Coding Supervisor

Title: Coding Supervisor

Location: Wisconsin

Health Information Management

Job ID: 431879 

Full Time 

Remote Day

Job Description:

Details

• Salary: $30.76/hr - $41.61/hr
• Department: Revenue Cycle Management
• Schedule: 1.0 FTE | 40 hours a week | Full time | M-F | Flexible hours between 6 Am - 6 Pm | No weekends or holidays
• Hospital: Remote
• Location: Wisconsin

Benefits

Paid time off (PTO)

Various health insurance options & wellness plans

Retirement benefits including employer match plans

Long-term & short-term disability

Employee assistance programs (EAP)

Parental leave & adoption assistance

Tuition reimbursement

Ways to give back to your community

Benefit options and eligibility vary by position. Compensation varies based on factors including, but not limited to, experience, skills, education, performance, location and salary range at the time of the offer.

Responsibilities

Supervise the daily operations of the coding area.

• Supervise employees performing diagnosis and procedure related coding assignments.
• Monitor quality and quantity of work.
• Recommend and may implement and deliver training and education for associates.
• Determine work priorities, assign and schedule workloads.
• Monitor coding activities to support revenue cycle operational goals and strategies.
• Act as a resource regarding coding and support the training of new staff and existing staff.
• Provide recommendations to improve coding and documentation accuracy.
• Assist with compilation, generation and analysis of data for results reporting and performance improvement initiatives.

Requirements

Licensure/Certification/Registration:

• One or more of the following required:
• Certified Coding Specialist (CCS) credentialed from the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) obtained prior to hire date or job transfer date.
• Reg Health Info Admin credentialed from the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) obtained prior to hire date or job transfer date.
• Reg Health Info Tech credentialed from the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) obtained prior to hire date or job transfer date.
• Certified Professional Coder (CPC) credentialed from the American Academy of Professional Coders (AAPC) obtained prior to hire date or job transfer date.

Education:

• High School diploma equivalency and 3 years of cumulative experience OR Associate's degree/Technical degree and 1 year of experience OR 5 years of applicable cumulative job specific experience required.

Additional Preferences

Minimum 3-5 years of professional fee coding experience in a multi-specialty or hospital-based environment.

Prior experience with E/M leveling, surgical coding, and complex specialty coding (e.g., cardiology, orthopedics, OB/GYN, oncology) strongly preferred.

Familiarity with revenue cycle operations, charge capture, edits, and denials management. Demonstrated leadership or mentoring experience, such as lead coder, educator, audit specialist, or interim supervisor desirable.

Experience with electronic health records (EPIC preferred) and coding workflow tools (encoder).

Advanced knowledge of CPT, HCPCS, ICD-10-CM, CMS guidelines, NCCI edits, and payer-specific policy requirements.

Ability to interpret regulatory updates and translate them into actionable guidance for staff. Strong communication skills, with the ability to build relationships across clinical and administrative teams.

Demonstrated ability to coach, train, and support coders with varying levels of experience. Comfortable managing competing priorities in a fast-paced environment.

Why Join Our Team

Ascension Wisconsin has been providing rewarding careers to healthcare professionals since 1848. Operating 17 hospital campuses and over 100 related healthcare facilities from Racine to Appleton, you will find opportunities that allow you to create a career path you love, all while delivering compassionate, personalized care to the communities we serve.

Ascension is a leading non-profit, faith-based national health system made up of over 134,000 associates and 2,600 sites of care, including more than 140 hospitals and 40 senior living communities in 19 states.

Our Mission, Vision and Values encompass everything we do at Ascension. Every associate is empowered to give back, volunteer and make a positive impact in their community. Ascension careers are more than jobs; they are opportunities to enhance your life and the lives of the people around you.

Equal Employment Opportunity Employer

Ascension provides Equal Employment Opportunities (EEO) to all associates and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex/gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions, lactation, breastfeeding, national origin, citizenship, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, all as defined by applicable law, and any other legally protected status or characteristic in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws.

For further information, view the EEO Know Your Rights (English) poster or EEO Know Your Rights (Spanish) poster.

As a military friendly organization, Ascension promotes career flexibility and offers many benefits to help support the well-being of our military families, spouses, veterans and reservists. Our associates are empowered to apply their military experience and unique perspective to their civilian career with Ascension.

Please note that Ascension will make an offer of employment only to individuals who have applied for a position using our official application. Be on alert for possible fraudulent offers of employment. Ascension will not solicit money or banking information from applicants.