CentraState Healthcare System

• Responsible for supervising the work of staff who review, interpret, code and abstract medical records information according to standard classification systems. • Performs the most advanced medical records coding and abstraction duties. • Performs data quality reviews and prepares complex reports as required. • Promotes Coding Audit department goals by selecting, motivating, and training capable team members. • Leads the activities of assigned Coding Audit team members by communicating and providing guidance toward achieving department objectives. • Assists in analyzing common operational definition of metrics and assists in the development of regional reports to monitor individual hospitals in one database and develops processes to integrate clinical department managers in correction and resubmission of medical records. • Assists with the development of tools to track performance including daily reports that track coding operations contribution to the DNFB, including progress toward the resolution of holds; applies data-driven methodologies to understand the current state of coding operations relating to individual hospitals. • Compiles data into reports to identify trends and patterns in procedures; provides regional and local metric information for organization communications. • Evaluates and implements systems, mechanisms, and procedures that ensure timely placement of documents in the patient medical record. • Measures adherence of system(s) developed, handle delays and errors; ensures adherence to high-quality Medical Records standards. • Assists the leadership in development of performance goals, dashboards and medical record chart assembly / delivery procedures; utilizes and reviews tools to track and monitor the prompt resolution of holds and non-coded accounts. • Collaborates with site leadership to prioritize, schedule, assign, and monitor work to optimize operational services; maintains compliance with the policies, procedures and regulations of Medical Records; informs and educates staff of regulatory changes, as needed. • Communicates case write-offs with senior leadership and Business Offices; supervises, hires, trains, disciplines, and evaluates the performance of staff; ensures performance appraisals are completed in a timely manner. • Prioritizes, schedules, assigns and monitors work to optimize operational services; participates in developing and delivering training related to operations. • Performs other related duties as assigned.

• Own the technical architecture of the data platform end-to-end: ingestion, storage, transformation, orchestration, serving, and observability layers. • Author and maintain the platform architectural vision document; lead quarterly architecture reviews to assess alignment with organizational goals and technology trends. • Define and evolve the target-state architecture for the platform, establishing a multi-year technology roadmap in partnership with engineering leadership. • Evaluate emerging technologies, frameworks, and make evidence-based adoption recommendations. • Serve as the final technical escalation point for complex design questions, cross-team conflicts, and build-vs-buy decisions affecting the platform. • Lead the planning, execution, and delivery of multi-quarter platform initiatives involving multiple engineers, cross-functional dependencies, and significant organizational impact. • Break down large, ambiguous programs into scoped workstreams; assign technical leads per workstream, define milestones, and manage cross-team dependencies and risk. • Drive initiative kick-offs with clear problem framing, success criteria, architectural constraints, and delivery phasing — from 0-to-1 exploration through production hardening. • Maintain stakeholder alignment throughout delivery: proactively communicate status, surface trade-offs, and escalate blockers to leadership before they become risks. • Lead post-mortems and retrospectives for large initiatives; document and socialize lessons learned to raise the organizational bar on delivery excellence. • Exercise functional oversight across the EDAP team: review technical designs, set quality gates, approve architectural decisions, and ensure consistency of implementation patterns. • Define, document, and socialize platform engineering standards including coding conventions, testing requirements, CI/CD practices, schema design guidelines, and SLA frameworks. • Establish and own the platform's technical review process (design review): triage incoming projects, chair review sessions, and ensure decisions are documented and traceable. • Identify and drive resolution of technical debt, redundancy, and architectural drift that impede platform reliability, developer productivity, or scalability. • Partner with security, compliance, and infrastructure teams to ensure platform systems meet governance, data privacy, and regulatory requirements by design. • Serve as a primary technical mentor for junior and senior data platform engineers across the platform; provide structured coaching on system design, technical communication, and engineering judgment. • Conduct and lead design reviews, architecture critiques, and technical deep-dives that strengthen the overall capability of the engineering team. • Define what technical excellence looks like at each level of engineers and participate in calibration discussions. • Represent the data platform in engineering-wide forums, all-hands, and external venues (conferences, open-source communities, recruiting events). • Build a culture of documentation, reliability, and platform-as-a-product thinking across all data platform engineering functions. • Participate in goal planning cycles as a technical voice; define engineering-led goals that improve platform reliability, developer experience, and data quality.

