Director, Professional Coding — Remote Leadership

Providence; Renton (WA); Remote; USD 95,000 - 149,000; Full time

Job summary

Providence is seeking a Director of Coding to lead professional coding operations across the Providence health system, ensuring compliant, accurate, and timely coding for professional services. You will develop coding strategies, oversee teams, and drive quality and productivity in partnership with revenue cycle leaders.

The role requires extensive ICD-10-CM expertise, strong leadership, and a track record of operational improvement across multiple facilities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in HIM or related healthcare field; AHIMA accreditation preferred.
• 10+ years of ICD-10-CM coding experience and official coding guidelines.
• 7+ years in a management/supervisory role overseeing coding operations and teams.
• Experience standardizing complex processes across multiple facilities and settings.
• Proven ability to identify and escalate issues impacting business outcomes.
• Experience with process improvement, change management, and operational improvement in complex systems.

Responsibilities

• Lead professional coding operations across the health system.
• Ensure accurate, compliant, and timely coding of professional services.
• Develop and implement coding strategies, standards, and best practices.
• Drive performance, quality, productivity, and compliance outcomes.
• Partner with clinical, operational, compliance, and revenue cycle leaders to improve processes and results.
• Manage coding teams and resources to support organizational goals.

Skills

ICD-10-CM coding

Regulatory compliance

Leadership/management

Process improvement

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Bachelor's Degree in HIM or related field

Job description

Providence is seeking a Director of Coding to lead professional coding operations across the Providence health system, ensuring compliant, accurate, and timely coding for professional services. You will develop coding strategies, oversee teams, and drive quality and productivity in partnership with revenue cycle leaders.

The role requires extensive ICD-10-CM expertise, strong leadership, and a track record of operational improvement across multiple facilities.