Remote work from Illinois, Wisconsin, Indiana, and Iowa Description The Operations Coordinator, HB Codingreflects the mission, vision, and values of NM, adheres to the organization’s Code of Ethics and Corporate Compliance Program, and complies with all relevant policies, procedures, guidelines and all other regulatory and accreditation standards. The Operations Coordinator, HB Coding is a subject matter expert and role model of the Coding Department and coordinates a team effort to compile and maintain data for various functional areas within the Coding Department at NM. This position monitors division statistics and evaluation measures, maintains the department’s dashboard, assists in ensuring competencies and compliance requirements are met for all State and Federal standards and oversees the day to day staffing and work assignments within a work unit. This position also provides lead assistance to Coding Management with related projects and Coding function coverage. Responsibilities:
Responsible for overseeing daily operations. Provides direction, orientation training, and mentoring of staff
Monitors all areas of Coding responsibilities pertaining to the compliance with regulatory group standards
Serve as Subject Matter Expert (SME) within the division
Design and implement workflow processes to support continuous improvement
Participate in continuing education, collaborate with Coding Educators and provide education for operational processes
Assist with employee engagement and promote teamwork
Prepare division schedule for adequate daily coverage and to support management A/R goals
Collaborate with other divisions on maintaining content of the Team Site/Share Point
Knowledge of existing technology
Collaborate with manager to complete staff performance reviews
Counsel staff when minimum required performance is not achieved
Review and analyze performance data
Responds to NMHC physicians, clinicians, support staff, regarding issues and concerns relating to the use of systems and coding results
Coordinates the implementation of department specific projects; leads system testing and staff training efforts
Provides day-to-day monitoring of staffing levels and work activity, and supports Coding management
Collaborates with the Epic team to ensure efficient workflows
Analyze and identify opportunities to reduce denials from a coding perspective
Assists with budget preparation, identifying ideas for increasing efficiencies and cost savings
Participates in other organizational meetings as required
Other analysis/reporting as required
Trains new hires and on-boards contract coders
Compiles monthly productivity and quality statistics and reports the results to Coding Manager
Through day to day interactions with staff, identifies areas of educational opportunity at an individual or team level
Regular travel to all NM locations/regions as specified by department manager to support team
Facilitates staff huddles to education team members, updates all resources on the Shared Drive
Assists with administrative supervisory functions such as handling requests for paid time off (PTO), creating and maintaining schedules, managing staff hours and verifying accuracy of timesheets for payroll
Assist in the development and maintenance of department policies and procedures
Qualifications Required:
RHIT, RHIA or CCS credentialed
5 years of coding experience in an acute healthcare setting
Leadership experience
Critical thinking skills, decisive judgment and the ability to work with minimal supervision. Must be able to work in a stressful environment and take appropriate action
Preferred:
Bachelor’s degree in related field
7 years of coding experience in an acute healthcare setting
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