Coding Team Leader

Location

Ithaca, NY | United States

Job description

Department: Health Information Management

Job Title: Coding Team Leader

Reports To: HIM System Director, System Coding Manager

Job Summary:

Coordinate and lead day-to-day operations in the Health Information Management ("HIM") Department coding activities to ensure compliance with federal, state, and other regulatory agency requirements. Lead and directs the staff on a daily basis to maintain an even workflow throughout the coding area according to policy. Monitors workflow by effectively managing and organizing staff to meet turnaround times and project deadlines. Utilizes the electronic health record, health information systems, and healthcare applications and has a good working knowledge of information technology. Reviews and update policies and procedures that are aligned and comply with hospital and coding policies and procedures and regulatory agencies. Maintains a good working relationship with medical staff and other hospital departments to achieve optimal service delivery. Acts as a resource throughout the organization on HIM-coding and as a liaison between HIM department and internal/external stakeholders.

Job Responsibilities: (Please limit this to 10 core responsibilities - as opposed to a total list of tasks)

Leadership: Articulates a clear and compelling vision that aligns and directs the energies and resources of the organization to achieve desired results. Provides clear direction and establishes priorities. Tackles tough issues strategically, decisively, and fairly. Uses persuasion creatively and effectively to achieve results. Establishes high standards of performance and sets an example for others to follow. Follows through on commitments to others.

Patient/Customer Orientation: Fosters a culture and creates systems that incorporate customer service as a key value as supported by a history of positive patient and employee satisfaction results. Sets high standards for service delivery to internal and external customers. Responds to customers' needs in a timely, cost effective manner. Actively pursues service recovery

Quality: Emphasizes and communicates the need to deliver quality products and/or services. Defines standards for quality and evaluates products, processes, and/or services against those standards. Continually looks for ways to improve. Uses statistical and quantitative information to manage quality.

Organizational Development: Aligns team's mission, vision and values to organizational objectives. Provides direction and clarifies roles and responsibilities with team members. Provides timely and effective feedback and coaches and develops others. Fosters a climate of lifelong learning and development. Rewards and recognizes others.

Communication: Creates open channels of communication. Keeps others informed. Conveys information clearly and effectively both orally and in writing. Listens actively and asks questions to clarify.

Oversees coding personnel management functions such as orientation, training, scheduling, counseling, evaluating and disciplining employees.

Provides direct oversight of Schuyler Hospital's Coding activates and workflow.

Coordinates the activities of the department with all other functions and acts as the department representative at all department head or middle management meetings and attends administrative staff meetings and other committee meeting as appropriate.

Collaborates with other HIM Departments (and any other departments) systems in the Cayuga Health System that strengthens the relationship and knowledge for better outcomes in all entities of the system.

Requirements

• Education:
  • Certification as a Registered Health Information Administrator (RHIA), with at least two years supervisory and/or management experience, or Registered Health Information Technician (RHIT) with at least five years supervisory experience, or equivalent combined education and experience preferred.
  • Certified Coder preferred, with five or more years experience required.

• Experience: Supervisory experience required, with 10 or more years in the HIM profession.

• Licensure: Required to be certified with AHIMA or AAPC.
• Physical Requirements: For physical demands of position, including vision, hearing, repetitive motion and environment, see following description.

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Salary

$28.84 - $33.65 per hour