Manager - Coding - FT- ROC - South Texas Health System

ignoredontpost; Edinburg (TX); On-site; USD 85,000 - 115,000; Full time

Job summary

Universal Health Services in Texas seeks a Market Manager for Coding to lead coding supervisors and staff across the Texas Region, ensuring IP/OP coding accuracy, timely coding to minimize unbilled revenue, and alignment with department goals.

You will coordinate with physicians, office practices and other hospital departments to optimize charge capture, education, and process improvements, while maintaining compliance and service quality.

Qualifications

• Three to five years of acute care inpatient coding experience required.
• Auditing and training in ICD-10-CM, CPT, and APC.
• Three to five years in a management or supervisory role.
• Medical terminology, anatomy and physiology knowledge.
• Strong computer skills and ability to read medical reports.
• Ability to communicate with physicians and office staff by telephone or written correspondences.
• Commitment to Compliance Program and Code of Conduct.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership and oversight to coding supervisors and staff across the Texas Region.
• Ensure IP/OP coding accuracy and timeliness to maintain appropriate billing.
• Collaborate with physicians, departments, and central offices to improve charge capture.
• Coordinate meetings with ancillary departments for coding accuracy and master items.
• Support education and process improvements to meet performance goals.

Skills

Acute care coding

Auditing/training in coding

Management experience

Medical terminology

Anatomy & physiology

Communication skills

Computer skills

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Health Information Management

RHIT certification (AHIMA)

RHIA preferred

Certified Coding Specialist (CCS)

Job description

Responsibilities

POSITION SUMMARY:
Performs the functions of Market Manager for Coding through leadership, oversight, direction, and guidance to the coding supervisors and coding staff for the Texas Region. Responsible and accountable for IP/OP coding accuracy based on established expectations/goals, timeliness of coding to maintain unbilled at expected goals, and utilization of systems used to perform coding functions and establish areas for improvement/education. Communicates with physicians, office practices and other hospital departments to enhance cooperation to accomplish the hospital’s objectives for Texas facilities. Maintains relationship and collaboration with the Market Director for South Texas Region, HIM management, local facilities, UHS corporate, Central Business Offices and Case Management teams. Responsible for coordination of meetings with ancillary departments regarding proper coding and accurate charge master items. Responsible and accountable for providing exceptional customer service.

Qualifications

QUALIFICATIONS:

1. 1. Three to Five years acute care inpatient coding experience required.
2. 2. Auditing/training in medical coding (ICD10-CM, CPT and APC).
3. 3. Three-Five years of management/supervisory position or leadership role.
4. 4. Medical terminology, anatomy and physiology required.
5. 5. Computer skills.
6. 6. Ability to read medical reports, interpret lab values as pertinent to coding diagnoses, abstract pertinent
   information from records and to provide meaningful information by telephone or letter in replying to
   inquiries.
7. 7. Must demonstrate commitment and adherence to STHS’s Compliance Program and Code of Conduct through compliance with all policies and procedures, the Code of Conduct, attendance at required training and immediately reporting suspected compliance issue(s) to the Compliance Officer.

EDUCATION / LICENSURE:

1. 1. Certified Coding Specialist certification through AHIMA required
2. 2. Associates Degree in Health Information Management required (RHIT certification through AHIMA a plus)
3. 3. Bachelor’s Degree in Health Information Management or related field with RHIA certification through AHIMA preferred.
4. 4. Able to travel between facilities within the South Texas/Central Region.

All UHS subsidiaries are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect where equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants and teammates. UHS subsidiaries are equal opportunity employers and as such, openly support and fully commit to recruitment, selection, placement, promotion and compensation of individuals without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), genetic information, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.

We believe that diversity and inclusion among our teammates is critical to our success.

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