Coding Supervisor

PathGroup•Nashville, TN

4d•Remote

About The Position

The Revenue Cycle Coding Supervisor oversees the daily operations of the coding team to ensure patient medical records are coded accurately, timely, and in compliance with organizational policies and regulatory requirements. The role provides direct supervision, guidance, training, and support to coding staff while monitoring productivity, quality, and compliance. Working closely with Revenue Cycle, Compliance, Clinical, and Operational teams, the supervisor addresses coding issues, supports revenue integrity initiatives, helps reduce coding-related denials, and promotes operational efficiency. The position also supports staff development, performance monitoring, workflow management, quality reviews, and the implementation of coding processes and best practices. This is a full-time, remote position.

Requirements

Certified Professional Coder (CPC), Certified Medical Coder (CMC), or equivalent coding certification required; certification must be maintained in good standing and continuing education requirements met.
Three to five years of healthcare coding experience required.
Experience monitoring coding productivity, quality, and workflow performance.
Strong knowledge of CPT, ICD-10-CM, HCPCS, NCCI edits, Medicare, Medicaid, and commercial payer coding, reimbursement, and documentation requirements.
Demonstrated success leading remote teams and implementing organizational change initiatives.

Nice To Haves

Associate or bachelor’s degree in health information management (HIM), Healthcare Administration, Business Administration, Healthcare Finance, Nursing, or a related healthcare field preferred; equivalent education, professional certifications, and relevant coding leadership experience may be considered in lieu of a degree.
At least one year of coding lead or supervisory experience preferred.
Experience conducting coding quality reviews, audits, or educational activities preferred.
Lean/Six Sigma experience preferred.

Responsibilities

Provide day-to-day supervision, guidance, and support to coding staff.
Monitor employee performance, productivity, attendance, and work quality.
Assist with onboarding, training, coaching, and development of coding team members.
Promote accountability, teamwork, customer service, and continuous improvement.
Conduct routine performance discussions and provide timely feedback.
Support employee engagement and participate in performance evaluation processes.
Serve as a subject matter resource for coding staff and operational partners.
Coordinate daily coding workflows to ensure work is completed accurately and within established turnaround times.
Monitor coding queues, workloads, and staffing coverage to maintain operational efficiency.
Review coding productivity and quality metrics and address identified performance opportunities.
Assist with resolving coding-related issues, escalations, and workflow concerns.
Collaborate with Revenue Cycle teams to identify trends affecting coding accuracy, reimbursement, and denials.
Support implementation of coding procedures, standard work, and operational improvements.
Communicate departmental priorities and workflow updates to staff.
Monitor coding accuracy and compliance with coding guidelines, payer requirements, and organizational policies.
Participate in coding audits, quality reviews, and corrective action activities.
Identify education opportunities and coordinate training to address coding trends and audit findings.
Support compliance initiatives related to CPT, ICD-10-CM, HCPCS, NCCI, Medicare, Medicaid, and commercial payer requirements.
Escalate significant compliance concerns or coding risks to leadership.
Assist with implementation of corrective action plans and process improvements.
Track coding productivity, quality, turnaround time, and audit metrics.
Prepare routine operational reports for leadership review.
Identify trends and process-improvement opportunities using available data and reports.
Maintain departmental performance dashboards and monitoring tools.
Support leadership with data collection and analysis for operational decision-making.
Serve as a liaison between coding staff, operational departments, and external coding vendors as assigned.
Monitor outsourced coding performance and escalate concerns to leadership.
Collaborate with Revenue Cycle, Compliance, and Operations teams to support coding initiatives and issue resolution.
Participate in meetings and projects related to coding operations and process improvement.