This position may be performed remotely for candidates residing in the following states: Alabama, Arizona, Florida, Georgia, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Nevada, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, and Wisconsin.As an Inpatient Coding Supervisor for Valleywise Health, you will be responsible for staffing, productivity reporting, and providing direction to a diverse team of inpatient coders who are eager to learn best practices that will meet the organization's goals. As a Level I Trauma Teaching Hospital, you will have the opportunity to team up and collaborate with the Outpatient Coding Supervisor, Sr. Coding Manager, Clinical Documentation Specialists, and HIM leadership.
Annual Salary Range: $68,307.00 - $100,755.00QualificationsEducation:- Requires an Associate's degree in Health Information Management or a related field or an equivalent combination of training and progressively responsible experience that will result in the required knowledge and abilities to perform the assigned work.
- Requires completion of a Coding certificate course appropriate to support responsibilities.
Experience:- Requires five (5) years of progressively responsible healthcare acute care coding experience demonstrating a solid understanding of the required knowledge, skills, and abilities.
- Prior experience must include direct or indirect supervisory responsibilities (e.g., reviewing the work of others, leading on projects, orienting and training others).
Specialized Training:- Requires the ability to pass a Coding exam before hiring.
- Prefer training in 3M Encoder, HDM, ARMS, and Epic systems.
Certification/Licensure:- Must have current Certification as a Certified Coding Specialist (CCS), Certified Professional Coder (CPC), or Clinical Documentation Improvement Practitioner (CDIP).
- Prefer credentials as a Registered Health Information Technician (RHIT) or Registered Health Information Administrator (RHIA).
- Prefer credentials as an AHIMA ICD-10 Trainer.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:- Must know of and be able to code all types of patient medical records, including Inpatient, Outpatient, Emergency Medicine, Observation, ProFee, and Same Day Surgery.
- Requires knowledge of anatomy and physiology, medical terminology, surgical terminology, pharmacological terminology, patient care documentation terminology, ICD-9-CM, ICD-10/PCS, and CPT codes.
- Must be able to read and interpret many entries to accurately identify and assign diagnosis and procedure codes utilizing the encoder and all available authoritative literature/resources.
- Must have the analytical ability necessary to interpret data contained in records and to assign appropriate codes and the visual acuity necessary to read and decipher handwriting.
- Must be able to communicate effectively and have excellent customer service skills.
- Must demonstrate and maintain in-depth knowledge through self-education and professional development.
- Requires the ability to work well independently and use complex independent decision-making.
- Must have a high level of understanding of computer applications and Microsoft Office.
- Requires the ability to read, write and speak effectively in English.
