HIM Coding Director (Corporate)

FirstHealth of the Carolinas is a nationally recognized health care system located in central North Carolina. Comprised of four hospitals with more than 600 beds, the system also offers leading-edge heart care in the Reid Heart Center, the area’s only dedicated heart and vascular center. Our growing health system has more than 6,500 employees serving in more than 100 locations throughout a 15-county service area. In addition, FirstHealth has received numerous accolades for its patient care and outcomes, including recognitions from Healthgrades, U.S. News & World Report, and Forbes. 

Employee Benefits

At FirstHealth of the Carolinas, we believe in supporting our employees' professional growth and personal well-being. That is why we offer a comprehensive benefit package that is designed to help you thrive. Enjoy a free gym-membership to one of our 7 FirstHealth Fitness Centers to stay active and prioritize your health, take advantage of our educational assistance programs through FirstU to pursue academic or professional development goals. You'll also benefit from exclusive employee discounts through PerkSpot, saving you money on quality offerings. Additionally, we're committed to your future with a competitive retirement savings plan, including an employer match to help you build financial security. These are just a few examples of how our leading-edge employee benefits align with our mission to put your career first. Join FirstHealth of the Carolinas and help us in our mission to become the best place to work in healthcare!

Serves as a corporate resource for coding, abstracting and related reimbursement, charging and billing issues. Provides direct supervision of coding and coding charge capture staff at a corporate level, including monitoring performance to achieve optimal efficiency. Ensures staff are adequately trained and maintain both quantitative and qualitative productivity standards. Manages workload, coding systems and Solventum and makes appropriate adjustments needed for optimal workflow and related revenue cycle management. Maintains coding and related databases and assists with internal and external requests for data.

Responsible for corporate HIM Coding Operations, systems and staff.

• Requires a bachelor’s degree in Health Information Management or related field; equivalent experience, education and training considered. Certification as an RHIA or RHIT required. Preference to RHIAs.
• Two years management experience or related training preferably coding related. Successful candidates must also have at least two years of acute care coding experience (inpatient and outpatient).
• Extensive knowledge of inpatient and outpatient ICD-10 and CPT-4 coding conventions, DRGs, APCs and other prospective payments systems.
• Advanced knowledge of anatomy, physiology, and medical terminology.
• Coding certification by exam (i.e. CCS or CPC) from a national organization which is recognized by the AMA, AHA, or AHIMA.
• Knowledge in and the ability to apply the principles of HIM and related regulatory and documentation standards in the daily management of coding and charge capture functions.
• Familiarity with Epic and related coding, reimbursement, and Revenue Cycle Management (RCM) workflows to include impact of registration, billing, ADT and related patient type revisions.
• Working knowledge of Clinical Documentation Improvement