• The Lead Coding Services Auditor is responsible for conducting prebill and retrospective reviews to include, but not limited to, focused reviews on identified opportunities, mortality, PSI (patient safety indicators) and coder focused audits. • Reviews include full DRG validation, review of assigned ICD-10-CM/PCS, POA indicator(s), validation of all abstracting elements, review for query opportunities affecting DRG, severity of illness, and/or risk of mortality scores. • Auditor will use Vizient risk adjustment tools to identify potential coding opportunities during chart reviews. • All audits performed ensure compliance with current coding guidelines and regulatory standards. • Will use critical thinking skills and knowledge of coding/compliance guidelines to identify potential documentation, coding and reimbursement issues and report these to the leadership. • Serves as a mentor for the auditing team providing expert level expertise and feedback to the auditing and leadership team. • Will represent the auditing team in meetings within and outside the department on subject matter within the owning area. • Create and maintain detailed data logs and trend and produce data in a meaningful executive style format for presentation. • Perform lead duties in support of team in regard to data and reporting to include but not limited to: produce monthly reports and maintains dashboards from multiple systems, maintains other logs and spreadsheets (i.e.: CFB email, PSI log), maintain updated data needed by team (i.e.: Vizient Data), update written processes as directed by Data Quality Manager.