Remote Coding Compliance Auditor Team Lead

Summary

Join the University of Maryland Medical System as an Auditing Team Lead, providing day-to-day supervision and instruction to auditors, overseeing internal and external auditing functions, and serving as a clinical coding subject matter expert.

Requirements

• Associates degrees or 7 years’ total experience required
• Bachelor’s degree in related field preferred
• Minimum of 5 years ICD-10-CM/ICD-10-PCS coding and abstracting experience at a Level 1 Trauma hospital or 7 years of experience with coding inpatient hospital medical records required
• Five (5) years Ambulatory coding experience
• One of the following required: Certified Coding Specialist (CCS), Registered Health Information Technician (RHIT), Registered Health Information Administrator (RHIA), Certified Inpatient Coder (CIC)
• Registered Health Information Technician (RHIT), Registered Health Information Administrator (RHIA) preferred

Responsibilities

• Provides for day to day supervision and instruction for the auditors which includes audit assignments, problem solving, monitoring productivity and scheduling
• Manages time and attendance approvals
• Serves as a clinical coding subject matter expert and utilizes critical thinking to analyze and evaluate documentation issues with consultation from the medical and clinical staff, and clinical documentation specialists as needed
• Oversees the internal auditing function and ensures internal audits are accurate, complete and reported on a timely basis
• Organizes external audits and assists to resolve inquiries/issues arising from external audit process
• Serves in an advisory and educator role for Coding Specialists
• Serves as communicator between Clinical Documentation Specialists and Coding
• Researches new surgical procedures and technology
• Assists manager in hiring process, orientation and training new auditor on site specific requirements