Associate Director, Outpatient Medical Coding

Scope of Position:

• Performs at an expert level sustaining responsibility for timely and accurate coding of all facility outpatient visits.
• Serves as a liaison and coordinator for special projects regarding the coding of medical records.
• Re-evaluates processes to keep staff engaged and to assist in meeting department and organizational goals.

Responsibilities:

• Sets daily priorities, monitors accounts not coded, trains and supports coding specialists in assigning ICD-10-CM diagnoses, HCC coding, operationalize SDOH, assign procedure codes (CPT-4), and determines APC assignments for billing and statistical purposes.
• Monitors performance to ensure compliance with policies and procedures and billing rules.
• Develops training materials and conducts training sessions with the coding quality analysts, coders, and students.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in health information administration or equivalent degree required.
• Minimum 3 years of medical coding and/or revenue management experience required.
• Previous management experience preferred.