Medical Records Coder IV, Lead

Responsibilities

• Oversees office operations
• Assists in administering personnel related duties
• Acts as the liaison with hospital staff
• Codifies daily work of subordinate staff
• Solves coding problems
• Supports priorities assigned by designated leader
• Acts as a resource to staff
• Serves as a focal point for answering questions and solving problems
• Keeps current on relevant areas of knowledge
• Ensures accuracy of coding
• Performs ongoing data quality checks
• Reports findings to designated leader
• Ensures corrections are made
• Analyzes data output to identify coding problems
• Participates in corrective action as needed
• Responds to non-routine and complex requests, inquiries or problems
• Resolves complex problems requiring a high level of expertise
• Investigates and resolves matters of significance on behalf of designated leader
• Assists in personnel related matters such as time reporting, preparing performance evaluations, and interviewing applicants
• Trains new staff and assigns work
• Captures and assigns staff to accommodate daily office priorities
• Cultivates and maintains professional relationships with internal customers and external vendors

Requirements

• High School diploma or equivalent and 3 years of experience as Medical Coder required
• Associate's degree preferred
• Knowledge of ICD-10CM, CPT and HCPSC required
• Working knowledge of medical terminology and anatomy required

Qualifications

• American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) accreditation examination for Registered Health Information Administrator (RHIA) or (Registered Health Information Technician) RHIT or Certified Coding Specialist (CCS) preferred
• Certified Professional Coder (CPC) from American Academy of Professional Coders (AAPC) or Certified Medical Coder (CMC) from Practice Management Institute preferred