Inpatient Hospital Coding Manager

The Inpatient Hospital Coding Manager provides strategic and operational leadership for coding functions, ensuring teams deliver accurate, compliant, and efficient services. This role focuses on workforce development, performance management, process improvement, and collaboration with key stakeholders to optimize revenue cycle outcomes.

• Lead and oversee inpatient hospital coding operations, including coding teams and supervisors across multiple locations.
• Develop and execute departmental strategies, operational plans, and performance goals aligned with organizational objectives.
• Build, mentor, and support high-performing coding teams through effective hiring, training, coaching, and performance management.
• Establish accountability frameworks to achieve productivity, quality, compliance, and financial performance targets.
• Monitor coding metrics, key performance indicators, and operational reports to identify trends, risks, and improvement opportunities.
• Drive continuous quality improvement initiatives by evaluating workflows, implementing best practices, and optimizing coding processes.
• Ensure compliance with government and commercial coding regulations, internal policies, and industry standards.
• Partner with compliance, legal, finance, revenue cycle, and operational leaders to address risks and improve performance.
• Maintain strong relationships with physicians, providers, clients, and internal stakeholders to support effective coding practices.
• Develop and maintain coding policies, procedures, and education programs to ensure consistent execution across departments.
• Provide oversight for coding audits, system implementations, technology enhancements, and revenue cycle application improvements.
• Manage departmental budgets, operational expenses, and resource allocation to support strategic priorities.
• Communicate performance insights, financial impacts, and improvement initiatives through reports and presentations to leadership teams.

Requirements:

The ideal candidate brings extensive experience in healthcare coding, revenue cycle operations, and team leadership within a regulated healthcare environment. This role requires strong analytical capabilities, strategic thinking, and the ability to lead cross-functional initiatives that improve coding accuracy, compliance, and financial performance.

• Bachelor’s degree in Healthcare Management, Business, Finance, Accounting, or a related field with relevant healthcare operations experience.
• Associate degree in Health Information Technology combined with significant healthcare operations, coding, billing, auditing, or revenue cycle experience may be considered.
• Equivalent professional experience in healthcare operations, coding, billing, auditing, or revenue cycle management may substitute for formal education requirements.
• 7+ years of progressive experience in healthcare operations, patient account services, revenue cycle operations, healthcare auditing, or coding/billing management preferred.
• Demonstrated experience leading coding teams, supervisors, and multi-site healthcare operations.
• Strong knowledge of inpatient coding practices, healthcare reimbursement processes, and regulatory compliance requirements.
• Coding certification through AHIMA or AAPC is strongly preferred.
• Master’s degree in Finance, Business Administration, Healthcare Administration, or a related field is preferred.
• Proven ability to analyze operational data, identify improvement opportunities, and develop effective solutions.
• Strong leadership, communication, presentation, and stakeholder management skills.
• Ability to manage complex projects, establish strategic goals, and execute initiatives effectively.
• Experience working with healthcare information systems, revenue cycle technology, and process improvement initiatives.

Benefits:

• Competitive compensation package based on experience, qualifications, and role scope.
• Opportunity to lead impactful healthcare operations initiatives within a large-scale organization.
• Remote work flexibility with occasional travel requirements.
• Comprehensive benefits package supporting employee health and well-being.
• Professional growth opportunities through leadership development and continuous learning.
• Collaborative environment focused on innovation, operational excellence, and quality improvement.