Lead Coder

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The Lead Professional Services Coder is a Health Information Management Professional possessing significant prior coding experience and a high level of coding proficiency, responsible for the assisting the manangement team with faciliatating daily coding activities, department priorities and initiatives, precepting new staff, suggesting workflow enhancements, resolving billing edits and testing EHR updates. The Lead Professional Services Coder is also responsible for collaborating with the Coding staff, CBO, Providers and Epic@Jeff to facilitate accurate coding and timely completion. * Serves as source for the following: coding questions, remote onboarding training, education, coding quality guidelines and workflows * Serves as a lead with other ancillary departments as directed to resolve coding / operations issues

1. Interacts with co-workers, visitors, and other staff consistent with the values of Jefferson Health.

2. Performs ICD-10-CM /CPT coding and data abstraction within minimum established accuracy and productivity rates.

3. Acts as a lead contact and resource for coding staff related to coding questions and workflow assistance

4. Acts as a lead contact for coding related questions and issues from other Hospital departments specifically CBO, Physicians, Finance, Compliance or Payor Contracting

5. Serves as a resource for coding staff for coding and workflow questions, and precepts new staff for onboarding

6. Attends mandatory staff education and department meetings. Facilitate coding completion to met departmental KPIs and goals. Refers coding issues to supervisor in a timely manner for determination and guideline development

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Nationally ranked, Jefferson, which is principally located in the greater Philadelphia region, Lehigh Valley and Northeastern Pennsylvania and southern New Jersey, is reimagining health care and higher education to create unparalleled value. Jefferson is more than 65,000 people strong, dedicated to providing the highest-quality, compassionate clinical care for patients; making our communities healthier and stronger; preparing tomorrow's professional leaders for 21st-century careers; and creating new knowledge through basic/programmatic, clinical and applied research. Thomas Jefferson University, home of Sidney Kimmel Medical College, Jefferson College of Nursing, and the Kanbar College of Design, Engineering and Commerce, dates back to 1824 and today comprises 10 colleges and three schools offering 200+ undergraduate and graduate programs to more than 8,300 students. Jefferson Health, nationally ranked as one of the top 15 not-for-profit health care systems in the country and the largest provider in the Philadelphia and Lehigh Valley areas, serves patients through millions of encounters each year at 32 hospitals campuses and more than 700 outpatient and urgent care locations throughout the region. Jefferson Health Plans is a not-for-profit managed health care organization providing a broad range of health coverage options in Pennsylvania and New Jersey for more than 35 years.

Jefferson is committed to providing equal educational and employment opportunities for all persons without regard to age, race, color, religion, creed, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, marital status, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, military status, veteran status, handicap or disability or any other protected group or status.