams to improve documentation quality.

Skills

Analytical skills

Problem-solving

Communication

Leadership

Education

Associate’s degree in Health Information Management

Bachelor’s degree preferred

Tools

Microsoft Office

EMR systems

Job description

Heritage Valley Sewickley
Sewickley, PA 15143, USA

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

Qualifications

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).

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