Manager – Hospital Coding and Clinical Documentation

What you need to know about the Manager – Hospital Coding & Clinical Documentation position:

• The Hospital Coding & Clinical Documentation department focuses complete, accurate, and compliant documentation and coding.
• This position will lead the business processes for Hospital Coding Services, Clinical Documentation Improvement and Release of Information. Reporting to the Director – System Health Information, Coding & Clinic Doc, this position is responsible for managing, directing, coordinating and evaluating the hospital inpatient and outpatient coding staff, documentation improvement staff and coding auditors.
• This position is salaried/exempt position and will have general hours of Monday – Friday 8am -5pm ET though flexible hours may be necessary to meet the needs of our business and patients. Weekly on-call will be rotated between 4 other team members.
• This position is eligible for partial remote work.

What is required for this position:

• Bachelors Degree in Health Information Management/Administration or related field
• At least 5 years experience in Health Information Management department with at least 3 years in management
• RHIA (Registered Health Information Administrator)
• CCS (Certified Coding Specialist) Certification
• Preferences:
  • Certified Documentation Improvement Practitioner (CDIP) or Certified Clinical Documentation Specialist (CCDS)
  • Epic system experience
  • 3M coding & reimbursement system
  • Privacy Regulation knowledge

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear, required to site, occasionally required to stand, walk, use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls, and reach with hands and arms; the employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 lbs.