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Position Summary:  Report directly to the Reimbursement/Coding Manager and serve as a subject matter expert for the coding staff.         

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Daily supervision, prioritization, and coordination of workflow activities to ensure accurate and timely coding of all charts.
• Act as point person for resolution of all inpatient chart backlogs and issues.
• Perform coding audits to ensure quality metrics are being met as well as identify opportunities for coding education to staff.
• Perform productivity audits to ensure metrics are being met. 
• Research and answer inpatient coder’s questions using official coding guidelines and the use of 3M references.
• Assist with the appeals review process to ensure timely denial response as well as the appropriateness of appeal response.
• Coordinate coder training to ensure all staff are up to date on Coding Guidelines as well as code updates.
• Interact daily with CDI to ensure coordination of coding with CDI joint processes.
• Perform accurate coding and abstracting. 
• Prioritize daily workload for coding staff and provide coverage for coding and abstracting job functions, as necessary to ensure department goals are met.
• Work directly with the CDI, Case Management and Patient Account departments serving as educator/resource for coding accuracy.
• Interact with physicians, nursing and other allied ancillary departments as well as Document Imaging staff to ensure timely completion of coding.
• Facilitates staff training to ensure productivity and accuracy standards are met.
• Supervise the activity of coding staff to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements.
• Identify issues on unbilled inpatient accounts weekly and resolution.
• Monitor and report staff attendance, productivity, and accuracy standards.
• Process payroll weekly. 
• Monitor accounts for patient status changes.
• Submit feedback for employee evaluations to manager.
• Perform quality assessment on coders monthly and provide feedback and education.
• Assist department management with special projects and reports as requested. Possess good initiative, problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Promotes a clean and safe environment of care, utilizing the SAFE error prevention habits.
• Provide the highest standard of privacy and confidentiality in matters involving patients, coworkers, and the hospital by abiding by the Standards of Conduct.

Required Qualifications: 

Education and Training:

• Registered Health Information Technician (RHIT) or Registered Health Information Administrator (RHIA) required.
• Two to three years of related experience in a hospital medical record department.
• Extensive coding and auditing skills.
• Experience with Electronic Medical Record required, Cerner preferred, ICD10CM/PCS/coding system and MSDRG/APRDRG knowledge required.
• Ability to communicate effectively and excellent customer service skills.
• Knowledge of automated encoder system, 3M preferred.
• Excel experience preferred.
• Previous leadership experiences a plus.
• Previous experience using computer assisted coding (CAC) software a plus.

Work Shift Details:

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Benefits for You

At Silver Cross Hospital, we care about your health and well-being and that is why we work hard to provide quality and affordable benefit options for you and your eligible family members.   

Silver Cross Hospital and Silver Cross Medical Groups offer a comprehensive benefit package available for Full-time and Part-time employees which includes:

·       Medical, Dental and Vision plans

·       Life Insurance

·       Flexible Spending Account

·       Other voluntary benefit plans

·       PTO and Sick time

·       401(k) plan with a match

·       Wellness program

·       Tuition Reimbursement

Registry employees who meet eligibility may participate in our 401(k) Savings plan with a potential match.  However, registry employees are ineligible for Health and Welfare benefits.

The final pay rate offered may be more than the posted range based on several factors including but not limited to: licensure, certifications, work experience, education, knowledge, demonstrated abilities, internal equity, market data, and more.

The expected pay for this position is listed below: