Associate Director Outpatient Coding

About This Role

Lead and direct designated medical coding teams across multiple locations for a nationally-recognized healthcare leader. This role plans for and achieves business goals related to unbilled accounts receivable, regulatory compliance, data integrity, and reimbursement, while working collaboratively with HIMS leadership.

Responsibilities

• Selects, trains, coaches, motivates, conducts performance evaluations, and directs the workflow for staff assigned to coding function
• Develops goals and performance expectations for staff in targeted areas, such as unbilled accounts receivable, quality and timeliness of clinical coding assignments, data integrity and reimbursement with third party payors
• Participates in the development of the department budget in conjunction with established goals and objectives
• Drives organization performance improvements by refinement and monitoring of the coding scorecard
• Works collaboratively with other leaders to establish coding quality, productivity and best practices
• Participates in developing standard coding policies/procedures/guidelines to ensure compliance with federal, state and local regulatory guidelines
• Monitors data integrity on regular basis to ensure abstracted data elements meet requirements, performs staff training and education
• Keeps abreast of new medical technologies, procedures and pending regulatory changes which impact the organization

Requirements

• Strong knowledge of business and/or healthcare
• Strong knowledge and background in coding
• Highly developed interpersonal skills and the ability to work collaboratively
• Ability to work effectively with all 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

• Additional related education and/or experience

Benefits

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