Job DescriptionRemote IRF Coding Team Lead Schedule: Days: M-F. Normal business hours in your time zone.
Job Location Type: Remote
How you'll contribute This role supports the day-to-day coding operations for 19 acute rehab units by assisting the HIM Director with oversight of workflow, staff productivity, quality, and compliance. This position is specifically focused on IRF-PAI coding and includes performing coding and abstracting while serving as a resource to coding staff and hospital departments. The Coding Lead plays a key role in training, onboarding, and mentoring team members, ensuring adherence to regulatory requirements, and driving improvements in coding accuracy, turnaround times, and overall revenue cycle performance. Candidates must have inpatient rehab coding experience.
A IRF Coding Team Leadwho excels in this role:
- Assists in managing activities of the Coding staff as well as perform coding, abstracting and reporting in compliance with applicable laws and regulatory requirements.
- Responsible for continuing education and ensuring compliance with government and internal coding regulation and standards.
Acts as a resource to coding staff, Revenue Integrity, and other hospital departments. - Onboards, trains & supervises coding department staff for the purpose of ensuring quality coding and maintaining an acceptable turnaround time in the completion of coding assignments.
- Develops and motivates a competent, well-trained staff, capable of meeting established goals and promotes efforts to recruit and retain qualified staff.
- Assists in completing probationary and annual employee performance evaluations.
Responds to requests from hospital departments, physicians, patients, families, etc. that ensure customer service excellence. - Must have excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to present ideas and concepts effectively across organizational levels as will be working with physicians, Chief Financial Officers, and hospital department management.
- Assists the facility HIM Director and Coding Manager with oversight for processes and initiatives designed to continuously improve DNFC and Coding Revenue Cycle performance and/or efficiency. Including but not limited to staffing, reports, daily assignments, and coding support.
- Leads by example; promotes teamwork by fostering a positive, transparent, and focused working environment which achieves maximum results.
- Other duties as needed and assigned by Coding leadership, including but not limited to leading and conducting special projects.
- Develops project work plans, facilitates resource allocation, executes project tasks and obtains assistance from other intra and inter-departmental resources, as required.
- Supervise the work of others, including planning, assigning and scheduling work, reviewing work and ensuring quality standards, training staff and overseeing productivity. May offer recommendations for hiring, termination and pay adjustments, but do not have final responsibility for making these decisions.
Why join us We believe that investing in our employees is the first step to providing excellent patient care. In addition to your base compensation, this position also offers:
- Comprehensive Benefits: Multiple levels of medical, dental and vision coverage for full-time and part-time employees.
- Financial Protection & PTO: Life, accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity insurance, short- and long-term disability, paid family leave and paid time off.
- Financial & Career Growth: Higher education and certification tuition assistance, loan assistance and 401(k) retirement package and company match.
- Employee Well-being: Mental, physical, and financial wellness programs (free gym memberships, virtual care appointments, mental health services and discount programs).
- Professional Development: Ongoing learning and career advancement opportunities.
What we're looking for - Education: A high school diploma or equivalent, and preferably with a bachelor's degree in health care administration, health information management, or a related field.
- Experience: Minimum 3 years' inpatient coding experience, preferably at least two years of experience in supervising, coaching, and evaluating coding staff.
- Certifications: Certified Coding Specialist (CCS) or American Academy of Professional Coders (AAPC).
