Job Description

Medical Services/Hospital Full-Time Job ID: DGC00449
Chennai, Tamil Nadu 5-10 Yrs ?06 - ?12 Yearly

Position:

Coding Manager

Grade:

10

Reporting To:

Portfolio Leader

Designations Reporting To This Role:

Medical Coder, Coding Specialist and Coding Specialist


Auditor

Department:

Coding Operations

Profile Description:

The coding manager is responsible for managing day-to-day operations, which includes, team management, client management (client communication, meeting SLAs), meeting and exceeding productivity and quality expectations for the account. Liaison with internal functions to ensure seamless work-flow.

Key Responsibilities:

Process

:


Responsible for the day to day planning as well as work allocation for the entire team


Ensuring regular as well as on time floor and knowledge support for all the team members


Develop / maintain monthly coding production and accuracy reports to track and optimize internal productivity & quality improvement activities


Support the Portfolio Leader(s) in creating data for client calls eg: CDI - provider feedback / education efforts


Support quality/training team in creating SOPs


Ensure all coder/specialist performance data is maintained and shared as and when required


Accountable for client delivery SLAs including meeting turnaround time (TAT), daily/weekly/monthly volume deliverables and Quality


Partner with the recruitment team in the hiring efforts of the IKS Coding department

Qualifications:

BPT, MPT, BSC Nursing, MSC Nursing, B Pharm, M Pharm, BOT, Life Science is a must


AHIMA/AAPC certification is a must


MBBS, BDS, BAMS, BHMS, BUMS etc would be an added advantage

Role Prerequisites:

Minimum of 5 years of experience in the coding domain in

Multispecialty OR IPDRG OR OBGYN OR ED

specialty is a MUST


Currently working for a min of year at least as coding specialist or coding specialist auditor is a must

Functional Competencies:

Should be conversant with core coding guidelines and best practices with strong knowledge of NCCI edits, local and national policies (CMS guidelines)

Good Comprehension Skills


Detail Orientation


Good Presentation Skills

Good People Management Skills

Coaching and Feedback Skills

Good Knowledge of Microsoft Excel / G-suite is a must

Behavioral Competencies:

Accountability


Customer Service Orientation

Developing Others

Team Work

Analytical Skills

Communication