Manager Coding Physician Affiliates

Description

Summary : The Manager, Coding Physician Affiliates provides overall leadership in planning, organizing, and directing activities that support the coding operations of Lurie Children’s affiliated physician groups. Develops and monitors systems and processes to ensure the capture of charges. Identifies opportunities to enhance revenue through improved documentation and coding. Identifies physician education needs in coding and documentation and develops initiatives to address those needs. Contributes to organizational goal setting and the establishment of priorities. Fosters a collaborative team environment. Essential Job Functions :

• Manages all Physician Billing Certified Coders. Ensures appropriate staffing for timely submission of professional bills.
• Collaborates with Lurie Children’s Management Team to establish priorities for coding operations. Directs development of work plans and strategies that address priorities.
• Develops, reviews and updates coding policies annually.
• Assesses physician educational needs of each specific division regarding documentation and coding. Collaborates with Audit Manager to determine priorities. Collaborates with audit manager in the development of effective regularly scheduled educational programs that meet physician needs. Provides regulatory updates to coders.
• Provides regularly scheduled feedback at division meetings regarding documentation and coding issues. Serves as primary resource to coders for documentation and coding issues.
• Collaborates with the Audit manager on the development and implementation of tools and templates to assist physicians with documentation guidelines.
• Serves as the physician billing representative on the HIM standards Committee. Serves on project teams as needed to properly represent physician billing. Effectively communicates findings to all relevant individuals.
• Performs regular coding audits of coding professionals on ICD-10 and CPT coding. Develops action plans as needed in response to audit trends.
• Implements CPT coding updates at least annually for fee schedule changes, template and superbill revision.
• Identifies opportunities to enhance revenue through improved documentation and appropriate coding.
• The authority to hire, separate, promote, demote, write and administer performance evaluations.
• Other job functions as assigned.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities :

Education Pay Range $76,960.00-$125,840.00 SalaryAt Lurie Children’s, we are committed to competitive and fair compensation aligned with market rates and internal equity, reflecting individual contributions, experience, and expertise. The pay range for this job indicates minimum and maximum targets for the position. Ranges are regularly reviewed to stay aligned with market conditions. In addition to base salary, Lurie Children’s offer a comprehensive rewards package that may include differentials for some hourly employees, leadership incentives for select roles, health and retirement benefits, and wellbeing programs. For more details on other compensation, consult your recruiter or click the following to learn more about our benefits. Benefit Statement For full time and part time employees who work 20 or more hours per week we offer a generous benefits package that includes : Medical, dental and vision insuranceEmployer paid group term life and disabilityEmployer contribution toward Health Savings AccountFlexible Spending AccountsPaid Time Off (PTO), Paid Holidays and Paid Parental Leave403(b) with a 5% employer matchVarious voluntary benefits :

Supplemental Life, AD&D and Disability

Critical Illness, Accident and Hospital Indemnity coverage

Tuition assistance

Student loan servicing and support

Adoption benefits

Backup Childcare and Eldercare

Employee Assistance Program, and other specialized behavioral health services and resources for employees and family members

Discount on services at Lurie Children’s facilities

Discount purchasing program

There’s a Place for You with Us At Lurie Children’s, we embrace and celebrate building a team with a variety of backgrounds, skills, and viewpoints — recognizing that different life experiences strengthen our workplace and the care we provide to the Chicago community and beyond. We treat everyone fairly, appreciate differences, and make meaningful connections that foster belonging. This is a place where you can be your best, so we can give our best to the patients and families who trust us with their care. Support email :