Director, Quality Centralized Coding
Lifepoint Health®
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Remote
Location: Tennessee • United States
Visit company websiteExplore more
Salary
💰 $89,937 per year
Job Level
About the role
- Responsible for coding operations and medical record documentation improvement operations, ensuring timeliness, accuracy, completeness, consistency, compliance, and standards fulfillment.
- Contributes to the development of strategic direction.
- Coaches and provides overall guidance to the quality team to resolve internal and external issues.
- Monitors performance according to productivity and quality standards.
- Manages and motivates quality improvement operations.
- Assists in the development and management of strategy, specific goals, objectives, budgets, and performance standards for the department.
- Proactively manages significant issues in the quality processes, and status of projects, barriers, and successes.
- Identifies and implements process improvements to lower costs and improve services for stakeholders.
- Stays abreast of regulatory requirements and company compliance policies.
- Monitors overall trends and communicates to others as necessary.
- Provides leadership to quality management team regarding monthly trending analysis of performance.
- Oversees quality review personnel, providing recommendations of hiring, promotion, salary adjustments and personnel action where appropriate.
- Responsible for ensuring employee work schedules meet the requirements.
- Reviews all official data quality standards, coding guidelines, company policies and procedures to assure coding knowledge remains current.
- Ensures all Federal, State, and Local laws pertaining to patient privacy are adhered to.
- Practices and adheres to the 'Code of Conduct' and 'Mission and Value Statement.'
Requirements
- Education: High school diploma or equivalent required. Bachelor’s Degree preferred or equivalent experience.
- Experience: 5-7 years quality review experience, 7 years’ experience in a leadership role.
- Certifications: CPC or CCS-P and CPMA required
Benefits
- Comprehensive Benefits: Multiple levels of medical, dental and vision coverage for full-time and part-time employees.
- Financial Protection & PTO: Life, accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity insurance, short- and long-term disability, paid family leave and paid time off.
- Financial & Career Growth: Higher education and certification tuition assistance, loan assistance and 401(k) retirement package and company match.
- Employee Well-being: Mental, physical, and financial wellness programs (free gym memberships, virtual care appointments, mental health services and discount programs).
- Professional Development: Ongoing learning and career advancement opportunities.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard Skills & Tools
coding operationsmedical record documentationquality improvement operationsperformance monitoringprocess improvementsdata quality standardscoding guidelines
Soft Skills
coachingleadershipguidancemotivationcommunication
Certifications
CPCCCS-PCPMA