Inpatient/Outpatient Coding Manager

• Demonstrates through behavior Florida Hospital’s Core Values of Integrity, Compassion, Balance, Excellence, Stewardship and Teamwork as outlined in the organization’s Performance Excellence Program

• Manages, develops and coaches the coders, motivating and supporting others in overcoming barriers to understanding.

• Assists with the Coding Quality Review Program, collaborating with the Coding Quality Manager to sustain an excellent organizational average accuracy rate while maintaining adherence to corporate compliance.

• Drives operation efficiency and sustains excellence in coding workflow with accountability for meeting and exceeding established goals. Maintains appropriate scheduling to ensure appropriate work flow and limitation of the use of overtime and utilizing contract help when appropriate. Monitors individual and overall productivity, working to remove barriers and coaching team members on efficiency.

• Provides positive morale maintenance on a routine basis. Fosters positive relationship with fellow workers. Contributes to and promotes departmental performance improvement initiatives and employee engagement

• Works in conjunction with the Coding Director and the Operational Managers to provide in-services and continuing education to the coding staff, physicians, and clinical departments, providing highly complex information to audiences with a varied level of understanding in an effort to ensure optional reimbursement, adherence to regulatory guidelines as well as complete/accurate documentation

• Participates in job interviewing, testing and selection of new employees.

• Collaborate and serves as a resource to other departments in the Revenue Cycle to ensure business continuity and optimal revenue cycle management. Handles requests for coding review by other departments/individuals (Core Measures, Quality, patients, Customer Service, Patient Financial Services, Case Management, Patient Access, Marketing, Risk Management and clinical areas)

• Uses critical thinking and sound judgment in decision making; keeping reimbursement considerations in balance with regulatory compliance

• Assumes personal responsibility for professional growth, development and continuing education to maintain a high level of proficiency

• Maintains the confidentiality of employees, patients, administrative staff and medical staff information with no infractions

• Exhaustive knowledge of both inpatient and outpatient coding and working knowledge of ICD-9, ICD-10CM, ICD-10PCS, CPT, HCPCS, MSDRGs, APRDRGs, HACs. POA indicators, APC, CMI and all regulatory compliance requirements.

• Three - five years of coding experience in an acute care hospital with cases involving a more complex level of coding.

• Previous coding management experience

• LICENSURE, CERTIFICATION, OR REGISTRATION REQUIRED: RHIA, RHIT, or CCS certification or credential

• Leadership skills

• Excellent communication skill

Contact me directly; Kurt Hughes @ 407-636-7030 ex. 202

$5000 sign on bonus and extremely competitive salary for work at one of Orlando's prestigious Hospitals

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