Lead Coding Specialist

About the role

Join TriHealth as a Lead Coding Specialist! TriHealth is a leading, mission-driven health system committed to supporting coding professionals through a collaborative, education-focused environment.

Responsibilities

• Maintains knowledge of current coding revisions and efficiently communicates changes to staff.
• Keeps up to date with current coding guidelines and education updates.
• Advocates for customer service, monitors and provides feedback to staff, responds to issues, queries and concerns as needed and in a timely manner.
• Learns and communicates clinical coding requirements to the team and other stakeholders as appropriate.
• Supports coding supervisor in assisting coding staff in resolving coding issues and provides coding support and training.

Requirements

• Associate’s degree or equivalent experience in lieu of degree.
• CPC, CCS-P, RHIA, RHIT, CCA, CCM.
• Expert knowledge of ICD-10-CM, PCS and CPT coding methodologies.
• Navigation of inpatient and outpatient clinical records, medical terminology, anatomy and physiology, DRGs, HACs, HAIs, HCCs, POAs, PSIs.
• Professionalism and communication skills with experience in leading a team in a healthcare setting.
• 4-5 years’ experience in a related field.

Qualifications

• Expert knowledge of ICD-10-CM, PCS and CPT coding methodologies.
• Navigation of inpatient and outpatient clinical records, medical terminology, anatomy and physiology, DRGs, HACs, HAIs, HCCs, POAs, PSIs.
• Professionalism and communication skills with experience in leading a team in a healthcare setting.

Skills

• Excellent understanding of clinical coding requirements.
• Ability to communicate these to the team and other stakeholders as appropriate.

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, paid time off, retirement plans, and tuition reimbursement.
• Shift differentials with the opportunity to earn up to an additional $7 per hour based on shift, hours worked, and organizational guidelines.

Pay

• Competitive shift differentials.

Schedule

• Full-Time (80 hours bi-weekly)
• Day Shift
• No Weekend, Holiday or on call