[Hiring] Lead Coding Specialist @002 Support Center - Shared Services

Support Center If you are a current Adventist HealthCare employee, please click this link to apply through your Workday account. Adventist HealthCare seeks to hire an experienced Lead Coding Specialist for our Medical Coding Department who will embrace our mission to extend God’s care through the ministry of physical, mental, and spiritual healing. As a Lead Coding Specialist, you will: • Conduct reviews to validate I-10-CM diagnosis codes and PCS procedure codes for inpatient bill hold related to PSI, PPC & other reimbursement conventions to be resolved prior to final coded data. • Manages daily DNFB and DNFC reports and work queues for un-coded or outstanding records. • Under the direction of the coding manager, the coding specialist lead should be proficient in communicating with the coding team. • Oversees coding corrections, abstracts elements for HSCRC submissions, and ensures coding compliance with coding standards. • Liaison between coding and other departments, managing coding-related tasks and denials. • Provides mentoring support to coders on coding questions/reviews and manages coding improvements. • Collaborate with the Coding Manager on education and training for coders, and cross–training the coding team as needed. • Ensures consistency and accuracy of coded data for records that may include sending physician queries as needed. • Monitor coding query responses and distribute them to the coding team. • Coding inpatient and outpatient discharges occasionally, and Interim Bills when necessary. • Monitoring of coders' overall productivity and quality measures. • Utilizes computerized encoder and other systems related to completing the coding process. • Maintains knowledge of applicable coding rules, regulatory updates, policies, and guidelines impacting coding. Qualifications include: • Minimum of five (5) years of coding in an acute hospital setting • Three (3) year of experience leading and performing in a coding team environment. • Proficiency in computer skills relating to coding software, and Health Information Management systems such as Electronic Health Record (EHR). • Demonstrate knowledge of coded data using code sets, including ICD10-CM/PCS, CPT, HCPCS, IPPS coding and reimbursement regulation, APR-DRG grouping structure, MS-DRG grouping structure, and revenue cycle workflows with charges/charge master, and code edits. • Knowledge of coding audits processes, denials management, and documentation improvement for coding specificity. • Educated in medical terminology, disease process, anatomy and physiology, and surgical procedure coding. • Graduate of a medical coding program or an associate degree in a healthcare-related field. • One of the following credentials: Certified Coding Specialist (CCS), Registered Health Information Technician (RHIT), and/or Registered Health Information Administrator (RHIA). • Candidates will be required to pass an inpatient coding assessment prior to hiring. • Working hours are Monday through Friday; the day shift, remote, and hours are core business times as determined by the department. • Extended periods of time seated at a desk or in meetings. • Occasional travel to AHC hospitals and support center for meetings, learning sessions, workgroups, and in the event of workstation or system downtime coder is required to work on site at a location designated by the coding manager. • Must reside in the Washington DC metropolitan area for this position. Work Schedule: Day Shift Pay Range: $32.17 - $48.25 If the salary range is listed as $0 or if the position is Per Diem (with a fixed rate), salary discussions will take place during the screening process. Under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), this position is classified as: United States of America (Non-Exempt) At Adventist HealthCare our job is to care for you. We do this by offering: Work life balance through nonrotating shifts Recognition and rewards for professional expertise Free Employee parking Medical, Prescription, Dental, and Vision coverage for employees and their eligible dependents effective on your date of hire Employer-paid Short & Long-Term Disability, Basic Life Insurance and AD&D, (short-term disability buy-up available) Paid Time Off Employer retirement contribution and match after 1-year of eligible employment with a 3-year vesting period Voluntary benefits include flexible spending accounts, legal plans, and life, pet, auto, home, long term care, and critical illness & accident insurance Subsidized childcare at participating childcare centers Tuition Reimbursement Employee Assistance Program (EAP) support As a faith-based organization, with over a century of caring for the communities in the Maryland area, Adventist HealthCare has earned a reputation for high-quality, compassionate care. Adventist HealthCare was the first and is the largest healthcare provider in Montgomery County. If you want to make a difference in someone’s life every day, consider a position with a team of professionals who are doing just that, making a difference. Join the Adventist HealthCare team today, apply now to be considered! COVID-19 Vaccination Adventist HealthCare strongly recommends all applicants to be fully vaccinated for COVID-19 before commencing employment. Applicants may be required to furnish proof of vaccination. Tobacco and Drug Statement Tobacco use is a well-recognized preventable cause of death in the United States and an important public health issue. In order to promote and maintain a healthy work environment, Adventist HealthCare will not hire applicants for employment who either state that they are nicotine users or who test positive for nicotine and drug use. 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Our Mission: We extend God's care through the ministry of physical, mental and spiritual healing. Adventist HealthCare, based in Gaithersburg, MD., is a faith-based, not-for-profit organization of dedicated professionals who work together each day to improve the health and well-being of people and communities through a ministry of physical, mental and spiritual healing. Our comprehensive approach to caring for our community includes three acute-care hospitals – Shady Grove Medical Center, White Oak Medical Center and Fort Washington Medical Center – as well as two Physical Rehabilitation hospitals, Outpatient centers, Imaging Centers, Urgent Cares, Home Care Services, Employer Health Programs and Physician Networks. We are nationally recognized and honored especially for our Cardiac, OB, Cancer, Stroke, Orthopedic, Rehabilitation and Mental Health services. 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