Vice President, Coding/Auditing Quality Assur

Reports to: Chief Compliance Officer, Coronis Health

Classification: Exempt

Salary: $110,000-$125,000

* Starting pay varies based on location and experience, in compliance with specific state wage regulations. Competitive rates tailored to your geography and expertise.

General Description:

The Vice President, Coding/Auditing Quality Assurance will be motivated, enthusiastic, energetic, flexible and highly organized.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include:

• Prepare a weekly summary of each coding client, any issues that exist/have arisen, and steps taken to address and resolve.
• Oversee off-shore and domestic coding operations at Coronis Health
• Manage and report on QA auditing of offshore/onshore coding operations
• Be a liaison for offshore coding operations.
• Participate on calls with domestic and offshore coding clients and clients’ operational leads, manage client concerns, and ensure client satisfaction.
• Address coding quality issues that arise and assist with resolving them, either internally or with the client.
• Perform continuing education with employees both on the field team and training team and intervene when necessary to ensure high quality is maintained.
• Stay abreast of current changes and participates in necessary continuing education to maintain expertise in CMS regulations, ICD-10 coding guidelines, and documentation guidelines
• Maintain current certifications and credentials.
• Apply expertise to assist with development of software including automated processes to improve process performance.
• Ensure the coding team maintains a significant level of competency (>95% coding accuracy).
• Plan, develop and direct the quality improvement strategies for the coding teams.
• Ensure client SLAs are met.
• Collaborate with HR and recruiting to proactively build and maintain a quality team.
• Oversee, manage, and develop methods to train new hires.
• Oversee, manage, and serve as the corporate point person for cancer tumor registry and trauma registry services.
• Execute other necessary responsibilities per business needs.

Minimum Knowledge, Skills & Abilities Required:

Experience:

• Ability to adhere to and meet deadlines
• Must be able to travel internationally
• Minimum 5 years experience in coding and/or Quality Assurance management
• Critical thinking skills
• Excellent time management skills and the ability to prioritize work
• Attention to detail and problem solving skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to multi-task
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Must be able to identify and resolve problems in a timely manner
• Able to handle confidential information and exercise a high degree of discretion.
• Proficiency in MS Office (MS Outlook and MS Excel, in particular)
• Proficiency in Power Point
• Working knowledge of office equipment
• RHIA preferred, but not required
• AHIMA CCS certification required
• AAPC CPC-H or CPC credential is helpful (but not required) in addition to CCS
• Candidate must have AHIMA or AAPC a coding credentials.

Benefits: As an eligible employee, you will receive a competitive salary and optional benefits including medical, dental and vision insurance, short and long-term disability coverage, life insurance, retirement plans, paid time off and paid holidays.