Kaiser Permanente
Location
Renton, WA | United States
Job description
Job Summary:
Reporting directly to the Coding Manager in HIM Operations and serves as the primary resource for coding and coding vendors. Responsible for day-to-day operations of all coding staff and vendors including ensuring all work stays within target turnaround times, monitoring coding productivity and quality, and holding staff accountable for meeting all targets. Participates in improvement workshops and serves on committees to ensure processes are clear and followed.
Essential Responsibilities:
In partnership with interdepartmental team members, plans, organizes and directs the cost-effective business functions of the HIM Operations coding staff. Monitors work volumes and effectively manages coding staff to ensure all productivity, quality and backlog targets are met.
Participates in work groups, meetings and task forces to establish and implement standardized and efficient coding operations that optimize customer satisfaction and coding quality. Monitors and controls costs by adjusting staffing and business processes given financial constraints, changes in facility operations and technology. May participate in budget preparation and development with guidance and support from department leader.
Initiates and maintains productive and professional partnerships with leaders at all Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of Washington locations and contracted facilities and keeps open communication regarding the shared medical records systems. Works closely with other departments to ensure all services are coded and billed correctly, works with provider groups to ensure accuracy in cases coded, works with contracted hospitals to ensure information is sent to Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of Washington consistently and accurately. Initiates and maintains good relationships with vendors, makes regular contact phone/in person with vendors to discuss quality and process improvement.
Initiates and maintains good relationships with contracted facilities and keeps open communication regarding the shared medical records systems. Ensures that all coders have accurate access to other medical record systems and that all records are available in a timely manner. Initiates and maintains good relationships with coding vendors, makes regular contact phone/in person with coding vendors to discuss quality and process improvement.
Oversee day-to-day work of on-site and home-based coding staff. Effectively manage capacity and demand utilizing lean methodologies. Work with contract staff in cost-effective ways to ensure work is done timely at lowest cost.
Basic Qualifications:
Experience
Minimum one (1) year of progressive lead, supervisory or management experience in a coding or compliance setting.
Minimum five (5) years of coding experience in inpatient or outpatient settings.
Education
License, Certification, Registration
The candidate must have 1 from the following list:
Professional Coder Certificate required at hire
Outpatient Coder Certificate required at hire
Professional Coder Certificate - Apprentice required at hire
Certified Coding Specialist required at hire
Coding Specialist Certificate - Physician Based required at hire
Professional Coder Certificate - Hospital required at hire
Infection Control Certificate required at hire
Additional Requirements:
CPT (including Evaluation and Management), ICD-10 diagnosis and procedural coding, and HCPCS coding.
Advanced medical terminology, pathophysiology, pharmacology.
Statistics related to productivity and quality in a coding setting.
All Microsoft Office programs including Word, Excel, and Outlook.
3M Codefinder and electronic medical records.
Preferred Qualifications:
SharePoint.
One (1) year coding training and/or auditing experience.
Bachelors degree in health information technology or other business or health care-related field.
Certificate health care-related field from a vocational or technical college.
COMPANY: KAISER
TITLE: Supervisor HIM Operations Coding
LOCATION: Renton, Washington
REQNUMBER: 1243991
External hires must pass a background check/drug screen. Qualified applicants with arrest and/or conviction records will be considered for employment in a manner consistent with Federal, state and local laws, including but not limited to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran, or disability status.
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