Inpatient Coding Supervisor

Advance your career at UCLA Health by leading inpatient coding operations that directly support our revenue cycle performance and compliance standards. As the Inpatient Coding Supervisor, you will oversee daily workflow, quality, and reporting activities to ensure accuracy, timeliness, and productivity standards are consistently met. You'll manage staff performance, provide backup coding support, and ensure compliance with regulatory requirements and coding ethics. This is a key opportunity to promote process improvements, mentor coders, and drive excellence in inpatient coding services across UCLA Health.

In this role, you will:

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  Supervise day-to-day inpatient coding workflow, productivity, and quality to meet departmental standards.

  
  
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  Monitor coding work queues, prioritize high-dollar and aging accounts, and resolve bill hold issues.

  
  
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  Ensure compliance with CMS, OSHPD/MIRCAL, The Joint Commission, and AHIMA coding ethics standards.

  
  
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  Lead team huddles and meetings, prepare dashboards, and track performance metrics.

  
  
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  Identify staff performance deficiencies and develop performance improvement plans.

  
  
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  Train and onboard new staff and provide backup coding support as needed.

  
  
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  Collaborate with leadership on process improvements, physician queries, and departmental projects.

  
  

Salary Range: $95,400 - $208,300 annually

We're looking for a knowledgeable and detail-oriented coding professional with:

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  Required: At least five years of progressive supervisory experience in inpatient acute care coding and outpatient surgical/ambulatory care coding

  
  
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  Required: Certified Coding Specialist (CCS) certification

  
  
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  Proficiency in ICD-10-CM/PCS and CPT-4/HCPCS coding, with strong knowledge of DRG and APC payment methodologies

  
  
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  Familiarity with AHA Coding Clinic and CPT Assistant

  
  
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  Experience with Epic/CareConnect, 3M 360 Encompass, SMART, and Cirius systems

  
  
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  A bachelor's degree in a related field (preferred)

  
  
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  RHIT or RHIA certification (preferred)

  
  
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  Strong organizational, communication, and leadership skills to motivate and guide staff

  
  
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  Ability to apply critical thinking, data analysis, and performance improvement to operational decisions