Manager Quality Medical Coding (Outpatient)

As a Manager Coding specializing in Outpatient Coding within the Quality department, you are expected to have a minimum of 8 years of experience in the Medical Coding industry. Your expertise should encompass Inpatient coding, Medical Coding guidelines, and Coding Techniques such as ICD-10 and CPT. It is essential to possess a strong knowledge of Anatomy & Physiology, Advanced Medical Terminology, Psychology, and Pharmacology. Proficiency in using MS Office tools is required along with exceptional communication and interpersonal skills. Your primary responsibilities will involve supervising and managing a team of over 50 Quality Analysts. You are tasked with fostering a motivating team environment that promotes open communication. Capacity planning for the Quality Assurance team based on project requirements, task delegation, setting deadlines, and ensuring quality control in line with client Service Level Agreements (SLAs) are key aspects of your role. Furthermore, it is your duty to oversee the effective implementation of the organization's Quality Management System, monitor team performance metrics, conduct random audits, and perform Root Cause Analysis (RCA) on audit observations. Identifying knowledge gaps and collaborating with quality leads and operation managers to develop improvement action plans is crucial. Discovering training needs, offering coaching to Quality Analysts, resolving conflicts, recognizing achievements, promoting creativity, suggesting team-building activities, and initiating improvement plans are additional responsibilities. To excel in this role, you must possess a minimum of 8 years of experience in Medical Coding, either in Operations or Quality teams specializing in IP DRG or Outpatient medical Coding. Leadership experience managing medium to large teams, particularly across multiple sites, is essential. Holding certifications such as CPC, CIC, COC, or CSS would be advantageous. A successful candidate for this role should hold a Graduate or Post Graduate degree in any field, demonstrating a strong foundation for effective leadership and management within the Medical Coding domain.,