Summary
This position is located in the Health Information Management (HIM) section at the VA Eastern Colorado Health Care System. MRTs (Coder) are skilled in classifying medical data from patient health records in the hospital setting, and/or physician-based settings, such as physician offices, group practices, multi-specialty clinics, and specialty centers.
Duties
The ECHCS Supervisor (Coder) provides oversight of a group of, Coding Leads, and MRTs, with administrative responsibility for planning and directing the work of subordinate staff. In conjunction with the Health Information Management (HIM) Administrator and BOSS staff. This Supervisor will oversee the prioritizing of work. Duties include but are not limited to the following: Performs a full range of supervisory responsibilities, to include evaluating the performance of subordinate staff, approving sick and annual leave requests, identifying educational or training needs, resolving employee complaints and taking disciplinary actions, when necessary. Assigns and distributes work to subordinates, establishes priorities, reviews work of MRTs through auditing and review of accuracy and productivity. Maintains workflow and quality of work to assure timely accomplishments of workload. Monitors and maintains a reporting system(s) tracking workload of the coder unit. Monitors productivity for all staff. Schedules the sequence of work and operations on a daily, weekly, monthly and quarterly basis to assure even workflow and distribution, expeditious handling of priorities and the meeting of deadlines. Revises schedules/assignments to meet changes in workload considering peak loads, availability of manpower and time limits. Makes changes in organization and assignment of duties to provide improvements, promote job satisfaction and increase productivity. Prepares workload and production reports; reports on operations and problems encountered; and presents proposed requests for resource needs based on past experience, anticipated staffing, equipment, and space. Reviews coding and assist coders in improving coding accuracy; provides coding guidance to various levels of staff to promote consistency in practice and compliance with coding rules and regulations; initiates various reports and analyze data; and coordinates, assigns, and monitors the workflow. Analyzes and recommends improvements in documentation systems used to provide patient care to optimize VERA workload, third-party reimbursement, and to manage resources. Reviews compliance monitors with subordinates and identifies training needs. Identifies training needs of individuals based on productivity and accuracy reports, rejects from billing, and spot checks. Works with VISN Coding unit auditors to insure facilities receive coding accuracy statistics. Applies comprehensive knowledge of medical terminology, anatomy & physiology, disease processes, treatment modalities, diagnostic tests, medications, procedures as well as the principles and practices of health services and the organizational structure to ensure proper code selection. Monitors ever-changing regulatory and policy requirements affecting coded information for the full spectrum of services provided within the VA. Assists facility staff with documentation requirements to completely and accurately reflect the patient care provided, provides technical support in the areas of regulations and policy, coding requirements, resident supervision, reimbursement, workload, accepted nomenclature, denials management, and proper sequencing. Preferred Experience: Minimum 3 years of VA coding experience in outpatient, inpatient, and surgical packages, 1 year of VA Lead Coder experience, Prior MRT Supervisor experience. Please ensure you detail your experience within your resume as it relates to these responsibilities as well as the qualifications listed within this announcement. Work Schedule: Full Time, Permanent, Monday thru Friday. Financial Disclosure Report: Not required
Education
IMPORTANT: A transcript must be submitted with your application if you are basing all or part of your qualifications on education. Note: Only education or degrees recognized by the U.S. Department of Education from accredited colleges, universities, schools, or institutions may be used to qualify for Federal employment. You can verify your education here: http://ope.ed.gov/accreditation/. If you are using foreign education to meet qualification requirements, you must send a Certificate of Foreign Equivalency with your transcript in order to receive credit for that education. For further information, visit: http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ous/international/usnei/us/edlite-visitus-forrecog.html.
How you will be evaluated
IN DESCRIBING YOUR EXPERIENCE, PLEASE BE CLEAR AND SPECIFIC. WE MAY NOT MAKE ASSUMPTIONS REGARDING YOUR EXPERIENCE. Your application, resume, C.V., and/or supporting documentation will be verified. Please follow all instructions carefully. Errors or omissions may affect consideration for employment. Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religions; spiritual; community; student; social). Volunteer work helps build critical competencies, knowledge, and skills and can provide valuable training and experience that translates directly to paid employment. You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience. The Department of Veterans Affairs performs pre-employment reference checks as an assessment method used in the hiring process to verify information provided by a candidate (e.g., on resume or during interview or hiring process); gain additional knowledge regarding a candidate's abilities; and assist a hiring manager with making a final selection for a position. It is the policy of the VA to not deny employment to those that have faced financial hardships or periods of unemployment.