Job Details

Overview

The Director – RCM – Coding Operations leads and drives the Coding Operations teams across all assigned regions, ensuring timely, accurate, and compliant professional fee anesthesia coding. This role directs daily operations, implements process improvements, and oversees team performance to optimize revenue cycle outcomes.

At this time, US Anesthesia Partners does not hire candidates residing in California, Hawaii, or Alaska.

The base pay estimate for this role is $97,900 - $166,500 annually. The final offer will depend on the skills, experience, and qualifications of the selected candidate. This range is for base pay only and does not include bonuses or other compensation. This position is eligible for an annual bonus. Bonuses are not guaranteed and are awarded based on company and individual performance.

Job Highlights

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: (The ideal candidate must be able to complete all physical requirements of the job with or without a reasonable accommodation)

• Provides operational leadership in collaboration with Regional Senior Coding Managers by monitoring daily coding activities, assigning workloads to vendors, and tracking team performance against productivity and accuracy goals.
• Ensures quality and compliance by adhering to coding guidelines, participating in quality and compliance audits, and developing, implementing, and reporting on corrective remediation plans.
• Supports strategic and process improvement initiatives by maintaining and developing coding playbooks, workflows, and automation to reduce charge lag and address inefficiencies or system issues.
• Partners with business development teams to monitor new business integrations and ensure coding workflows support operational and revenue objectives.
• Monitors and reports on coding KPIs, analyzes data to identify trends affecting charge lag or revenue throughput, and develops data-driven workplans to improve performance.
• Collaborates with Clinical Documentation Improvement (CDI), IT, providers, billing, and other RCM functions to ensure operational alignment and seamless workflows.
• Partners with Coding Quality and Education teams to provide ongoing training and education to coders and providers on coding changes, best practices, and compliance standards.
• Works with interoperability and IT teams to enhance EHR and coding systems, supporting automation and process efficiency.
• Applies in-depth knowledge of anesthesia coding, including CPT, ICD-10, HCPCS, and ASA coding, as well as Medicare, Medicaid, Workers' Compensation, anesthesia, and acute pain billing guidelines.
• Provides essential RCM process support to meet client needs and maintains 100% retention of assigned RCM clients.
• Demonstrates strong collaboration and interpersonal skills with staff, physicians, and external stakeholders, prioritizing work effectively and operating independently with minimal supervision.
• Maintains professionalism, a positive disposition, and tolerance for diverse viewpoints in a dynamic, high-stakes environment.
• Maintains active membership and participation in professional organizations to stay current with industry standards and best practices.

Qualifications

KNOWLEDGE/SKILLS/ABILITIES (KSAs):

• 10+ years of experience in billing/collections/coding experience required.
• Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Accounting, Healthcare Administration, or a related field, or equivalent commensurate professional experience required.
• 10+ years of Revenue Cycle Management experience preferred.
• Proficient at team management.
• Knowledge of RCM billing and collections systems preferred.
• Basic visual skillset.
• Proactive, creative, and efficient in identifying issues, understanding, and proposing solutions.
• Excellent interpersonal skills, ability to work with diverse personality types and communicate professionally with all levels of management.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to read, write, and speak English.
• Professional coding certification (I.e., CPC, CCS-P) required.
• Professional fee anesthesia experience required.
• Proficient in hospital electronic health records and coding documentation guidelines.
• Strong computer skills, including Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.

*The physical demands described here are representative of those that may need to 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.

• Occasional Standing
• Occasional Walking
• Frequent Sitting
• Frequent hand, finger movement
• Use office equipment (in office or remote)
• Communicate verbally and in writing

US Anesthesia Partners, Inc. provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, pregnancy, status as a parent, national origin, age, disability (physical or mental), family medical history or genetic information, political affiliation, military service, or other non-merit based factors.