Assistant Director Coding

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Job description

Overview:
The Assistant Director Coding - Corporate (Assistant Director) is responsible for implementing the overall strategy for the Corporate Coding department. The Assistant Director manages, directs, and coordinates the coding activities within Novant Health, Corporate Coding. Responsibilities include oversight of all departmental processes, personnel, development of coding strategies to ensure accurate coding, operational planning, and departmental budget management.

Come join a remarkable team where quality care meets quality service, in every dimension, every time.

Let Novant Health be the destination for your professional growth.

At Novant Health, one of our core values is diversity and inclusion. By engaging the strengths and talents of each team member, we ensure a strong organization capable of providing remarkable healthcare to our patients, families and communities. Therefore, we invite applicants from all group dynamics to apply to our exciting career opportunities.

Qualifications:
Education: 4 Year / Bachelors Degree, required. In Health Information Administration.

Experience: Minimum five years coding management experience, required. Minimum five years coding management experience in a multihospital health systemin large multi-disciplinary teams in a healthcare, preferred.

Licensure/Certification: RHIA, CPC, or CCS, required. CDIP, CCDS, or CPC, preferred.

Additional Skills (required): Experience managing a large coding department or coding review team. Ability to prepare coding benchmarking, productivity and quality metrics, and coding productivity reports for NHmg Administrative and Physician leadershipfor department leadership. Coding Technical Skills- extensive regulatory coding (ICD-10 CM, ICD-10 PCS, CPT, and HCPCS) and associated reimbursement knowledge. Case Mix Index (CMI) Analytics Skills- ability to analyze trends in CMI and determine root cause, while addressing as appropriate Practices and adheres to the AHIMA "Code of EthicsConduct" philosophy and Novant Health's "Mission, Vision, and Values Statement". Ensures all regulatory/governing standards, policies and procedures are adhered to consistently. Ability to drive/travel to multiple locations/facilities as needed.

Responsibilities:
It is the responsibility of every Novant Health team member to deliver the most remarkable patient experience in every dimension, every time.

Our team members are part of an environment that fosters team work, team member engagement and community involvement.

The successful team member has a commitment to leveraging diversity and inclusion in support of quality care.

All Novant Health team members are responsible for fostering a safe patient environment driven by the principles of "First Do No Harm".

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