Coding Supervisor / Coding Team Lead

🔥 13 hours ago

🇺🇸 United States – Remote

💵 $30 - $35 / hour

⏰ Full Time

🟠 Senior

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Aptive Resources

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501 - 1000 employees

Founded 2012

🎖️ Defense

📦 Logistics

📣 Marketing

Defense • Logistics • Marketing

Aptive Resources is a management consulting firm based in Alexandria, Virginia, specializing in providing innovative solutions to federal government agencies, particularly in veteran and civilian health sectors. With a strong focus on performance optimization, human capital, and data analytics, Aptive aims to improve the quality and accessibility of health care services for veterans and the general public. The company utilizes technology and human-centered services to bridge divides and enhance public service delivery for multiple agencies, including Veterans Affairs, Defense, and others.

📋 Description

• Lead the remote coding team supporting Veterans Affairs medical centers across VISN 7 • Act as the main point of contact for VA HIMS supervisors and coding leads • Be available at least during Charleston VA Medical Center business hours (Eastern Time) • Assign work to coders and track it against each facility's turnaround times • Notify the VA by the second business day if a deadline is at risk • Run ongoing quality reviews of at least 5% of all coded data, including ICD-10-CM/PCS, CPT, DRGs, and abstracted data • Track quality results by coder and send weekly results to each facility • Write corrective action plans and coach coders when accuracy falls below 95% • Answer coder questions about unclear documentation and escalate them to VA contacts when needed • Manage re-reviews of records questioned by the VA before billing and responses to claim denials • Help prepare monthly progress reports, quarterly summary reports, kickoff materials, work plans, staff rosters, and training records • Train coders on VA policies, VHA coding guidelines, and VistA and CPRS workflows • Track mandatory VA training and background investigations • Plan for staffing changes, including a two-week overlap when a coder is reassigned • Support approximately 260,000 coded encounters annually across eight facilities

🎯 Requirements

• An active RHIA, RHIT, CCS, CCS-P, CPC, or CPC-H credential • At least 3 years of coding experience, plus supervisory, lead, or QA experience • Strong knowledge of inpatient and outpatient coding, including ICD-10-CM/PCS, CPT, HCPCS, DRGs, E/M, and NCCI edits • Completion of an accredited coding, HIM, or health information technician program • Strong written and verbal communication skills for working with VA leaders and clinicians • US citizenship • Ability to pass a federal background investigation (NACI) and fingerprinting • Complete the VA's annual Privacy and Information Security Awareness and HIPAA training (TMS 10176 and 10203) • Preferred: Experience in VA or VHA HIMS, including VistA, CPRS, PTF, PCE, and Integrated Billing • Preferred: Experience managing a remote coding team across multiple facilities • Preferred: A coding auditing or QA background

🏖️ Benefits

• Aptive provides the laptop, encoder, and reference materials • 12-month base period plus four 12-month option periods • Equal opportunity employer • Veterans, members of the Reserve and National Guard, and transitioning active-duty service members are highly encouraged to apply