Director, Coding

Description:

Why you’ll want to work at nimble!

Interested in becoming a part of a dynamic Coding team? This is a great opportunity to join a well-established and market-leading brand serving a high-growth end market while gaining valuable experience working closely with Executive leadership. As an organization, we are in high growth mode through acquisition with a laser focus on positive culture building!

Who we are:

nimble solutions is a leading provider of revenue cycle management solutions for ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs), surgical clinics, surgical hospitals, and anesthesia groups. Our tech-enabled solutions allow surgical organizations to streamline their revenue cycle processes, reduce administrative burden, and improve financial outcomes. Join more than 1,100 surgical organizations that trust nimble solutions and its advisors to bring deep insights and actionable intelligence to maximize their revenue cycle.

On a typical day, here's what you'll be working on:

• Manage client SLA's
• Responsible for departmental KPI's to ensure targets are achieved
• Manages employee performance management - conducts employee performance evaluations
• Creates & Enforces standard operating procedures across the coding function
• Drives process improvement in coding service delivery
• Collaborates with other RCM functional areas regarding coding needs
• Has the authority and responsibility to hire, transfer, suspend, lay off, recall, promote, discharge, assign, reward, discipline, direct, or recommend such actions by using independent judgment
• Creates and presents client reports
• Participates in thought leadership - internal and external facing
• Completes monthly business review packages and presents as needed
• Project management - resource planning as per project scope, risk management, and escalation management

This job description will be reevaluated by leadership periodically to allow any necessary modifications due to client profile changes/updates, workflows, policy changes, and regulatory compliance requirements

Requirements:

Who you are!

• AAPC or AHIMA certification required, such as CPC, CPC-H, CCS, or CCS-P
• Over seven years of medical coding, billing, and management experience preferred
• Anesthesia/surgical coding preferred
• Excellent people skills with the ability to interact effectively with all levels of employees and clients
• Ability to work in a collaborative environment
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Technical/Functional
• Knowledge of the healthcare industry
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office, Windows, and Excel
• Strong organizational skills
• Ability to analyze and problem solve
• Ability to work with accuracy and diligence
• Ability to prioritize and manage multiple tasks simultaneously

Key Competencies

Drives Results. Consistently achieves results, even under difficult circumstances. Fosters a sense of urgency in the team for reaching goals and meeting deadlines. Readily takes action on challenges, identifies and seizes new opportunities; Leads others to persist despite setbacks or obstacles; Establishes clear responsibilities and processes for monitoring work and measuring results

Communicates Effectively. Developing and delivering multi-mode communications that convey a clear understanding of the unique needs of different audiences. Provides timely and helpful information to others across the organization; Encourages the open expression of diverse ideas and opinions; Picks up on situational cues and adapts personal, interpersonal, and leadership behavior to fit

Quality Decision-making. Makes sound decisions, even in the absence of complete information; Considers all relevant factors and uses appropriate decision-making criteria and principles; shows courage in speaking up in driving appropriate decisions for the organization based on sound risk/reward analysis

Customer Focus. Gains insight into customer needs; Identifies opportunities that benefit the customer; Builds and delivers marketing messaging and solutions that meet customer expectations.