[Hiring] Hospital Inpatient Coding Manager @Franciscan Health

Role Description

The Corporate Inpatient Coding Manager develops and implements coding strategies and provides operational leadership to manage and maintain efficient coding processes. This position supervises staff, prepares and forecasts budgets and strategic plans, oversees quality assurance programs, and ensures regulatory compliance.

• Provides oversight and leadership to the Coding Supervisors within the department, managing performance through ongoing coaching, feedback, and development.
• Oversees the auditing and education program to ensure accurate and compliant Inpatient coding and billing practices.
• Makes decisions regarding changes to coding staff day-to-day functions; aligns coding operations with corporate initiatives.
• Participates in problem identification, performs root cause analysis, and develops solutions that produce expected outcomes.
• Assists with the development and implementation of a corporate coding compliance plan, ensuring compliance with external regulatory and accreditation requirements.
• Creates an environment that coworkers want to work in and maintains a high level of coworker satisfaction.
• Serves as department liaison for regional meetings and projects, assisting with coding needs for planning of new department builds and revisions.
• Assists the Coding Manager with inquiries/audits and denials from third party agencies related to coding.
• Acts as a nosologist, analyzing and interpreting disease and procedure classifications for accurate healthcare data translation.
• Serves as the subject matter expert regarding diagnosis and procedure codes, coding guidelines, medical terminology, and revenue cycle compliance.
• Maintains expert knowledge of Franciscan Alliance coding software tools; assists with development and maintenance of software system workflow.
• Assists with identification and implementation of process improvements to enhance coding services across specialized service lines.
• Directs development and manages departmental budgets, including budget allocations and approving expenditures.
• Abides by the Standards of Ethical Coding as set forth by the American Health Information Management Association/American Association of Procedural Coders.

Qualifications

• Associate's Degree in Health Information Management - Required
• Bachelor's Degree in Health Information Management - Preferred
• 4 years as a Coding Manager - Required
• OR 4 years as a Franciscan Coding Supervisor - Required
• AND 3 years of Coding Experience - Required
• AND Inpatient Coding Experience - Required
• Registered Health Information Administrator (RHIA) - Required
• OR Registered Health Information Technician (RHIT) - Required

Requirements

• Travel is required: Never or Rarely
• Job Range: Coding Manager $77,750.40 - $121,492.80
• Incentive: Not Applicable

Equal Opportunity Employer

It is the policy of Franciscan Alliance to provide equal employment to its employees and qualified applicants for employment as otherwise required by an applicable local, state or Federal law. Franciscan Alliance reserves a Right of Conscience objection in the event local, state or Federal ordinances that violate its values and the free exercise of its religious rights. Franciscan Alliance is committed to equal employment opportunity.

Benefits

Franciscan provides eligible employees with comprehensive benefit offerings. Find an overview on the benefit section of our career site, jobs.franciscanhealth.org.