Professional Billing Coding Supervisor (Remote)

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If you want to work where the action is, University Health (UH) is the place for you. Known as "Kansas City's Essential Hospital," UH is the safety net healthcare system for Jackson County/Kansas City. We are an academic medical center, serving as the primary teaching institution for the UMKC Schools of Medicine, Nursing, Dentistry, and Pharmacy.A 547-bed, not-for-profit health system, UH delivers the highest-quality medical care for our patients, with compassion, empathy, and unparalleled dedication to service. During the 2020 pandemic, we also stepped forward as a regional leader in COVID care and testing. UH is comprised of three campuses:

The Coding Supervisor plays a vital role in achieving departmental operational goals and objectives by providing guidance, management and oversight of the Revenue Cycle coding staff. This dynamic role involves ensuring quality checks, conducting training sessions at the coder and provider level, facilitates the onboarding process with new hires and analyzes, updates and supports the systems used by the coding group. With a focus on enhancing efficiency and compliance, the Coding Supervisor collaborates closely with the Lead Coder and communicates regularly with the Director of Professional Revenue Cycle.

Minimum Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent in education and experience.
• Two or more coding certifications, i.e. CPC or CPMA, and must maintain active certifications for continued employment.
• Five years comprehensive medical record coding, of high level CPT/HCPCs & ICD-9/10, for multi-specialty Physician's services, including experience in an academic teaching health care organization - candidates with demonstrated abilities/skills at this level without the full years of experience can be considered.
• Demonstrated ability and experience identifying documentation improvement opportunities.
• Knowledge of insurance company, third-party and government reimbursement programs; i.e. Medicare, Medicaid, MC+, etc.
• Knowledge of medical insurance billing and collection.
• Extensive knowledge with CPT, ICD 9/10 , and HCPCS coding and medical terminology in multiple physician practice specialties.
• Fluency with Medical terminology, anatomy and physiology.
• Knowledge of medical information systems for physician billing.
• Demonstrated proficiency in use of computer hardware and software systems, programs and devices.
• Expert level knowledge of Medicare rules and Local Carrier Determination (LCD) and national Correct Coding Initiative (NCCI) edits and proper procedure code sequencing
• Competence in physician and staff education, including proficiency in presentation preparation and delivery.
• Ability to effectively communicate verbally and written with all levels of staff.
• Detail oriented.
• Ability to work independently and in a team environment

Preferred Qualifications

• One year supervisory experience