Inpatient Hospital Coding Manager

Accountabilities

• Provides strategic and operational leadership for coding functions, ensuring teams deliver accurate, compliant, and efficient services.
• Focuses on workforce development, performance management, process improvement, and collaboration with key stakeholders to optimize revenue cycle outcomes.
• Lead and oversee inpatient hospital coding operations, including coding teams and supervisors across multiple locations.
• Develop and execute departmental strategies, operational plans, and performance goals aligned with organizational objectives.
• Build, mentor, and support high-performing coding teams through effective hiring, training, coaching, and performance management.
• Establish accountability frameworks to achieve productivity, quality, compliance, and financial performance targets.
• Monitor coding metrics, key performance indicators, and operational reports to identify trends, risks, and improvement opportunities.
• Drive continuous quality improvement initiatives by evaluating workflows, implementing best practices, and optimizing coding processes.
• Ensure compliance with government and commercial coding regulations, internal policies, and industry standards.
• Partner with compliance, legal, finance, revenue cycle, and operational leaders to address risks and improve performance.
• Support effective coding practices by maintaining strong relationships with physicians, providers, clients, and internal stakeholders.
• Develop and maintain coding policies, procedures, and education programs to ensure consistent execution across departments.
• Provide oversight for coding audits, system implementations, technology enhancements, and revenue cycle application improvements.
• Manage departmental budgets, operational expenses, and resource allocation to support strategic priorities.
• Communicate performance insights, financial impacts, and improvement initiatives through reports and presentations to leadership teams.

Requirements

• The ideal candidate brings extensive experience in healthcare coding, revenue cycle operations, and team leadership within a regulated healthcare environment.
• This role requires strong analytical capabilities, strategic thinking, and the ability to lead cross-functional initiatives that improve coding accuracy, compliance, and financial performance.
• A Bachelor’s degree in Healthcare Management, Business, Finance, Accounting, or a related field with relevant healthcare operations experience is preferred.
• An Associate degree in Health Information Technology combined with significant healthcare operations, coding, billing, auditing, or revenue cycle experience may be considered.
• Equivalent professional experience in healthcare operations, coding, billing, auditing, or revenue cycle management may substitute for formal education requirements.
• 7+ years of progressive experience in healthcare operations, patient account services, revenue cycle operations, healthcare auditing, or coding/billing management is required.
• Demonstrated experience leading coding teams, supervisors, and multi-site healthcare operations is essential.
• Strong knowledge of inpatient coding practices, healthcare reimbursement processes, and regulatory compliance requirements is necessary.
• Coding certification through AHIMA or AAPC is strongly preferred.
• A Master’s degree in Finance, Business Administration, Healthcare Administration, or a related field is preferred.
• Proven ability to analyze operational data, identify improvement opportunities, and develop effective solutions is required.
• Strong leadership, communication, presentation, and stakeholder management skills are necessary.
• Ability to manage complex projects, establish strategic goals, and execute initiatives effectively is crucial.
• Experience working with healthcare information systems, revenue cycle technology, and process improvement initiatives is beneficial.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation package based on experience, qualifications, and role scope.
• Opportunity to lead impactful healthcare operations initiatives within a large-scale organization.
• Remote work flexibility with occasional travel requirements.
• Comprehensive benefits package supporting employee health and well-being.
• Professional growth opportunities through leadership development and continuous learning.
• Collaborative environment focused on innovation, operational excellence, and quality improvement.