Senior Coding Supervisor - Epic & Compliance Lead (Remote)

Community Health System Services LLC; Seattle (WA); Remote; USD 56,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Xtensys Connected Health Solutions is seeking a Professional Coding Supervisor to lead and develop a team of certified coders across multiple specialties. You will oversee daily coding operations, audits, and education, driving accuracy, compliance, and efficient reimbursement.

You will champion documentation integrity, HIPAA compliance, and process improvements while partnering with physicians and departments to improve outcomes. A strong background in Epic coding and Revenue Cycle is preferred.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of physician coding experience.
• 3+ years of supervisory or leadership experience.
• Experience conducting coding audits, quality reviews, and documentation improvement initiatives.
• Experience providing provider education and supporting documentation improvement efforts.
• Epic Professional Coding and Revenue Cycle experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor, coach, and supervise a team of certified professional coders across multiple specialties.
• Provide ongoing performance feedback, guidance, and professional development opportunities.
• Conduct annual performance evaluations and support employee development planning.
• Address employee performance concerns coaching and corrective action processes when necessary.
• Assist with recruitment, interviewing, onboarding, training, and retention of coding staff.
• Foster a positive and collaborative team environment focused on accountability, accuracy, and excellence.
• Monitor and manage Epic coding work queues, coding review queues, denial work queues, charge review queues, and other coding-related workflows.
• Ensure coding inventories are reviewed and completed within established turnaround time expectations.
• Collaborate with the Coding Manager to balance workloads and allocate resources appropriately.
• Monitor productivity and coding accuracy to ensure organizational goals are achieved.
• Ensure timely coding completion to support clean claim submission and reimbursement goals.
• Conduct coding audits and quality reviews to evaluate coding accuracy, consistency, and compliance.
• Ensure staff adherence to ICD-10-CM, CPT, HCPCS, E/M guidelines, payer requirements, CMS regulations, and coding industry standards.
• Review coding trends, audit findings, and performance metrics to identify opportunities for improvement.
• Develop corrective action plans and educational initiatives to address identified deficiencies.
• Monitor compliance with HIPAA, privacy regulations, and organizational policies.
• Analyze internal coding workflows and operational processes to ensure efficiency, effectiveness, and compliance.
• Monitor coding-related denials and reimbursement issues and identify root causes.
• Partner with leadership to implement process improvements and workflow enhancements.
• Recommend operational changes that improve coding accuracy, productivity, and reimbursement outcomes.
• Participate in revenue cycle initiatives focused on denial reduction and process optimization.
• Collaborate with physicians, advanced practice providers, and clinical staff to clarify documentation and improve coding accuracy.
• Serve as a liaison between coding staff and clinical departments.
• Support provider education regarding documentation requirements, coding regulations, and reimbursement implications.
• Work with Billing, Collections, Revenue Integrity, Compliance, Credentialing, and Clinical Operations teams.
• Address and resolve coding-related concerns impacting account resolution and reimbursement.
• Develop and deliver training programs regarding coding regulations, payer updates, documentation standards, and coding best practices.
• Organize and facilitate departmental education sessions and continuing education activities.
• Ensure coding staff remain current on regulatory updates and industry changes.
• Participate in coding department meetings, provider educational sessions, and operational training programs.
• Support coding competency assessments and ongoing staff development initiatives.
• Conduct periodic coding audits to evaluate coding quality and documentation compliance.
• Review medical record documentation to ensure coding support and regulatory compliance.
• Identify documentation deficiencies and recommend corrective measures.
• Assist with external audits, payer audits, and compliance reviews.
• Monitor trends in documentation quality and partner with providers to improve documentation practices.

Skills

Leadership

Coding audits

Provider education

Epic Professional Coding

Revenue Cycle

Education

Associate or bachelor’s degree in Health Information Technology, Healthcare Administration, Business Administration, or related field

Tools

Epic Professional Coding

Job description

Xtensys Connected Health Solutions is seeking a Professional Coding Supervisor to lead and develop a team of certified coders across multiple specialties. You will oversee daily coding operations, audits, and education, driving accuracy, compliance, and efficient reimbursement.

You will champion documentation integrity, HIPAA compliance, and process improvements while partnering with physicians and departments to improve outcomes. A strong background in Epic coding and Revenue Cycle is preferred.