RESPONSIBILITIES

I. JOB SUMMARY/RESPONSIBILITIES:
• Manages the daily operations and activities of Professional Coding.
• Ensures coding and abstracting of health records meet established standards of accuracy, timeliness and quality.
• Ensures functions, services and activities of department are consistent with the goals and objectives of the Queen’s Medical Center (QMC).
• Establish good working relationships with providers for new and existing professional services.
• Meet regularly with providers to review reports relevant to coding accuracy and documentation improvement.
• Champion new projects and implementations impacting Professional Coding.
• Maintains in-depth knowledge of ICD-9-CM and CPT/HCPCS codes. Effective October 2015, ICD-10 codes shall be required.

II. TYPICAL PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
• Essential: sitting, finger dexterity, seeing, hearing, speaking, carrying usual weight of 5 pounds, repetitive arm/hand motions, static gri...