Senior Editor & Product Owner, AHA Coding Handbook

The American Hospital Association (AHA) is a national organization that represents and serves all types of hospitals, health care networks, and their patients and communities. The AHA has two main offices, located in Washington, D.C., and Chicago. The AHA offers a flexible hybrid work schedule of three days in the office and two days working remotely.

This position is located in Chicago. Responsible for the end-to-end development of the AHA Coding Handbook for ICD-10-CM/PCS and its ancillary learning portfolio. Combining expert-level authorship, editorial leadership, assessment design, and multimedia learning development, ensures clinical coding rigor and educational excellence, authoring, and updating content that is definitive, compliant, pedagogically sound, and immediately useful for coders, auditors, CDI specialists, and educators. Serves as the creator and host of the new podcast series, AHA Coding Clinics —a deep dive into the most frequently asked and complex coding questions. Attend EAB (Editorial Advisory Board) and C&M (ICD-10 Coordination and Maintenance) meetings to ensure content reflects the very latest in coding changes, guidance and best practices.Essential Functions

• Serves as lead author/editor for the AHA Coding Handbook (ICD-10-CM/PCS). Captures and maintains content roadmap aligned with regulatory cycles (e.g., FY ICD-10 updates, quarterly OPPS/MPFS, errata), industry guidance, and user needs. Ensures content accuracy, clarity, and authoritative alignment with AHA Coding Clinic guidance and official coding guidelines
• Establishes and enforces editorial standards, style guides, nomenclature conventions, and references.
• Creates and updates test banks, quizzes, case studies, coding scenarios, rationale keys, and formative/summative assessments across difficulty tiers.
• Develops instructor resources: lesson plans, slide decks, teaching notes, answer explanations, and skills checklists.
• Creates, hosts, and produces the podcast series AHA Coding Clinic. Researches, scripts, and interviews subject matter experts (SMEs) and prepares show outlines and learning objectives. Collaborates with audio production for recording, editing, and distribution.
• Develops companion podcast assets: episode guides, show notes, links to primary sources, and CE/CME/CEU-aligned to AHA Coding Quizzes where applicable. Creates and contributes to video explainers, webinars, and interactive modules.
• Attends and summarizes implications from EAB and ICD-10 C&M meetings. Translates changes into clear updates for the handbook and ancillary assets. Maintains a comprehensive, version-controlled change log and publication calendar.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications: Education

• Bachelor's Degree Communications, journalism, english, business or related field Required
• Master's Degree Health information management, health informatics, clinical discipline, education or related field. Preferred

Minimum Qualifications: Work Experience

• 5+ years Professional editing/communication writing experience Required
• Progressive experience in medical coding, auditing, CDI, or coding education Required
• Experience hosting or producing websites, podcasts or webinars Preferred
• Involvement with EAB or attendance at C&M meetings and interpreting outcomes for coding audiences Preferred

Minimum Qualifications: Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Expert proficiency in ICD-10-CM/PCS, CPT®, and HCPCS Level II; strong familiarity with MS-DRG/APC grouping logic and clinical documentation dependencies - Required
• Advanced Knowledge of AP style - Required
• Excellent writing, editing, and communication skills with an ability to translate complex guidance into practical instruction. - Required
• Proven experience creating assessments/test banks with rationales and alignment to learning objectives. - Required
• Expert skills and experience with Microsoft Word; intermediate skills in Adobe Acrobat - Required
• Preference for experience in using online project management tools such as Basecamp, and in using ProofHQ online proofreading workflow management tool - Required
• Self-starter who can handle multiple projects at once in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment - Required
• Able to work independently but also collaboratively as part of a team - Required
• Able to diplomatically advise stakeholders and changes to content - Required
• Comfort on-mic and on-camera - Preferred

Salary Information:

Commensurate with related experience. The AHA is committed to fair and equitable compensation practices. A candidate's salary is determined by various factors including, but not limited to, relevant work experience, skills, certifications, and location.

Salary Range - Minimum:

105000

Salary Range - Midpoint:

131000

Salary Range - Maximum:

157000

We offer an excellent total compensation package, which includes medical/dental coverage (PPO/HMO), vision care, life insurance, short- and long-term disability plans, 401(k), tuition reimbursement, PTO/holidays/health days, wellness programs, and more!

The American Hospital Association (AHA) is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other legally protected characteristics. We will provide reasonable accommodation for individuals protected by Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Vietnam Era Veterans' Readjustment Assistance Act of 1974, and Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. If, because of a medical condition or disability, you need a reasonable accommodation for any part of the employment process, please call (312) 422-3000 and ask for the Vice President, Human Resources, and let us know the nature of your request and your contact information.

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