• Educates all internal customers, including physicians, nurses and other ancillary personnel, on clinical documentation opportunities, coding and reimbursement issues, as well as performance improvement methodologies • Creates job aids and queries in support of training initiatives • Ensures the accuracy and completeness of clinical documentation used for measuring and reporting physician and hospital outcomes as well as appropriateness of treatment setting • Conducts follow-up reviews of clinical documentation to ensure points of clarification have been recorded in the patient's chart • Reviews clinical issues with coding staff, nurses and other healthcare professionals as appropriate to ensure appropriate inpatient technical diagnosis and procedural coding • Discusses cases with physicians/provides, including periodic meetings, rounding and/or attending medical staff meetings • Inputs activities from concurrent reviews into CDI solution and ensures consistency of data captured • Serves as a member of the facility CDI Team and Documentation Improvement Work Group, providing input relative to documentation improvement processes and resources, and updates corporate HIM on facility coding/documentation improvement efforts • Performs other relevant duties as assigned

Overview CentraState Healthcare System, headquartered in Freehold, New Jersey, is a leading nonprofit healthcare provider dedicated to serving the community. Its comprehensive network includes CentraState Medical Center, a community-focused hospital, along with an ambulatory campus, two senior living facilities, three free-standing community health pavilions, and a charitable foundation. As the third-largest employer in Monmouth County, CentraState has earned repeated recognition as a Great Place to Work-Certified™ company, reinforcing its reputation as an exceptional workplace. CentraState Medical Center currently has an employment opportunity available for an Emergency Department (ED) Coder to support the Health Information Management department. The ED Coder is responsible for accurately assigning ICD-10-CM and CPT-4 diagnosis and procedure codes to emergency department records. This role ensures proper identification of facility and procedure-level codes in compliance with coding guidelines and regulatory requirements. This position may be remote or hybrid. Responsibilities - Reviews ED records to ensure complete and accurate documentation to support all diagnoses and procedures. - Accurately abstracts data such as a point of origin, discharge disposition, consultations and procedures - In a 7.5 hour day completes an average of ED charging and coding 60-65 accounts per day - Meets 95% or greater coding and charging accuracy Qualifications - High school diploma or equivalent with training in medical terminology and medical coding. - A minimum of one year of coding experience required. - Knowledge of medical terminology and coding required. - Strong professional, organizational, and interpersonal skills to effectively relate with all members of the healthcare team. About Us CentraState Healthcare System, in partnership with Atlantic Health System, is a fully accredited, not-for-profit, community-based health system dedicated to providing comprehensive health services in central New Jersey. Beyond offering a wide range of advanced diagnostic and treatment options, CentraState is committed to being a valuable health partner, focusing on disease prevention, promoting healthy behaviors, and helping individuals of all ages live well. Located in Freehold, CentraState includes a 284-bed acute-care hospital, a dynamic health and wellness campus, two award-winning senior living communities, a charitable foundation, and convenient satellite health pavilions. These pavilions offer primary care, specialty physician practices, and access to outpatient services such as lab work and physical therapy. CentraState is proud to be among the less than two percent of hospitals nationwide to earn Magnet® designation for nursing excellence five times. Additionally, it has been recognized as a Great Place to Work-Certified™ Company by Great Place to Work® for four consecutive years. Joining CentraState means becoming part of a pioneering healthcare facility committed to high-quality, patient-focused care. We invite you to make a difference in our community and advance your career with us. We support our employees with work/life balance initiatives, tuition assistance, career advancement opportunities, and more. Discover why our employees love their jobs and being part of the CentraState family! CentraState Health System offers a competitive and comprehensive Total Rewards package that supports the health, financial security, and well-being of all team members. What We Offer: - Medical, Dental, Vision, Prescription Coverage (30 hours per week or above for full-time and part-time team members) - Life & AD&D Insurance - Long-Term Disability (with options to supplement) - 403(b) Retirement Plan with employer match - 401(a) Retirement Plan with employer contribution - PTO - Tuition Reimbursement - Well-Being Rewards - Employee Assistance Program (EAP) - Fertility Coverage, Healthy Pregnancy Program - Flexible Spending & Commuter Accounts - Pet, Home & Auto, Identity Theft and Legal Insurance - Growth Opportunity and Workforce Development Initiatives - Continuing Education / Onsite Training - A warm, welcoming company culture based upon mutual respect and a collaborative goal of providing excellent patient care - Concierge Services with Work & Family Benefits - Magnet recognized healthcare facility Compensation Range: $23.00 - $36.80 per hour The compensation above reflects the established range from CentraState Healthcare System (CSHS) for this position at the time the job was posted. CSHS considers many factors to determine compensation, including education, experience, skills, licenses, certification, and training. As such, team member compensation may fall outside this range. Additionally, the compensation range reflects base salary and does not include extra shift rates or incentives tied to quality, productivity, etc., as applicable. The benefits outlined also reflect CSHS’ policy at the time of posting. Benefits as are made available to other similarly situated team members of CSHS, although participation is at all times in accordance with and subject to the eligibility and other provisions of such plans and programs. CSHS may modify its benefits plans or programs at any time. CSHS is proud to comply with all pay equity and pay transparency laws.