Medical Records Coder Supervisor

Title: Medical Records Coder Supervisor (Inpatient) Location: Fairfax, VA, United States Department: Medical Records & Coding Job Description: Description Inova Health is looking for a dedicated Medical Records Coder Supervisor to join the Inpatient team. Full-time Day Shift: Monday–Friday, general office hours, working remotely. This position is eligible for remote work for candidates residing in the following states – VA, MD, DC, DE, FL, GA, NC, OH, PA, SC, TN, TX, WV. Inova is consistently ranked a national healthcare leader in safety, quality and patient experience. We are also proud to be consistently recognized as a top employer in both the D.C. metro area and the nation. Featured Benefits:

• Committed to Team Member Health: offering medical, dental and vision coverage, and a robust team member wellness program.
• Retirement: Inova matches the first 5% of eligible contributions – starting on your first day.
• Tuition and Student Loan Assistance: offering up to $5,250 per year in education assistance and up to $10,000 for student loans.
• Mental Health Support: offering all Inova team members, their spouses/partners, and their children 25 mental health coaching or therapy sessions, per person, per year, at no cost.
• Work/Life Balance: offering paid time off, paid parental leave, flexible work schedules, and remote and hybrid career opportunities.

Medical Records Coder Supervisor Job Responsibilities:

• Reviews, assesses, studies, and analyzes the overall coding and documentation for potential compliance problems and non-compliant activities.
• Reviews encounters to identify trends in documentation that result in incomplete coding; presents to management weekly.
• Uses a systematic approach for the identification and resolution of complex compliance problems.
• Identifies coding problems and coordinates problem resolution sessions where multiple departments and/or service areas are involved with management.
• Completes aging encounters report weekly; identifies areas of complex issues to management.
• Addresses special projects as assigned.
• Analyzes Candidate for Billing (CFB) reports and dashboards regularly in support of weekly and monthly department goals.
• Reviews high-risk documentation areas identified by leadership.
• Performs a comprehensive quantitative analysis and review of the record to ensure the presence of all components such as: patient and record identification, signatures and dates where required, and other necessary data in the presence of all reports which appear to be indicated by the nature of the treatment rendered.
• Evaluates and performs a qualitative analysis of the record for documentation consistency and adequacy.
• Sets day-to-day operational objectives for the team and oversees everything related to work and performance of direct reports, including training and learning programs. Maintains payroll exceptions.
• Performs all duties according to established safety procedures and Inova Health System’s policy.
• Oversees and assists team members in assigned functional area, which may include but not limited to, ensuring team is meeting key-deliverables and quality standards, addressing and resolving challenges, managing and tracking performance, and assisting in time management and scheduling; escalates issues to senior leaders as needed.

Minimum Requirements:

• Education: Associate's Degree or 2 years of additional relevant experience in lieu of degree
• Experience: 5 years of Coding experience, ICD-10-CM/PCS
• Certifications: RHIA, RHIT, CCS, CCS-P (upon start)

Preferred Requirements:

• Inpatient Coding experience in an acute care setting