MEDICAL CODING SUPERVISOR

Shift:Monday - Friday, 8am - 5pm
Department: Coding & Data Management
Compensation:

* Base Pay Range: $52,665 - $83,179 per year, based on experience

ABOUT THE JOB

MU Health Care is looking for a detail-driven Medical Coding Supervisor to lead a high-performing team in delivering exceptional coding and data management services. This role is perfect for a proactive leader who thrives in a fast-paced environment, excels at mentoring staff, and is passionate about operational excellence. The ideal candidate will bring strong organizational skills, a collaborative spirit, and a commitment to accuracy and compliance in medical coding practices. You'll play a key role in shaping departmental strategy, overseeing productivity, and ensuring adherence to evolving coding standards like ICD-10 and CPT. Join us and make a meaningful impact on patient care and data integrity at one of Missouri's leading academic health systems.

ABOUT MU HEALTH CARE

At MU Health Care, we have an inspired, hard-working and collaborative environment driven by our mission to save and improve lives. We believe anything is possible and rally around solutions. We celebrate innovation and offer opportunities to be a part of something bigger - to have a voice and role in the work that is serving our community and changing the field of medicine.

Our academic health system - the only in mid-Missouri - is home to multiple hospitals, including the region's only Level 1 Trauma Center and region's only Children's Hospital as well as over 90 specialty clinics. Here, you can define your career among our many clinical and nonclinical positions - with growth, opportunity and support every step of the way.

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EMPLOYEE BENEFITS

* Health, vision and dental insurance coverage starting day one

* Generous paid leave and paid time off, including nine holidays

* Multiple retirement options, including 100% matching up to 8%and full vesting in three years

* Tuition assistance for employees (75%) and immediate family members (50%)

* Discounts on cell phone plans, rental cars, gyms, hotels and more

* See a comprehensive list of benefitshere.

DETAILED JOB DESCRIPTION

Perform a variety of tasks associated with departmental operations, budgeting, and staffing.

Responsible for interviewing, selecting, training, counseling, and evaluating staff. Plan and assign work. Demonstrate to staff appropriate methods and procedures to complete work assignments.

Review staff's work in progress for adherence to appropriate methods and procedures and completion of work in a timely manner. Instruct and advise staff on changes in policies, procedures, and work standards, and annual updates to ICD-10 and CPT Codes.

Monitor staff's workload and productivity in order to meet the department's workload and productivity standards.

Assist management in monitoring department operations and objectives to ensure quality services are being provided.

Participate as a representative on assigned hospital committees.

Relate to patients, faculty, and other hospital personnel in providing information, maintaining control functions, and acquiring information necessary for coding and charge entry with respect to assigned section.

Maintain oral and written contact with hospital departments and outside vendors concerning medical record documentation, coding, and charge entry.

Supervise gathering of data for compilation into various reports.

Compile data, as necessary, for annual departmental budget, and recommend budget for assigned section.

Develop, coordinate, and maintain daily staffing schedules to ensure the appropriate level of unit coverage and continuity of care.

Monitor time and attendance in alignment with MU Health Care policies and practices, ensuring accuracy of records and timely submittal/approval for payroll purposes.

May complete unit/department specific duties and expectations as outlined in department documents.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES

Knowledge of applicable computer software and procedures.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

Bachelor's degree in health services management, finance, business, accounting, nursing, or health-related profession, or an equivalent combination of education and experience from which comparable knowledge, skills and abilities can be acquired.

Three (3) years of experience in medical coding, specific to reviewing documentation and assigning ICD-9/10 and CPT codes, reviewing payer guidelines and requirements to manage payer edits, and/or audit or denials coordination.

Experience in medical terminology and ICD-10, CPT coding and DRG's, and APC's.

Certification in one of the following:

By American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA):

* Certified Coding Specialist (CCS)

* Registered Health Information Administrator (RHIA)

* Registered Health Information Technician (RHIT)

OR

By American Academy of Professional Coders (AAPC):

* Certified Professional Coder (CPC)

* Other equivalent certification

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

Additional license/certification requirements as determined by the hiring

department.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met with or without reasonable accommodation. The performance of these physical demands is an essential function of the job. The employee may be required ambulate, remain in a stationary position and position self to reach and/or move objects above the shoulders and below the knees. The employee may be required to move objects up to 10 lbs.

The University of Missouri is an Equal Opportunity Employer.