SMRMC Full Time 1376-HIM Coding Supervisor-7181

Southwest Mississippi Regional Medical Center

1d • Onsite

About The Position

The Health Information Coding Lead/Supervisor is expected to provide exceptional customer care to Southwest Health consumers, visitors, and staff. The HIM Coding Lead/Supervisor is responsible for direct supervision, training, and monitoring of all coding staff. The HIM Coding Lead/Supervisor is responsible for monitoring coding work queues daily in the electronic health record and assisting with coding related issues to ensure the most accurate and applicable codes are used per coding guidelines. The HIM Coding Lead/Supervisor must communicate with the HIM Director/Manager and Revenue Cycle staff daily for prompt resolution of coding issues and claim processing issues. The HIM Coding Lead/Supervisor is expected to participate in bi-weekly meetings, monthly, quarterly, and yearly coding education through various educational sources and must maintain coding certifications and continuing education units. The HIM Coding Lead/Supervisor must be willing to perform any task assigned by the HIM Director/Manager.

Requirements

• Exceptional customer care skills.
• Ability to provide direct supervision, training, and monitoring of coding staff.
• Proficiency in monitoring coding work queues in an electronic health record.
• Knowledge of coding guidelines for accurate code assignment.
• Effective communication skills for daily interaction with HIM Director/Manager and Revenue Cycle staff.
• Willingness to perform assigned tasks.
• Maintain coding certifications.
• Maintain continuing education units.

Responsibilities

• Direct supervision, training, and monitoring of all coding staff.
• Monitoring coding work queues daily in the electronic health record.
• Assisting with coding related issues to ensure the most accurate and applicable codes are used per coding guidelines.
• Communicating with the HIM Director/Manager and Revenue Cycle staff daily for prompt resolution of coding issues and claim processing issues.
• Participating in bi-weekly meetings, monthly, quarterly, and yearly coding education.
• Maintaining coding certifications and continuing education units.
• Performing any task assigned by the HIM Director/Manager.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 11-50 employees