Manager, Health Information Management – Coding

Nahsedfw; Irving (TX); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

CHRISTUS Health in Irving, TX seeks a Manager of Health Information Management – Coding to lead daily coding operations and support remote coding associates in meeting performance metrics. You will report to the Director of HIM Coding Operations and ensure standardized coding processes that meet regulatory requirements and support hospital operations and revenue cycle initiatives.

The role involves hiring, onboarding, training, and ongoing coaching of coding staff, with a focus on accuracy,

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree (or equivalent) in medical records science/administration or healthcare leadership.
• Extensive ICD-10/PCS, CPT, MS-DRGs and APCs knowledge.
• 3+ years in coding supervisory or management roles preferred.
• Remote workforce operations experience required.

Responsibilities

• Analyze audit results and identify improvement opportunities.
• Provide coaching and feedback to coding staff and support audit rebuttals.
• Oversee coder work assignments and monitor coding/billing reports.
• Collaborate with CDI, HIM, Revenue Cycle, IT, Compliance and Quality teams to optimize workflows.
• Monitor regulatory changes affecting documentation, reimbursement and coding.
• Lead hiring, onboarding, training and performance of coding associates.

Skills

ICD-10/PCS knowledge

CPT coding

MS-DRGs & APCs

Remote workforce experience

Leadership/coaching

Education

Bachelor's degree in medical records science/administration or healthcare leadership

Job description

Manager, Health Information Management – Coding

The Manager, Health Information Management Coding oversees daily coding operations to support remote coding associates in meeting and exceeding performance metrics. Reporting to the Director of HIM Coding Operations, the role ensures coding operations are standardized, meet regulatory requirements and support hospital operations and revenue cycle initiatives.

Schedule: 5 days, 8 hours. Work type: Full time.

What you'll do

• Analyze internal and external audit results to identify improvement opportunities
• Provide coaching and feedback to coding staff and support audit rebuttals
• Oversee coder work assignments and monitor coding and billing reports for timely processing
• Partner with CDI, HIM, Revenue Cycle, IT, Compliance and Quality teams to optimize workflows
• Monitor regulatory changes affecting documentation, reimbursement and coding
• Lead hiring, onboarding, training and performance of coding associates

What you bring

• Bachelor's degree, medical record science/administration or equivalent healthcare leadership experience required
• Extensive knowledge of ICD-10/PCS, CPT, MS-DRGs and APCs
• 3+ years of coding supervisory or management experience preferred
• Remote workforce operations experience required
• RHIA, RHIT or CCS preferred

About the employer

CHRISTUS Health

CHRISTUS Health is a Catholic, faith-based, not-for-profit health system headquartered in Irving, Texas, with hospitals, clinics and health plan operations across Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas, New Mexico and Latin America.

Job summary Manager, Health Information Management – Coding