[Hiring] Coder Lead @CHI Health Clinic

Role Description

As our Coder Lead, you will serve as a vital subject matter expert and mentor within our Revenue Cycle department. You will provide critical leadership by:

• Coordinating daily coding workflows
• Assessing production and quality standards
• Acting as a key liaison between physicians and support staff
• Troubleshooting complex billing issues
• Ensuring clinical documentation integrity
• Maintaining adherence to government regulations while utilizing electronic health record systems like Epic

Every day you will oversee the productivity of the coding team, which includes:

• Facilitating new hire training
• Shadowing and conducting performance quality reviews
• Managing incoming coding volume and charge lag reporting
• Providing analytical insights to revenue cycle leadership
• Monitoring customer service work queues to resolve coding concerns

When needed, you will serve as a hands-on contributor, filling in for coding staff to ensure our clinic maintains operational excellence and seamless reimbursement cycles.

To be successful in this role, you will hold a relevant professional certification and possess 5–7 years of robust coding experience in a healthcare organization. You must demonstrate:

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Excellent communication abilities for small and large group training
• The capacity to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment
• A commitment to detail
• The ability to relate well with staff at all levels

Your skills will ensure high-quality coding performance and continued professional development for your team.

Qualifications

• Certified Professional Coder, upon hire
• Certified Coding Associate, upon hire
• Certified Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery Coder, upon hire
• Certified Professional Coder Hospital, upon hire
• Radiology Certified Coder, upon hire
• Registered Health Information Technician, upon hire

Requirements

• Associates in a related field and 5 – 7 years coding experience in a healthcare organization, upon hire
• Completion of college-level courses in medical terminology, anatomy and physiology, disease processes, and pharmacology, upon hire