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General Information

Work Location: Los Angeles, USA
Onsite or Remote
Fully Remote
Work Schedule
Monday-Friday, 6:00 AM-3:00 PM PST
Posted Date
11/01/2024
Salary Range: $92600 - 202200 Annually
Employment Type
2 - Staff: Career
Duration
Indefinite
Job #
20316

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

As the Outpatient Coding Supervisor, you will oversee daily workflow, quality, and reporting activities for all outpatient coding services, including ambulatory surgery, emergency, and observation coding. Reporting to the Medical Coding Manager, you will ensure that productivity standards are met to support the organization’s financial goals while upholding high standards for data quality. Additionally, you’ll play a crucial role in compliance, ensuring adherence to The Joint Commission (TJC), OSHPD/MIRCAL, and CMS guidelines, and you will act as an internal consultant on coding systems such as 3M 360 Encompass and EPIC (CareConnect).

Additional responsibilities include:

  • Supervising outpatient and ED coders to achieve departmental quality standards (95%) and productivity standards (4-6 outpatient surgeries/hour, 8-10 ED encounters/hour)
  • Managing medical coding work queues and prioritizing high-dollar Medicare and aging accounts
  • Communicating coding concerns or departmental issues to the Coding Manager or Director
  • Assisting with training of new and contracted staff and conducting biweekly huddles with team members
  • Ensuring that all accounts in 3M 360 Encompass are completed in a timely manner
  • Supporting performance improvement initiatives and preparing dashboards for team meetings
  • Working with the Coding Manager to identify areas for improvement and developing process improvement plans (PIPs)

Salary Range: $56.95 - $70.81 per hour.


Job Qualifications

We’re seeking a dedicated professional with:

  • CCS certification (required); RHIA/RHIT preferred
  • Minimum of 5-7 years of supervisory experience with outpatient surgical/ambulatory care coding
  • Proficiency in ICD-10-CM and CPT-4/HCPCS coding, with strong knowledge of APC payment methodologies and AHA Coding Clinic guidelines
  • Familiarity with EPIC (CareConnect) and 3M 360 Encompass
  • Excellent organizational and leadership skills, with the ability to manage workflows and prioritize high-impact accounts
  • Ability to train, supervise, and mentor coding staff effectively
Strong commitment to professional standards, ethics, and compliance within healthcare coding

As a condition of employment, the final candidate who accepts a conditional offer of employment will be required to disclose if they have been subject to any final administrative or judicial decisions within the last seven years determining that they committed any misconduct; received notice of any allegations or are currently the subject of any administrative or disciplinary proceedings involving misconduct; have left a position after receiving notice of allegations or while under investigation in an administrative or disciplinary proceeding involving misconduct; or have filed an appeal of a finding of misconduct with a previous employer.