Coding Manager - Remote

UnitedHealth Group•Derry Township, PA

7d•Remote

About The Position

Optum is a global organization that delivers care, aided by technology to help millions of people live healthier lives. The work you do with our team will directly improve health outcomes by connecting people with the care, pharmacy benefits, data and resources they need to feel their best. Here, you will find a culture guided by inclusion, talented peers, comprehensive benefits and career development opportunities. Come make an impact on the communities we serve as you help us advance health optimization on a global scale. Join us to start Caring. Connecting. Growing together. The Hospital Coding Manager position is full-time (40 hours/week) Monday to Friday. Employees are required to have flexibility to work our business hours. It may be necessary, given the business need, to work occasional weekends and overtime. You’ll enjoy the flexibility to work remotely from anywhere within the U.S. as you take on some tough challenges. Primary Responsibilities: Develop and coordinate an education program for coding trainees and coding educators. Responsible for continuing education and ensuring compliance with government and internal coding regulation and standards Acts as a resource to coding staff, coding educators, coding leadership, and other departments Develops and motivates a competent, well-trained staff, capable of meeting established goals and promotes efforts to recruit and retain qualified personnel Completes and submits probationary and annual employee performance evaluations Must have excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to present ideas and concepts effectively across organizational levels as will be working with physicians, Chief Financial Officers, and other department leaders Leads by example; promotes teamwork by fostering a positive, transparent, and focused working environment which achieves maximum results Other duties as needed and assigned by Optum360 leadership, including but not limited to leading and conducting special projects. Develops project work plans, facilitates resource allocation, executes project tasks and obtains assistance from other intra and inter-departmental resources, as required You’ll be rewarded and recognized for your performance in an environment that will challenge you and give you clear direction on what it takes to succeed in your role as well as provide development for other roles you may be interested in.

Requirements

High School Diploma/GED (or higher)
Have and maintain current coding credentials from AHIMA or AAPC (RHIT, RHIA, CCS, CCS-P, CPC or CPC-H)
3+ years of inpatient hospital coding experience
1+ years of supervision experience

Nice To Haves

Experience with electronic health record and computer assisted coding
Proficient in Microsoft office - Excel, Word

Responsibilities

Develop and coordinate an education program for coding trainees and coding educators.
Responsible for continuing education and ensuring compliance with government and internal coding regulation and standards
Acts as a resource to coding staff, coding educators, coding leadership, and other departments
Develops and motivates a competent, well-trained staff, capable of meeting established goals and promotes efforts to recruit and retain qualified personnel
Completes and submits probationary and annual employee performance evaluations
Must have excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to present ideas and concepts effectively across organizational levels as will be working with physicians, Chief Financial Officers, and other department leaders
Leads by example; promotes teamwork by fostering a positive, transparent, and focused working environment which achieves maximum results
Other duties as needed and assigned by Optum360 leadership, including but not limited to leading and conducting special projects. Develops project work plans, facilitates resource allocation, executes project tasks and obtains assistance from other intra and inter-departmental resources, as required