Associate Director Outpatient Coding

About This Role

Lead and direct medical coding teams across multiple locations, ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements, data integrity, and achieving financial and revenue cycle goals for a major healthcare organization.

Responsibilities

• Select, train, coach, motivate, conduct performance evaluations, and direct the workflow for coding staff
• Develop goals and performance expectations for staff in targeted areas like unbilled accounts receivable, quality, and timeliness
• Participate in the development and ensure adherence to the department budget
• Drive organization performance improvements by refining and monitoring the coding scorecard
• Collaborate with other leaders to establish coding quality, productivity, and best practices
• Participate in developing standard coding policies/procedures/guidelines to ensure compliance with federal, state, and local regulatory guidelines
• Monitor data integrity on a regular basis, provide staff training and education, and communicate with associated departments
• Keep abreast of new medical technologies, procedures, and pending regulatory changes, analyzing potential impact to the organization
• Oversee coding for a designated team, ensuring compliance and accurate reimbursement
• Facilitate meetings between coding operations and physician teams

Requirements

• Strong knowledge of business and/or healthcare
• Bachelor's degree in business, health care administration or related field
• RHIA, RHIT, or CCS in active status with AHIMA or AAPC (for acute care)
• 3+ years of progressive coding leadership experience
• Highly developed interpersonal skills and ability to work collaboratively
• Ability to work effectively with common office software and coding software applications
• Thorough knowledge of computer applications and their applicability to coding

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business, health care administration or related field
• 3+ years of progressive coding leadership experience, preferably within a major health care organization or health system setting

Nice to Have

• Certified Professional Coder (CPC)
• Certified Coding Specialist-Physician (CCS-P)
• Additional related education and/or experience

Benefits

Certifications