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PB Coding Supervisor

Role overview

Summary

This role is for a PB Coding Supervisor at Intermountain Health, responsible for managing the coding department's daily operations. You will support coders, oversee quality assurance, and collaborate with management to achieve departmental goals.

Qualifications

  • CPC (Certified Professional Coder) or CCS-P (Certified Coding Specialist – Physician)
  • Demonstrated experience in professional fee coding, including Evaluation & Management (E/M) services
  • Preferred: Medicare coding guidelines knowledge (i.e. NCCI, LCD/NCD)
  • Preferred: Minimum of two (2) years of professional fee coding experience
  • Preferred: Epic/PB Resolute experience

Responsibilities

  • Assist with day-to-day operations of the coding department
  • Oversee QA audits and address coding issues/questions
  • Monitor staffing levels, coder productivity, and adherence to departmental protocols
  • Collaborate with Coding Manager(s) and other departments to meet Medical Group objectives

Key facts

  • Remote from: United States
  • Full time
  • Mid-level (2-5 years)
  • $66K – $104K / year
  • English

Hard skills

Other skills

  • Detail Oriented
  • Collaboration
  • Communication

About the company

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Intermountain Health

  • Hospitals & Health Systems
  • 10,001+
Headquartered in Utah with locations in six primary states and additional operations across the western U.S., Intermountain Health is a nonprofit system of 34 hospitals, 400+ clinics, a medical group of more than 5,100 employed physicians and advanced care providers, a health plan division called Select Health with more than one million members, and other health services. With more than 69,000 caregivers on a mission to help people live the healthiest lives possible, Intermountain is committed to improving community health, and is widely recognized as a leader in transforming healthcare. We strive to be a model health system by taking full clinical and financial accountability for the health of more people, partnering to proactively keep people well, and coordinating and providing the best possible care. At Intermountain, every caregiver helps us fulfill our mission of helping people live the healthiest lives possible. Interested in joining our team? Check out our career website and apply today at https://intermountainhealthcare.org/careers/.

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Job description

Job Description:

Responsible for assisting with the day-to-day operations of the coding department including but not limited to: supervision of departmental caregivers, addressing coding issues/questions, overseeing QA audits, and identifying/participating in operational improvements within the coding department.

Essential Functions                                                                         

Navigate Epic EMR including applicable reports and work queues. Primary oversight of daily coding functions including monitoring of Epic Coding WQs, in-basket messages, inpatient note report, and timely charge entry to monitor departmental KPIs (i.e. weekly goals, charge lag, etc.) Participate in the interview process and onboard and orient new caregivers, participate in coaching of caregivers, and drafting and monitoring of corrective action plans, documentation of required touch bases. Monitor staffing levels, coder productivity, quality assurance audits, and adherence to departmental protocols and guidelines. Provide day-to-day support for coders including monitoring schedules/flex time, reviewing/approving timecards, ensuring adequate staffing levels, forecasting future resource needs, and action planning for areas outside of goal. Collaborate with Coding Manger(s) and other departments as needed to meet Medical Group objectives and goals.  Adherence to departmental protocols. Utilize organizational and departmental tools as applicable (i.e. Microsoft Office Suite products, Kronos, ServiceHub, Optum Encoder Pro, etc.).

Skills

  • Medicare coding guidelines (i.e. NCCI, LCD/NCD)
  • CPT
  • HCPCS
  • ICD-10
  • Epic/PB Resolute experience
  • Accuracy
  • Detail oriented
  • Collaborative
  • Communication

Qualifications

  • Preferred - High school diploma or equivalent
  • Required - CPC (Certified Professional Coder) or CCS-P (Certified Coding Specialist – Physician)
  • Required – Demonstrated experience in professional fee coding, including Evaluation & Management (E/M) services
  • Preferred - Minimum of two (2) years of professional fee coding experience, coding for assigned specific specialty service lines, prior supervisory experience, and previous Epic experience

Physical Requirements

  • Ongoing need for employee to see and read information, labels, documents, monitors, identify equipment and supplies, and be able to assess customer needs.
  • Frequent interactions with providers, colleagues, customers, patients/clients and visitors that require employee to verbally communicate as well as hear and understand spoken information, needs, and issues quickly and accurately.
  • Manual dexterity of hands and fingers to manipulate complex and delicate supplies and equipment with precision and accuracy. This includes frequent computer use for typing, accessing needed information, etc.

Location:

Lake Park Building

Work City:

West Valley City

Work State:

Utah

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

40

The hourly range for this position is listed below. Actual hourly rate dependent upon experience. 

$34.26 - $53.96

We care about your well-being – mind, body, and spirit – which is why we provide our caregivers a generous benefits package that covers a wide range of programs to foster a sustainable culture of wellness that encompasses living healthy, happy, secure, connected, and engaged.


Learn more about our comprehensive benefits package here.


By applying for a position with Intermountain, I acknowledge that I will comply with all applicable Intermountain policies and expectations. If applying for a remote or hybrid role, this includes remote work expectations related to confidentiality, information security, work schedules, conflicts of interest, and use of company equipment. I further acknowledge that outside employment or activities may not interfere with job responsibilities or create a conflict of interest with Intermountain. Actual or reasonably perceived conflicts may be grounds for disqualification from consideration or, if hired, corrective action up to and including termination of employment.


Intermountain Health is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.


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