Director Outpatient Facility Coding

Lee Health; Cape Coral (FL); Remote; USD 63,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote work

Job summary

Lee Health seeks a Director of Outpatient Facility Coding to lead and optimize the outpatient coding and reimbursement integrity program. The role directs daily operations through managers and supervisors while aligning with CMS guidelines and the Lee Health Compliance Plan.

The ideal candidate has a strong background in facility coding, leadership, and cross-department collaboration to ensure data quality and compliant documentation across the organization.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of facility coding experience.
• Minimum 3 years of supervisory or management experience.
• At least one coding certification from AAPC or AHIMA.
• Associates degree in health information management or related field required; bachelor's preferred.

Responsibilities

• Develop, implement and maintain the medical record coding and reimbursement compliance plan for outpatient facilities.
• Plan, organize, direct, and control day-to-day operations of the Outpatient Facility coding department.
• Drive consistency and efficiency in outpatient claims processing and data collection to optimize ICD-10, CPT and APC reimbursement.
• Collaborate with leadership in Central Business Office, Revenue Integrity, HIM, Informatics, Compliance and Quality Documentation Improvement to optimize workflows and education.

Job description

Location: Remote - Florida

Department: Coding

Work Type: Full Time

Shift: Shift 1/8:00:00AM to 5:00:00PM

Minimum to Midpoint Pay Rate:$45.46 - $61.37 / hour

Summary

The Director of Outpatient Facility Coding is responsible for developing, implementing and maintaining the medical record coding and reimbursement compliance plan. The Director is responsible for planning, organizing, directing, and controlling day-to-day operations of the Outpatient Facility coding department through direct report managers and supervisors. They will work to create consistency and efficiency in outpatient claims processing and data collection to optimize ICD 10, CPT and APC reimbursement and facilitate data quality for the Lee Health coding services. They will work closely with the leadership teams within the Central Business Office, Revenue Integrity, Health Information Management, Informatics, Compliance and the Quality Documentation Improvement department to facilitate optimal operational work designs as well as provide feedback to facilitate documentation educational needs where needed for adherence to documentation guidelines according to CMS regulations and the Lee Health Compliance Plan.

Requirements

Education: Associates degree in health information management or related field required. 5 years of related experience may be considered in lieu of an associates degree. Bachelors in health information management or related field preferred.

Experience: A minimum of 5 years of facility coding experience required. A minimum of 3 years of supervisor or management experience required.

Certification: Minimum one coding certification required from AAPC or AHIMA.

License: N/A

Other: Project Management, HIM operational management, information systems and database. Five years of coding data quality related activities in inpatient acute care setting.

US:FL:Cape Coral