| Company: | St. Croix Regional Medical Center
St Croix Falls, WI |
| Job Location: |
St Croix Falls - Polk County
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| Employment Type: | Full Time |
| Department: | Coding |
| Benefits: | Health, Dental, Vision, Life, Short and Long Term Disability, Paid Time Off, and 403(b) Retirement Plan with a match. |
Description: |
| The Coding Supervisor is responsible for establishing policies, reviewing departmental procedures and systems for efficiencies and implementing changes. This position is responsible for evaluating the effectiveness of personnel and the quality of work completed, as well as insuring necessary communication between staff, medical providers, leadership and, at times, patients. |
Duties: |
1. Supervises, hires, trains, provides corrective action and evaluates the performance of staff. Completes performance appraisals and wage increases at the time they are due.
2. Functions as a conduit between the coding department and the system at large for educational and training purposes.
3. Supervises quality control of Coding to ensure the smooth operation of the department. Monitors staff performance for accuracy, detail and quality. Ensures coding meets ICD-9 and/or CPT nomenclature based on coding guidelines.
4. Optimizes revenue by promoting accuracy in documentation through education to providers.
5. Keeps abreast of Medicare and other payor and regulatory requirements and changes and proactively recommends appropriate changes.
6. Reviews DNFB (discharged not final billed) and exception reports daily to ensure that aged cases are coded and dropped.
7. Reviews daily operations of Coding functions for efficiencies, backlogs, computer and other problems; makes recommendations for and implements corrective action.
8. Complies with all federal, state and accrediting regulatory standards.
9. Keeps abreast of and participates in facility activities related to the Federal Recovery Audit Contractors (RAC) audit program.
10. Promotes an environment of teamwork, customer service and positive communications.
11. Demonstrates leadership for achievement of excellence in services, team cooperation, customer service and support of the organization’s mission, values and guiding principles.
12. Monitors and reports on compliance to established performance standards, policies/procedures, especially in relation to medical records security, protecting access and confidentiality
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Qualifications: |
EDUCATION
Bachelor’s degree or Certification as a CPC or RHIT or RHIA with CCS or CPC credentials.
EXPERIENCE
• Knowledge of both inpatient or outpatient hospital and clinic coding with a minimum three years working experience.
• Extensive knowledge of the coding regulatory environment
• Knowledge of Medicare coding and billing requirements
• DRG assignment, CPT/HCPCS and ICD-9 coding requirements
• Previous management experience preferred
SKILLS
• Demonstrated effective leadership skills
• Ability to deal with difficult people and stressful situations in a professional manner
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to manage time and prioritize tasks
• Proven ability to proactively collaborate coordination across departments and individuals
• Excellent critical thinking and problem-solving skills
• Computer skills, accurate data entry
• Excellent organizational skills and attention to detail
• Ability to prioritize workload
• Ability to work in an environment that is busy and fast-paced
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:
Continuous: Sitting/Balance
Frequent: Fine Manual Dexterity and Manual Dexerity
Occasional: Walking/Standing, Reaching from above shoulder height to floor, Climbing, Lifting/Carrying from 0# to 25#, Pushing/Pulling, Pivoting, Crawling/Kneeling/1/2 Kneeling/Stooping/Crouching/Squatting
SENSORY:
- Normal Vision; Impaired Color Vision
- Normal Hearing |
