Hybrid Coding Manager: Revenue Integrity & Growth

Altru Health System; Arkansas; Hybrid; USD 87,000 - 131,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health plan

401(k) retirement plan

Dental plan

Vision plan

Life and disability insurance

Education assistance

Paid time off (PTO)

Job summary

Altru Health System is seeking an experienced Coding Manager to lead inpatient, outpatient, and professional coding operations. This hybrid role focuses on managing staff, ensuring accuracy, and driving performance improvements across the coding department.

The ideal candidate will have strong coding expertise, leadership skills, and a passion for operational excellence, collaborating with providers and HIM to optimize documentation and reimbursement.

Qualifications

• Associate's degree in Healthcare Administration, Business Administration, or a related field.
• Minimum of 5 years of coding experience in a healthcare setting.
• Comprehensive knowledge of inpatient, outpatient, and professional coding operations.
• Demonstrated ability to analyze data, manage workflows, and drive operational improvements.

Responsibilities

• Directs and oversees daily operations of the medical coding department, ensuring accurate, timely, and compliant assignment of ICD-10-CM, ICD-10-PCS, CPT, and HCPCS codes.
• Manages, coaches, and develops coding staff through recruitment, onboarding, performance management, education, and professional development initiatives.
• Monitors coding productivity, quality, and coding lag metrics, implementing process improvements to optimize operational efficiency and financial performance.
• Conducts routine coding audits and quality reviews to ensure compliance with federal, state, payer, and organizational coding guidelines and regulations.
• Collaborates with providers, CDI specialists, HIM, Revenue Integrity, Patient Financial Services, and other stakeholders to improve documentation quality and coding accuracy.
• Analyzes coding-related data, trends, denials, and reimbursement impacts to identify opportunities for revenue optimization and risk reduction.
• Develops, maintains, and enforces coding policies, procedures, and standard work processes that support regulatory compliance and operational excellence.
• Serves as a subject matter expert on coding regulations, reimbursement methodologies, payer requirements, and industry best practices, providing education and guidance to leadership and clinical teams.
• Partners with compliance and audit teams to investigate coding concerns, resolve discrepancies, and implement corrective action plans when necessary.
• Leads strategic initiatives related to coding technology, workflow automation, artificial intelligence tools, and system optimization to enhance coding accuracy, efficiency, and scalability.

Skills

Leadership

Team-building

Communication

Education

Associates degree in Health Administration/Management

Job description

Altru Health System is seeking an experienced Coding Manager to lead inpatient, outpatient, and professional coding operations. This hybrid role focuses on managing staff, ensuring accuracy, and driving performance improvements across the coding department.

The ideal candidate will have strong coding expertise, leadership skills, and a passion for operational excellence, collaborating with providers and HIM to optimize documentation and reimbursement.