The US Oncology Network is looking for a Coding Supervisor to join our Surgery team at Texas Oncology! This full time remote position will support our Central Business Office at 3001 E President George Bush Hwy Richardson, TX 75082. This position is full-time Monday - Friday with no major holidays.
As a part of The US Oncology Network, Texas Oncology delivers high-quality, evidence-based care to patients close to home. Texas Oncology is the largest community oncology provider in the country and has approximately 530 providers in 280+ sites across Texas, our founders pioneered community-based cancer care because they believed in making the best available cancer care accessible to all communities, allowing people to fight cancer at home with the critical support of family and friends nearby. Our mission is still the same today-at Texas Oncology, we use leading-edge technology and research to deliver high-quality, evidence-based cancer care to help our patients achieve "More breakthroughs. More victories." in their fight against cancer. Today, Texas Oncology treats half of all Texans diagnosed with cancer on an annual basis.
The US Oncology Network is one of the nation's largest networks of community-based oncology physicians dedicated to advancing cancer care in America. The US Oncology Network is supported by McKesson Corporation focused on empowering a vibrant and sustainable community patient care delivery system to advance the science, technology, and quality of care.
What does the Coding Specialist do?
Under direct supervision, performs all medical record coding activities. Assigns appropriate diagnostic codes to patient charts and reports as assigned. Supports and adheres to the US Oncology Compliance Program, to include the Code of Ethics and Business Standards.
What does the Coding Supervisor do? (including but not limited to)
The Coding Supervisor reports to the Coding Manager and serves as the supervisor for the Surgery & Urology coding team. The coding supervisor is primarily responsible for managing the coding staff that reports directly to them, resource scheduling, and day-to-day operations for their assigned providers/specialties. The supervisor will align initiatives with the revenue cycle strategic objectives and is responsible for the direction of these efforts to ensure the accuracy and timeliness of charge capture, coding, and claims submission. The supervisor will ensure all CBO expectations are met and exceeded in turn-around time, coding quality, productivity, and coordination of onsite/remote coding resources for seamless coverage and site/provider relations. The supervisor works closely with the Coding Auditing team to provide feedback to the coding team. All operational issues shall be addressed in a timely manner and follow the proper escalation channels. Travel may be required, although rare and intermittent.
The essential duties and responsibilities (including but not limited to):
The ideal candidate for the Coding Supervisor position will have the following background and experience:
Strong knowledge of medical insurance billing and collections with CPT, ICD9, and HCPC coding and medical terminology, as well as an overall understanding of managed care products (HMO, PPO, etc).
Proficiency in Microsoft Office (Outlook, Excel, Word, and PowerPoint).
Physical Demands:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to be present at the employee site during regularly scheduled business hours and regularly required to sit or stand and talk or hear. Requires full range of body motion including handling and lifting patients, manual and finger dexterity, and eye-hand coordination. Requires standing and walking for extensive periods of time. Occasionally lifts and carries items weighing up to 40 lbs. Requires corrected vision and hearing to normal range.
Work Environment:
The work environment may include exposure to communicable diseases, toxic substances, ionizing radiation, medical preparations and other conditions common to an oncology/hematology clinic environment. Work will involve in-person interaction with co-workers and management and/or clients. Work may require minimal travel by automobile to office sites.