Strategic Coding Lead – HIM & Data Integrity

Heritage Valley; Sewickley (Allegheny County); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Heritage Valley seeks a Lead of Coding to provide strategic and operational leadership for the hospital's coding program. You will ensure accuracy, compliance, and optimal reimbursement while guiding documentation improvement initiatives across teams of physicians and health information staff.

The role requires an Associate degree in Health Information Management, coding certifications (CCA/CCS/RHIT/CCDS), 5+ years coding experience, and strong analytical and communicative skills.

Qualifications

• Associate’s degree in Health Information Management, or related field.
• Certifications: CCA, CCS, RHIT, or CCDS.
• Minimum 5 years of coding or health information management experience.
• Knowledge of ICD-10, CPT, MS-DRG/APR-DRG, APC, and coding compliance standards.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills; ability to influence priorities.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and electronic medical records.
• Effective communication with physicians, clinical staff, and coding teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead and oversee the hospital coding program and ensure accuracy and compliance.
• Improve documentation quality and coding operations; drive reimbursement optimization.
• Collaborate with physicians, clinical staff, and health information teams on performance improvement goals.
• Develop and implement departmental strategies; manage workflow and resources.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Effective communication

Problem solving

Leadership

ICD-10 knowledge

CPT knowledge

MS Office

EMR proficiency

Coding compliance

Education

Associate degree in Health Information Management

Bachelor’s degree in Health Information Management (MHI/MHA or similar)

Tools

MS Office

Electronic Medical Records

Job description

Heritage Valley seeks a Lead of Coding to provide strategic and operational leadership for the hospital's coding program. You will ensure accuracy, compliance, and optimal reimbursement while guiding documentation improvement initiatives across teams of physicians and health information staff.

The role requires an Associate degree in Health Information Management, coding certifications (CCA/CCS/RHIT/CCDS), 5+ years coding experience, and strong analytical and communicative skills.