Director of Professional Coding
Company: SSM Health
Location: Des Moines
Posted on: September 26, 2024
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Job Description:
It's more than a career, it's a calling
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Worker Type:
Regular
Job Highlights:
Named 150 Top Places to Work in Healthcare Becker's Healthcare
Named One of America's Greatest Workplaces for Diversity
Newsweek
Named One of America's Greatest Workplaces for Women 2023,
Newsweek
SSM Health is a Catholic, not-for-profit health system serving the
comprehensive health needs of communities across the Midwest
through a robust and fully integrated health care delivery system.
The organization's 40,000 team members and more than 12,800
providers are committed to providing exceptional health care
services and revealing God's healing presence to everyone they
serve.---------------------With care delivery sites in Illinois,
Missouri, Oklahoma and Wisconsin, SSM Health includes 23 hospitals,
more than 300 physician offices and other outpatient and virtual
care services, 13 post-acute facilities, comprehensive home care
and hospice services, a pharmacy benefit company, a health
insurance company and an accountable care organization. It is one
of the largest employers in every community it serves.
Job Summary:
Directs the operations and compliance for the professional coding
team and functions.
Job Responsibilities and Requirements:
Primary Responsibilities
Provides direct oversight of daily operations including management
of coding leadership and staff. Provides support and acts as a
mentor while providing guidance to ensure their success.
Implements coding policies, guidelines and procedures and
identifies growth opportunities
Ensures the Revenue Cycle goals, objectives, and vision are
achieved. Oversees coding work load and staffing plans to ensure
appropriate distribution of work, accuracy, and timeliness.
Maintains an understanding of governmental regulatory changes
within the industry, local markets, etc. that may require updates,
modifications, or changes to coding and charge capture policies,
procedures, set-up, or processes to ensure compliance with these
regulations. Collaborates with corporate responsibility to ensure
compliance with all federal and state regulationsWorks
collaboratively with other departments and system ministries to
improve coding efficiency, quality, clinical documentation,
productivity, service excellence, and appropriate reimbursement for
services.Monitors and justifies all expenditures exceeding budgeted
targets. Seeks innovative ways to reduce operating expenses and
develops the necessary programs to deliver cost-effective services
and products.
Serves as a subject matter expert for the organization on
coding/charging functions. Interacts regularly with coders,
physicians, quality, compliance and other health care practitioners
to ensure common understanding of coding and documentation
guidelines/principles, as well as government and commercial payer
rules and regulations
Works collaboratively with other departments to share feedback and
ensure high functioning revenue cycle processes
Performs other duties as assigned.
Education
Bachelor's degree in business, healthcare or related field, or
equivalent years of experience and education
Experience
Seven years' experience, with five years' in direct people
management/leadership
ProFee experience strongly preferred
Required Professional License and/or Certification
Certified Coding Associate ( CCA ) - American Health Information
Management Assoc (AHIMA), Certified Coding Specialist -
Physician-based ( CCS-P ) - American Health Information Management
Assoc (AHIMA), Certified Outpatient Coder ( COC ) - American
Academy of Professional Coders (AAPC), Certified Professional Coder
( CPC ) - American Academy of Professional Coders (AAPC),
Registered Health Information Administrator ( RHIA ) - American
Health Information Management Assoc (AHIMA),
OR
Registered Health Information Technician ( RHIT ) - American Health
Information Management Assoc (AHIMA)
SSM Health is committed to equal employment opportunity based on
race, color, religion, national origin, gender, sexual orientation,
gender identity, pregnancy, age, physical or mental disability,
veteran status, and all other statuses protected by law.
#LI-Remote
Work Shift:
Day Shift (United States of America)
Job Type:
Employee
Department:
Revenue Cycle Management
Scheduled Weekly Hours:
40
SSM Health is an equal opportunity employer. SSM Health does not
discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national
origin, age, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender
identity,
pregnancy, veteran status ,
or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.
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Benefits
SSM Health values our exceptional employees by offering a
comprehensive benefits package to fit their needs.
Paid Parental Leave : we offer eligible team members one week of
paid parental leave for newborns or newly adopted children
(pro-rated based on FTE).
Flexible Payment Options:
o
ur voluntary benefit offered through DailyPay offers eligible
hourly team members instant access to their earned, unpaid base
pay
(fees may apply)
before payday.
Upfront Tuition Coverage:
we provide upfront tuition coverage through FlexPath Funded for
eligible team members.
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