Inpatient Coding Supervisor - Telecommute - Full-time / Part-time

If you're looking for a better place to use your passion and your desire to drive change, this is the place to be. It's an opportunity to do your life's best work.(sm)
 
Health care isn't just changing. It's growing more complex every day. ICD10 replaces ICD9. Affordable Care adds new challenges and financial constraints. Where does it all lead? Hospitals and health care organizations continue to adapt, and we are a vital part of their evolution. And that's what fueled these exciting new opportunities.Optum 360 is a dynamic partnership formed by Dignity Health and Optum to combine our unique expertise. As part of the growing family of UnitedHealth Group, we'll leverage all our resources to bring financial clarity and a full suite of revenue management services to health care providers nationwide.Primary Responsibilities:

Will report directly to and assist the manager/director in supervising a rapidly growing remote coding group that supports 38 hospitals for a major multi-hospital system
Will be responsible for monitoring, assessing, and assisting with the performance and day to day activities of up to 25 remote employees, not limited to time-keeping, attendance, and productivity
Will work with HR, IT Provisioning team, and coding manager/director in all aspects of on-boarding new employees
May need to perform auditing functions
Work with manager/director to promote productivity of the employees in the Computer-Assisted Coding challenges
Will serve as direct and primary contact to the hospitals to provide coverage and systems access where needed. Will help set team direction and provide guidance to coding staff
Work closely with manager/director in managing day to day operations. Assist the facilities with unbilled as it pertains to remote coding staff accounts. Work in partnership with the facilities and corporate leadership to uphold the values based competencies of the corporation

Required Qualifications:

CCS or CCS-P
5+ years of recent inpatient coding experience
Should demonstrate competency in use of EMR and Encoder software  
Ability to work during normal business hours, travel will be minimal to none, but may require onsite training in rare situations
Preferred Qualifications:

Experience with Computer-Assisted Coding (CAC)
RHIT or RHIA certifications
Undergraduate degree
1+ year of leadership experience
Experience in management of remote employees
Knowledge of Cerner Powerchart and MedSeries4 billing system
Microsoft Office experience to include Word, Outlook and basic Excel
Cardiology and Interventional Radiology coding experience
Careers with Optum. Here's the idea. We built an entire organization around one giant objective; make health care work better for everyone. So when it comes to how we use the world?s large accumulation of health-related information, or guide health and lifestyle choices or manage pharmacy benefits for millions, our first goal is to leap beyond the status quo and uncover new ways to serve. Optum, part of the UnitedHealth Group family of businesses, brings together some of the greatest minds and most advanced ideas on where health care has to go in order to reach its fullest potential. For you, that means working on high performance teams against sophisticated challenges that matter. Optum, incredible ideas in one incredible company and a singular opportunity to do your life's best work.(sm)
 
 
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UnitedHealth Group is a drug-free workplace. Candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning employment.
 
 
Job Keywords: Work at Home, remote, telecommute, coding, ICD-10, Computer-Assisted Coding (CAC), Powerchart, MedSeries4 billing system, CCS, Inpatient coding, Supervisor, Manager