Supervisor of Coding

About the role

The Supervisor of Coding is responsible for the organizational and functional integrity of the coding sections, ensuring staff compliance, development, and education. The incumbent performs ICD-9-CM/ICD-10-CM/PCS and CPT coding, coordinates HIM initiatives to ensure accurate reimbursement in the Revenue Cycle, monitors productivity, and performs retrospective reviews for coding accuracy and educational opportunities. Focus is specific to hospital inpatient, outpatient, or transitional care services.

Responsibilities

• Performs ICD-9-CM/ICD-10-CM/PCS and CPT coding
• Coordinates HIM initiatives to ensure accurate reimbursement in the Revenue Cycle
• Maintains a calendar of scheduled time off for all employed coding staff
• Evaluates contract service coverage and/or remote coding needs
• Assigns ICD-9-CM/ICD-10-CM/PCS and CPT codes to patient diagnoses and procedures
• Reviews and analyzes health records to identify relevant diagnoses and procedures
• Monitors productivity and performs retrospective reviews for coding accuracy
• Shares pertinent changes with staff and assists in interpretation and application of changes
• Provides feedback to the vendor on coding accuracy and productivity
• Audits time and attendance biweekly and monitors staff compliance with RRMC policy
• Completes employee evaluations and 90 and 180-day progress reports timely, offering developmental plans pertinent to the position and employee growth
• Assists the coding educator and the coding university program in the training and development of the coding trainee’s

Requirements

• Required and/or Preferred Education: Associate's Degree in Health Information Management with an RHIT or a CCS, or a Bachelor's degree with an RHIA, preferred. CCS credential alone is accepted.
• Experience: Experience in a managerial capacity in health information management for 3-5 years preferred. Two to four years of facility coding experience required.

Qualifications

• Ability to obtain and maintain a RHIA or RHIT or CCS required license.
• Proficient with Microsoft Office Suite, including Outlook, PowerPoint, Excel and Word.

Skills

• Thorough understanding of the content of the medical record
• Training and mentoring of staff in coding principles
• Understanding of anatomy and physiology of the human body and disease processes
• Knowledge of Federal and State regulations for prospective payment
• Ability to interpret and apply changes in treatment modalities and new procedures
• Computer operations and proficiency with encoder software

Benefits

Consistency, accuracy, promptness, and adherence to productivity standards are of paramount importance.

Pay

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Schedule

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