Assistant Director of Coding

Position Summary:

The Assistant Director of Coding willprovide day-to-day leadership to coding teams across inpatient, outpatient and professional services.

Qualifications:

Education:

• Bachelor's degree in Health Information Management, Healthcare Administration, or related field required.
• Master's degree preferred.

Experience

• Experience managing coding operations in a hospital or multi-facility healthcare system strongly preferred.
• Demonstrated knowledge of ICD-10-CM/PCS, CPT/HCPCS coding, MS-DRGs, APR-DRGs, APCs, and risk adjustment.
• Minimum 7-10 years of progressive coding/HIM experience, including 3-5 years in a leadership role.

Licensure/Certification/Registration

• RHIA, RHIT, or CCS, COC,CPC credential required.

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Monitor productivity and turnaround times to meet established KPIs.
• Oversee accurate and timely assignment of ICD-10-CM, ICD-10-PCS, CPT, and HCPCS codes in accordance with federal, state and payer regulations.
• Participate in long-term planning for coding staffing, technology adoption, and compliance initiatives.
• Partner with the Directors, HIM and Revenue Cycle leadership to align coding operations with organizational strategy.
• Ensure effective workflows for coding, query management, and charge capture.
• Collaborate with IT and HIM to optimize the use of computer-assisted coding, EMR integration, and auditing tools.
• Maintain compliance with CMS, OIG, and other regulatory guidelines.
• Oversee routine internal and external coding audits; implement corrective action plans as needed.
• Provide education and mentorship to staff on coding guidelines, updates, and best practices.
• Support accurate documentation and coding for quality reporting, case mix index, and other organizational metrics.
• Supervise and evaluate coding leadership and staff coders.
• Develop recruitment, onboarding and retention strategies to maintain a skilled team.
• Foster a culture of accountability, collaboration, and professional growth.
• Develop policies, supervise coding staff, implement strategic goals, and perform audits and quality reviews of medical records.
• Greet all patients and their accompanying family members when applicable and provide exemplary customer service.
• Work effectively and collaboratively with colleagues, physicians, and department heads.
• Effectively utilize strong organizational skills.
• Consistently display effective verbal communication skills.
• Proficient understanding and use of technology/PC skills required.
• Regularly exercise independent judgement.
• Completes other duties as assigned by department leadership.