Medical Coding Assistant Jobs in Portland, TN (NOW HIRING)

Parallon, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:

• Comprehensive medical coverage that covers many common services at no cost or for a low copay. Plans include prescription drug and behavioral health coverage as well as free telemedicine services and free AirMed medical transportation.
• Additional options for dental and vision benefits, life and disability coverage, flexible spending accounts, supplemental health protection plans (accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity), auto and home insurance, identity theft protection, legal counseling, long-term care coverage, moving assistance, pet insurance and more.
• Free counseling services and resources for emotional, physical and financial wellbeing
• 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service)
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan with 10% off HCA Healthcare stock
• Family support through fertility and family building benefits with Progyny and adoption assistance.
• Referral services for child, elder and pet care, home and auto repair, event planning and more
• Consumer discounts through Abenity and Consumer Discounts
• Retirement readiness, rollover assistance services and preferred banking partnerships
• Education assistance (tuition, student loan, certification support, dependent scholarships)
• Colleague recognition program
• Time Away From Work Program (paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence)
• Employee Health Assistance Fund that offers free employee-only coverage to full-time and part-time colleagues based on income.

Come join our team as a Senior HIM and Coding Manager for Expanse. We care for our communities and employees! HCA Hope Fund in fourteen years reached a historic milestone: 50 million in help to our colleagues in need. Last year, HCA Healthcare and our colleagues donated 13.8 million dollars to charitable organizations. Apply Today!

As a Senior HIM and Coding Manager, you will have a key role in the planning, design, development, implementation, execution and maintenance of industry groundbreaking HIM and Coding operational strategies. You will demonstrate a strong commitment to customer relationships by working collaboratively with HSC representatives to facilitate effective outcomes in a timely manner. You will be responsible for initiating, executing, and managing projects associated with company-wide HIM operational and coding initiatives. In addition, on an as needed basis you will provide guidance and support to HSC leadership teams for any newly acquired acute care facilities. This position requires the ability to expertly manage multiple projects and be resilient to constantly shifting priorities.

What you will do in this role:

• Independently leads and facilitates initiatives for the continuum of operational process improvement.
• Provide subject matter expertise and strategic guidance on a broad range of Health Information Management (HIM) and coding topics—including transcription, MPI, ROI, data abstraction, analysis, document imaging, case management, record retention/destruction, revenue cycle, HIPAA privacy, EHR, electronic information management, computer-assisted coding, health informatics, workflow, legal health record, data standards, unbilled management, clinical documentation improvement, and related tools and resources.
• Actively participate in multidisciplinary teams and special projects to support and enhance coding operations and HIM initiatives.
• Assist in ensuring compliance with the business case model including the promotion, monitoring, and enforcing of standardization across facilities and HSCs.
• Assists in the development of tools, resources, and educational materials utilizing various methods of instructional design to support HIM and Coding initiatives.
• Analyze, interpret, and trend complex HIM/Coding data to support operational initiatives; develop and deliver reports, dashboards, and performance metrics; and proactively monitor key performance indicators (KPIs) to identify opportunities for improvement and drive data-informed decision-making.
• Responsible for coordinating implementation, assessing and supporting technical functionality, troubleshooting, and training aspects for the HIM information systems and related software applications, predominantly Meditech Expanse.
• Work closely with HIM leadership team to oversee and coordinate strategic planning for HIM systems initiatives. Keep abreast of emerging health information technologies as related to Meditech, Computer Assisted Coding software, Clinical Documentation Improvement software, transcription and other related systems.
• Support the implementation of the HIM information systems upgrades and coordinate the testing procedures with other stakeholders as needed.
• Implement, and maintain policies and procedures that facilitate the effective use of the HIM information systems.
• Employ monitoring techniques and downtime processes to keep the Health Information Systems in sync with other systems in the organization.

What you will need in this role:

• Undergraduate degree required
• Bachelor's degree strongly preferred, ideally in areas like HIM, Business Administration, IT, or Organizational/Change Management
• Consulting or proven work experience in areas of process reengineering, revenue cycle shared services, and/or project management strongly preferred
• Minimum 3 years coding or HIM Ops experience required.
• Minimum 3 years HIM and Coding operations experience strongly preferred
• Minimum 3 years management/leadership experience preferred
• Minimum 3 years of applied data analytical skills preferred
• MEDITECH, HPF/MPF, and 3M 360 Encompass experience preferred
• RHIA, RHIT and/or CCS strongly preferred

Parallon provides full-service revenue cycle management, or total patient account resolution, for HCA Healthcare. Our services include scheduling, registration, insurance verification, hospital billing, revenue integrity, collections, payment compliance, credentialing, health information management, customer service, payroll and physician billing. We also provide full-service revenue cycle management as well as targeted solutions, such as Medicaid Eligibility, for external clients across the country. Parallon has over 17,000 colleagues, and serves close to 1,000 hospitals and 3,000 physician practices, all making an impact on patients, providers and their communities.

HCA Healthcare has been recognized as one of the World's Most Ethical Companies® by the Ethisphere Institute more than ten times. In recent years, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated 3.7 billion in cost for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.

Become a manager with an organization that invests in your career while giving to the community. We are seeking distinguished applicants for our Senior HIM and Coding Manager for Expanse opening. Help HCA Healthcare create healthier tomorrows for patients and communities.

We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.