Manager Coding Compliance (Hybrid) - Surgery

Washington University in St. Louis; St. Louis (MO); Hybrid; USD 71,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Competitive salary

Job summary

Washington University in St. Louis is seeking a Manager Coding Compliance (Hybrid) to supervise Coding Coordinators and ensure timely, compliant charge capture.

You will interact with faculty on coding and billing, perform audits, develop educational materials, and lead trainings to improve documentation and revenue integrity.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required or equivalent experience.
• Supervisory experience of 5 years or more.
• No specific professional licenses required.

Responsibilities

• Supervises Coding Coordinators to ensure timely, compliant hospital-based coding and maximize revenue.
• Interacts with faculty on coding, charge capture, and billing-related issues.
• Performs compliance duties such as reviews of medical documentation and physician audits.
• Develops educational materials and conducts regular meetings with faculty to improve coding and documentation.
• Ensures staff attend scheduled training and stays current on Medicare/Medicaid policies.
• Monitors weekly charges, TES workfiles, MTC lists and approves write-offs per policy.
• Creates TES and Medicode edits to reduce reductions; monitors aging encounters.
• Serves as compliance liaison to Washington University Office of Physician Billing Compliance.

Skills

Supervisory experience

Accounting

Code Compliance

Organizing

Trend Analysis

Trend Reporting

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Job description

## Manager Coding Compliance (Hybrid) - SurgeryApply: Hybrid: Washington University Medical Campus: Full time: Posted Today: JR98067# **Location**St. Louis, MO 63110# **Scheduled Hours**40# **Position Summary**Position handles the day to day operations of charge capture activities assuring compliance and maximizing revenue.# **Job Description****Primary Duties & Responsibilities:*** Supervises Coding Coordinators to ensure hospital based services captured timely and to maximize revenue.* Directly interacts and communicates with faculty on coding, charge capture, compliance and other billing related issues.* Performs compliance related duties such as review of medical documentation, completion of physician audits and OPBC audits.* Develops educational materials and conducts regular meetings with faculty to determine methods of improving coding and documentation.* Ensures staff attends scheduled training/in-services.* Keeps abreast of procedures and changes affecting Medicare, Medicaid, HMO, PPO and related health care operations.* Communicates policies and procedures to staff on billing issues to promote efficient flow of billing process.* Monitors weekly charges, TES workfiles, MTC lists, approves write-offs per departmental policy.* Ensures weekly completion of hospital missing charge lists and reports physician in noncompliance of divisional/departmental missing operative note policy.* Ensures OPBC and Departmental compliance guidelines applied to billed services.* Creates TES and Medicode edits to reduce reductions; monitors TES workfile for aging encounters.* Serves as compliance liaison to WU Office of Physician Billing Compliance. **Working Conditions:**Job Location/Working Conditions:* Normal office environment. Physical Effort:* Typically sitting at a desk or table. Equipment:* Office equipment.The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all job duties performed by the personnel so classified. Management reserves the right to revise or amend duties at any time.# **Required Qualifications****Education:**Bachelor’s degree or combination of education and/or experience may substitute for minimum education.**Certifications****/Professional Licenses****:**No specific certification/professional license is required for this position.**Work Experience:**Supervisory (5 Years)**Skills:**Not Applicable**Driver's License:**A driver's license is not required for this position.# **More About This Job**WashU seeks highly motivated individuals who are able to perform duties in a manner consistent with our core mission and guiding principles.## # **Preferred Qualifications****Education:**No additional education unless stated elsewhere in the job posting.**Certifications****/Professional Licenses****:**No additional certification/professional licenses unless stated elsewhere in the job posting.**Work Experience:**No additional work experience unless stated elsewhere in the job posting.**Skills:**Accounting, Code Compliance, Organizing, Supervisory Management, Trend Analysis, Trend Reporting# **Grade**C13# **Salary Range**$70,600.00 - $109,500.00 / AnnuallyThe salary range reflects base salaries paid for positions in a given job grade across the University. Individual rates within the range will be determined by factors including one's qualifications and performance, equity with others in the department, market rates for positions within the same grade and department budget.