Job Description

About Us:

• Ventra is a leading business solutions provider for facility-based physicians practicing anesthesia, emergency medicine, hospital medicine, and now radiology, through the recent combining of forces with Advocate RCM. Focused on Revenue Cycle Management and Advisory services, Ventra partners with private practices, hospitals, health systems, and ambulatory surgery centers to deliver transparent and data-driven solutions that solve the most complex revenue and reimbursement issues, enabling clinicians to focus on providing outstanding care to their patients and communities.

Job Summary:This position can be located either at our Chennai or Hyderabad Service Delivery Center (SDC).

• Under administrative direction, the Director, Coding plans, administers, and directs the Coding Department

Essential Functions and Tasks:

• Directs, leads, and manages Coding operations: recruits, selects, orients, trains, coaches, counsels, and disciplines staff
• Oversees workflow and productivity to ensure client deadlines are met
• Oversee ongoing analysis of medical record documentation
• Provides ongoing feedback to Client Success and directly to clients on documentation requirements
• Communicates with offshore vendors on an ongoing basis
• Presents to executive team and clients
• Provides feedback to senior leadership on Coding department
• Monitor provider audit results for potential policy violation
• Address operational questions escalated from Coding manager
• Perform operational training for new and existing coders, as needed
• Submit trouble tickets, as needed
• Perform employee evaluations and feedback
• Assess and perform hiring or termination for Coding department
• Identify policy violations and follow up with Coding Manager/Coding department
• Performs special projects as needed
• Maintain confidentiality for all personal, financial, and medical information found in medical records per HIPAA guidelines and Ventra Health policy

Education and Experience Requirements:

• Bachelor\xe2\x80\x99s Degree in Business Administration or equivalent training or experience
• RHIT and/or CPC preferred
• At least five (5) years of Anesthesia/surgery/emergency department (ED) coding experience preferred

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• In depth knowledge of CPT/ICD-10 coding system
• Knowledge of the requirements of medical record documentation
• Knowledge of medical terminology and anatomy
• Strong oral, written, and interpersonal communication skills
• Strong time management and organizational skills
• Ability to read, understand, and apply state/federal laws, regulations, and policies
• Ability to remain flexible and work within collaborative and fast paced environment
• Ability to communicate with diverse personalities in a tactful, mature, and professional manner
• Proficient use of computer, telephone, internet, copier, fax, and scanner
• Maintain proficiency in use of billing software
• Understand and comply with company policies and procedures
• Basic knowledge of Outlook, Word, and Excel

Ventra Health:Equal Employment Opportunity (Applicable only in the US)
Ventra Health is an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering a culturally diverse organization. We strive for inclusiveness and a workplace where mutual respect is paramount. We encourage applications from a diverse pool of candidates, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, ethnicity, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, or veteran status. We will provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities, as needed, to assist them in performing essential job functions.Recruitment Agencies
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