About NYC Health + Hospitals/Jacobi
NYC Health + Hospitals/Jacobi is a 457-bed teaching hospital affiliated with the Albert Einstein College of Medicine. The facility has earned numerous Center of Excellence designations and is recognized for its Level 1 Trauma Center, Burn Center, Surgical Intensive Care Unit, regional Stroke Center, Snakebite Treatment Center, Breast Health Center, Bariatric Surgery Center, and Cancer Service.
At NYC Health + Hospitals, the mission is to deliver high quality health services without exception. Employees are expected to follow the ICARE values: Integrity, Compassion, Accountability, Respect, and Excellence.
Work schedule: 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM; 35 hours per week.
Purpose of the position
This role involves supervisory and administrative work in health information management. The specialist reviews records and documentation from clinical staff, helps ensure proper code and DRG assignment, and supports consistency, accuracy, and efficiency in claims processing, data collection, and quality reporting.
Key responsibilities include validating coding accuracy for inpatient, outpatient, and ambulatory surgery records; reviewing DRG assignment; monitoring denials and appeals; maintaining data integrity; identifying documentation issues; generating physician queries; providing feedback to coding staff; and supporting education and training for health information management personnel.
The position also assigns diagnosis and procedure codes, performs concurrent and retrospective clinical documentation review, reviews records for regulatory compliance, and uses coding and abstracting software as needed.
Minimum qualifications
- RHIA credential from AHIMA and 2 years of satisfactory experience coding and abstracting medical records in a recognized hospital or health care organization, including 1 year in a supervisory and/or administrative capacity; or
- RHIT credential from AHIMA and 4 years of satisfactory experience coding and abstracting medical records, including 2 years in a supervisory and/or administrative capacity; or
- CCS certification from AHIMA and 6 years of satisfactory experience coding and abstracting medical records, including 3 years in a supervisory and/or administrative capacity; or
- Equivalent education and experience.
Preferred qualification
- Certified Coding Specialist (CCS) certificate preferred.
Responsibilities and skills implied by the posting
- Inpatient, outpatient, and ambulatory surgery coding knowledge
- DRG validation
- Clinical documentation review
- Physician query generation
- Denials and appeals monitoring
- Data integrity review
- Quality assurance and regulatory compliance
Benefits offered by NYC Health and Hospitals include:
- Comprehensive health benefits for employees hired to work 20+ hours per week
- Retirement savings and pension plans
- Paid holidays and vacation in accordance with collective bargaining contracts
- Loan forgiveness programs for eligible employees
- College tuition discounts and professional development opportunities
- College savings program
- Union benefits for eligible titles
- Employee discount programs
- Commuter benefits programs
Location
New York, New York, US
Employment Type
Full-time
Experience Level
Intermediate Level
Salary Range
$92,258 - $103,250
Remote work allowed
No
Posted
1 month ago