Lead Coding Coordinator

Primary Responsibilities
The Lead Coding Coordinator is a Health Information Management Professional possessing prior coding experience and a high level of coding proficiency, responsible for the coordination and planning of daily functions performed by the coding team.
The Lead Coding Coordinator is responsible for collaborating with the Coders, CDI, Quality Coordinator and DRG Reviewers.
Essential Functions
• Acts as lead contact for coding related issues from all disciplines including but not limited to coders, reviewers, CDI, PI, Business Services and other departments
• Serves as source for coding questions i.e., department training, remote coding/systems training, education, quality, productivity guidelines and processes.
• Serves as a liaison with Clinical Documentation and with other ancillary departments as directed to resolving operation issues.
• Serves as staff support during times of additional coding staffing needs.
• Interacts with co-workers, visitors, and other staff consistent with the iSCORE values of Jefferson.
Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Health Information Management or related field preferred.
• Certified Coding Specialist (CCS) certification preferred
• Minimum five (5) years experience of coding experience required.
• Computer skills in word processing, spreadsheet utilization, and presentation software required.

Conditions of Employment
Covid Vaccination is a requirement for employment at Jefferson for employees working at Jefferson's clinical entities or at the University. If you are not currently vaccinated you will be required to receive the vaccination prior to hire date if you are offered employment, unless you request and receive an approved medical or religious exemption from Jefferson.
Closing Statement
Jefferson includes Thomas Jefferson University and Jefferson Health, a dynamic university and health system with broad reach across the Delaware Valley. Jefferson is the second largest employer in Philadelphia and the largest health system in Philadelphia based on total licensed beds.
Through the merger of Thomas Jefferson University and Philadelphia University in 2017, our University includes ten colleges and four schools. We are an NCAA Division II university and an R2 national doctoral university offering undergraduate and graduate-level programs that provide students with a forward-thinking education in architecture, business, design, engineering, fashion and textiles, health, medicine and social science.
Jefferson Health, the clinical arm of Thomas Jefferson University, has grown from a three-hospital academic health center in 2015, to an 18-hospital health system through mergers and combinations that include hospitals at Abington Health, Aria Health, Kennedy Health, Magee Rehabilitation and Einstein Healthcare Network. We have over 50 outpatient and urgent care centers; ten Magnet®-designated hospitals (recognized by the ANCC for nursing excellence); the NCI-designated Sidney Kimmel Cancer Center (one of only 70 in the country and one of only two in the region); and one of the largest faculty-based telehealth networks in the country. In 2021, Jefferson Health became the sole owner of HealthPartners Plan, a not-for-profit health maintenance organization in Southeastern Pennsylvania. We are the first health system regionally to create an aligned payer-provider partnership.
Jefferson's mission, vision and values create an organization that attracts the best and the brightest students, faculty, staff, and healthcare professionals, as well as the most visionary leaders to drive exceptional results.

• OUR MISSION: We improve lives.
• OUR VISION: Reimagining health, education and discovery to create unparalleled value
• OUR VALUES: Put People First, Be Bold & Think Differently and Do the Right Thing

As an employer, Jefferson maintains a commitment to provide equal access to employment. Jefferson values diversity and encourages applications from women, members of minority groups, LGBTQ individuals, disabled individuals, and veterans.
Par Reference Code
149798