Lead Assistant Manager-Auditors-Surgery

As a Medical Coding Manager, your role involves leading, mentoring, and managing a team of coding specialists to ensure high-quality auditing outcomes. You will be responsible for fostering a collaborative, accountable, and performance-driven team culture within your team. Key Responsibilities: - Provide continuous education, coaching, and feedback to the coding team to enhance their technical skills and domain expertise. - Manage coding workflow, prioritize daily assignments, and monitor progress to ensure timely completion of audit deliverables and achievement of productivity and accuracy targets. - Partner with analytics, repricing, compliance, and quality departments to resolve coding discrepancies, streamline processes, and enhance overall audit efficiency. - Track key performance indicators (KPIs), identify performance gaps, and develop improvement strategies to boost team productivity and quality outcomes. - Act as a subject matter expert in surgical specialties, supporting physicians, clinical teams, and business stakeholders in achieving accurate and compliant documentation and coding practices. Qualifications Required: - Bachelor's degree in Health Information Management or related field. - Certified Coding Specialist (CCS) certification. - Minimum of 5 years of experience in medical coding and auditing. - Strong knowledge of surgical coding guidelines and regulations. - Excellent leadership, communication, and organizational skills. In addition to the above responsibilities, you will play a crucial role in ensuring the accuracy and compliance of coding practices within the organization.,