Supervisor, Documentation & Coding

Virginia Mason Medical Center; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Virginia Mason Franciscan Health in Seattle is seeking a Supervisor, Documentation & Coding to lead essential processes for accurate capture of patient care services and health information.

You will manage staff performance, coordinate workflow, and address complex coding challenges while ensuring strict adherence to official coding guidelines, regulatory standards, and internal policies to maintain data integrity and timely billing.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or Master’s degree with related coding/healthcare experience.
• CPC or accredited coding certification.
• Knowledge of coding guidelines and revenue cycle processes.
• Supervisory or leadership exposure.

Responsibilities

• Lead documentation and coding workflows and staff performance.
• Address complex coding challenges and ensure accuracy.
• Ensure adherence to coding guidelines, standards, and policies.
• Coordinate workflow and optimize health information data integrity.

Skills

Supervisory experience

Medical coding knowledge

CPC certification

Regulatory knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

Job description

Job Summary and Responsibilities

As a Supervisor, Documentation & Coding, you will lead and optimize the crucial processes of medical documentation and coding, ensuring accurate capture of patient care services and health information.

Every day you will manage staff performance, coordinate workflow, address complex coding challenges, and ensure strict adherence to official coding guidelines, regulatory standards, and internal policies.

To be successful in this role, you will demonstrate a steadfast commitment to coding accuracy, compliance, and data integrity are crucial for optimizing workflow and ensuring the timely and precise translation of clinical services into billable and reportable data.

Job Requirements

Required

• Bachelor’s degree and minimum of one (1) year experience in the discipline OR three (3) years’ experience in the discipline OR Master’s degree and no experience.
• CPC or other accredited coding certification.
• Knowledge of policies, standards, procedures, processes, work flow, KPIs and regulatory/reporting requirements applicable to the assigned revenue cycle function (e.g. cash management / refunds / credits / posting, clinic customer service, claims processing and/or insurance follow-up, etc.)
• Knowledge of standards, practices and requirements relating to employee supervision, evaluation and performance management.
• Knowledge of medical insurance, payer contract, and CPT codes.

Preferred

• Prior Healthcare Billing Experience

Where You'll Work

Virginia Mason Franciscan Health brings together two award winning health systems in Washington state - CHI Franciscan and Virginia Mason. As one integrated health system with the most patient access points in western Washington our team includes 18,000 staff and nearly 5,000 employed physicians and affiliated providers. At Virginia Mason Franciscan Health you will find the safest and highest quality of care provided by our expert, compassionate medical care team at 11 hospitals and nearly 300 sites throughout the greater Puget Sound region.