PB Coding Supervisor

MultiCare Health System; Tacoma (WA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Medical, dental, retirement benefits

Paid time off

Job summary

MultiCare Health System in Tacoma, WA is seeking a Supervisor of Coding to oversee daily operations for coders and vendor teams. You will ensure accurate coding, timely billing, and compliance with federal, state, and local regulations.

The role emphasizes leadership, workload coordination, and performance monitoring across Professional Billing workflows. Responsibilities include provider education, denial management support, and collaboration with PB-CDI and stakeholders to improve

Qualifications

• Associate’s degree or two years of experience in lieu of degree may be considered.
• Minimum three years of coding experience in a team environment within a highly computerized hospital setting.
• Leadership or supervisory experience.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership and operational oversight for employed and vendor resources across PB coding and PB-CDI workflows.
• Monitor documentation integrity trends and coordinate provider education on diagnosis specificity and medical necessity.
• Collaborate with PB-CDI and stakeholders to address recurring documentation concerns and support reporting.
• Oversee coding staff and vendor activities to ensure accurate and timely coding/billing.

Skills

Leadership experience

Team oversight

Coding in hospital setting

Education

Associate’s degree or 2 years experience in lieu of degree

Job description

Join a team that shares your callingAt MultiCare, you’re more than just a job title — you’re part of a team built on trust that cares for each other, our patients and our communities. Belonging here means living our mission and values every day. If your purpose and passions align with ours, you’ll find a place to grow, do meaningful work and build a career you love in a community that feels like home.

Join a team that shares your callingAt MultiCare, you’re more than just a job title — you’re part of a team built on trust that cares for each other, our patients and our communities. Belonging here means living our mission and values every day. If your purpose and passions align with ours, you’ll find a place to grow, do meaningful work and build a career you love in a community that feels like home.

FTE: 1, Shift: M-F, Schedule: 7:00-3:30

Position Summary

The Supervisor of Coding is responsible for overseeing the daily operational activities performed by coders (employed or vendor) to ensure accordance with MHS policies and standards and federal, state and local regulations. The Supervisor works closely with the vendor coding team to ensure complete, accurate, and timely coding & billing, management or work queues to include denials, and claim edits; oversees coding staff/coding vendor to complete accurate and timely coding/billing of charges, management of denials, and claim edits; ensures maintenance and completion of compliance audits for the coding staff/coding vendor and provides coverage for the Directors of Coding, as needed.

Responsibilities

• Providing leadership and operational oversight for employed and vendor-supported resources while supporting PB-CDI activities across Professional Billing workflows. This includes workload coordination, performance monitoring, quality feedback, issue escalation, and consistent execution of PB coding and PB-CDI priorities.
• Monitoring documentation integrity trends identified through provider coding audits, denials, claim edits, and work queue activity; facilitating provider education and feedback related to diagnosis specificity, medical necessity, and documentation completeness; collaborating with PB-CDI and operational stakeholders to address recurring documentation concerns; supporting query-related and provider follow-up workflows; and assisting with reporting, trend analysis, and action planning to promote coding accuracy, documentation quality, reimbursement integrity, reliable reporting, and compliance.
• Monitoring documentation integrity trends identified through provider coding audits
• Facilitating provider education and feedback
• Collaborating with PB-CDI and operational stakeholders to address recurring documentation concerns

Requirements

• Associate’s degree or two (2) years of experience in lieu of degree may be considered
• RHIA, RHIT, CCS, CPC, or CCS-P credential required
• Minimum three (3) years of coding experience in a team environment within a highly computerized hospital setting
• Previous experience and demonstrated skill in a leadership or supervisory role

Why MultiCare?

Rooted in the local community

Partnering with patients, families and neighbors across the Pacific Northwest for more than 140 years.

Growth and education

Competitive tuition assistance, award-winning residencies, fellowships and career development to invest in you.

Well-being and support

Generous PTO, Code Lavender and Employee Assistance Programs to help you maintain balance and feel cared in your work and life.

Living our values

Respect, integrity, kindness and collaboration guide how we care for patients, communities and each other.

Belonging for all

Resource Groups and outreach programs help ensure every team member feels safe, seen, heard and valued.

Pacific Northwest lifestyle

Work and live where natural beauty, adventure and strong community connections are part of everyday life.

Pay and Benefit Expectations

We provide a comprehensive benefits package, including competitive salary, medical, dental and retirement benefits and paid time off. As required by various pay transparency laws, we share a competitive range of compensation for candidates hired into each position. The pay scale is $69,721.60 - $100,318.40 USD. However, pay is influenced by factors specific to applicants, including but not limited to: skill set, level of experience, and certification(s) and/or education. If this position is associated with a union contract, pay will be reflective of the appropriate step on the pay scale to which the applicant’s years of experience align.

Associated benefit information can be viewed here.