Banner Health · 13 hours ago
Associate Director Outpatient Coding
United States
Full-time
Remote
Mid, Senior Level, Lead/Staff
$37.14/hr - $61.90/hr
3+ years expBanner Health is a nationally-recognized healthcare leader seeking an experienced Associate Director of Acute Care Medical Coding Leader to join their outpatient coding team. The role involves planning, leading, and directing medical coding teams while ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements and achieving financial goals.
Health CareInsuranceNon Profit
Responsibilities
Selects, trains, coaches, motivates, conducts performance evaluations, and directs the workflow for staff assigned to coding function
Participates in the development of the department budget in conjunction with established goals and objectives
Drives organization performance improvements by refinement and monitoring of the coding scorecard which includes: unbilled A/R; Medicare second reviews; RAC denials; first time submission acceptance for the state; coding accuracy; % clean claims; staff stats; etc
Works collaboratively with other leaders to establish coding quality, productivity and best practices
Participates in developing standard coding policies/procedures/guidelines to ensure compliance with federal, state and local regulatory guidelines to minimize risk for the organization
Monitors data integrity on regular basis to ensure abstracted data elements meet requirements, performs staff training and education, communicates with associated departments including semi-annual data submission to state health departments
Keeps abreast of new medical technologies, procedures and pending regulatory changes which impact the organization
Position oversees coding for a designed coding team and is responsible for ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements, coding accuracy, data integrity and/or complete and appropriate reimbursement from third party payors
Qualification
Required
Must possess a strong knowledge of business and/or healthcare as normally obtained through the completion of a bachelor's degree in business, health care administration or related field
In the acute care environment, requires a Registered Health Information Administrator (RHIA), Registered Health Information Technologist (RHIT) or Certified Coding Specialist (CCS) in an active status with American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) or American Academy of Professional Coders (AAPC)
In the ambulatory setting, requires Certified Professional Coder (CPC) certification or Certified Coding Specialist-Physician (CCS-P), with RHIA, RHIT or CCS certification preferred
Must possess a strong knowledge and background in coding as normally demonstrated through three or more years of progressive coding leadership experience preferably within a major health care organization or health system setting
Must have highly developed interpersonal skills and the ability to work collaboratively
Requires the ability to work effectively with all common office software and coding software applications
Must possess a thorough knowledge of computer applications and their applicability to coding
Preferred
Additional related education and/or experience preferred
Benefits
The option to participate in a variety of health, financial, and security benefits
Company
Banner Health
Banner Health operates as a nonprofit health care system in the United States. The company offers hospital care, home care, hospice care,
10001+ employees
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Funding
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unknownKey Investors
Diane and Bruce Halle Foundation
2025-10-24Grant
Leadership Team
Andy Kramer Petersen
President & CEO Banner Health Foundation
Brian P. Kellar
Chief Executive Officer
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