Associate Director Outpatient Coding

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** Department Name:
** Coding-Acute Care Hospital
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** Day
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** Revenue Cycle
** Estimated Pay Range:**$37.14 - $61.90 / hour, based on location, education, &  accordance with State Pay Transparency Rules.

Join our talented Banner Health Coding team of Outpatient Coders where great careers are built. We understand that talented professionals appreciate having options. We are proud to offer our team members many career and lifestyle choices including remote work options. Apply today, this could be the perfect opportunity for you. We are seeking a motivated and experienced Associate Director of Acute Care Medical Coding Leader to join our high-performing
** Outpatient
* * team that consistently meets stretch goals. Our seasoned leadership team collaborates effectively, bringing diverse skill sets to the table. Together, we prioritize teamwork to manage our workload and achieve organizational metrics. Banner Health’s Coding team oversees facility coding for 25+ hospitals across six states, encompassing major metropolitan teaching facilities and small rural centers. This leadership position involves managing special projects alongside day-to-day operational activities, such as facilitating meetings between coding operations and physician teams.

If you thrive in a collaborative environment and are ready to contribute your talents to our dynamic team, we invite you to apply and join us in shaping the future of healthcare coding.
** Our Leaders and Coders work in a remote environment and  are required to live in AK, AR, AZ, CA, CO, FL, GA, IA, , IN, KS, KY, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, ND, NE, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, SC, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA, WI & WY
** Your pay and benefits are important components of your journey at Banner Health. This opportunity includes the option to participate in a variety of health, financial, and security benefits

Within Banner Health Corporate, you will have the opportunity to apply your unique experience and expertise in support of a nationally-recognized healthcare leader. We offer stimulating and rewarding careers in a wide array of disciplines. Whether your background is in Human Resources, Finance, Information Technology, Legal, Managed Care Programs or Public Relations, you'll find many options for contributing to our award-winning patient care.

POSITION SUMMARY  This position plans, leads and directs designated medical coding teams across multiple locations. The position has shared responsibility to achieve the business unit goals in targeted areas such as unbilled accounts receivable, compliance with regulatory requirements, data integrity, Case Mix Index (CMI) and reimbursement with third party payors. The position works collaboratively with Health Information Management System (HIMS) leadership to achieve designated financial and revenue cycle goals and coding compliance.
CORE FUNCTIONS  
1. Selects, trains, coaches, motivates, conducts performance evaluations, and directs the workflow for staff assigned to coding function. Develops goals and performance expectations for staff in targeted areas, such as unbilled accounts receivable, quality and timeliness of clinical coding assignments, data integrity and reimbursement with third party payors. Provides for the education, development and shared leadership of staff.
2. Participates in the development of the department budget in conjunction with established goals and objectives. Plays a key role in ensuring budgetary goals are met on an annual basis.
3. Drives organization performance improvements by refinement and monitoring of the coding scorecard which includes: unbilled A/R;
Medicare second reviews; RAC denials; first time submission acceptance for the state; coding accuracy; % clean claims; staff stats; etc. Participates in the improvement of processes and programs.
4. Works collaboratively with other leaders to establish coding quality, productivity and best practices. Monitors goals and benchmarks productivity and quality standards in conjunction with industry trends. Identifies potential improvements and moves team to achieve next level of performance with regards to coding quality, productivity and best practices.
5. Participates in developing standard coding policies/procedures/guidelines to ensure compliance with federal, state and local regulatory guidelines to minimize risk for the organization. Supports coding infrastructure to ensure regulatory compliance in all aspects of coding and abstracting of clinical data to support patient care processes.
6. Monitors data integrity on regular basis to ensure abstracted data elements meet requirements, performs staff training and education, communicates with associated departments including semi-annual data…