Job description
About Us
At Alteva RCM, we're dedicated to helping healthcare providers thrive through expert revenue cycle management, strategic insight, and innovative solutions. We're always looking for passionate, driven professionals who want to make a meaningful impact, grow their careers, and be part of a collaborative team committed to excellence.
Position Summary
The Medical Coding Manager provides direct operational and people leadership for an team of coders and the assigned specialties. This role has front-line accountability for the daily performance, accuracy, and productivity of their team, and serves as the primary escalation point for complex coding, documentation, and payer-related issues raised by Team Leads and coding staff. The Manager ensures coding accuracy, productivity, and compliance with applicable regulatory and payer requirements for their team, while partnering with Billing, Clinical, and Compliance teams to support clean claim submission, reduce denials, and protect revenue integrity.
Key Responsibilities
Team Leadership & Development
Lead, coach, and develop the members assigned to their team
Allocate work across their team based on complexity, volume, specialty, and individual capacity
Support recruiting, onboarding, and competency validation for new and existing team members
Establish clear performance expectations and conduct regular evaluations aligned to quality and productivity standards for their team
Address performance gaps within their team through structured coaching and corrective action plans as needed
Conduct regular operational reviews with each direct report to assess capacity, performance, backlog risk, compliance risk, education effectiveness, and cross-functional blockers
Escalation Management
Serve as the primary escalation point for their team on complex coding scenarios, documentation concerns, payer conflicts, and account-level issues that exceed Team Lead or Associate-level resolution
Resolve escalated coding questions in alignment with official coding guidelines and payer requirements
Track escalation volume, trends, and resolution time for their team; identify recurring issues and implement targeted coaching and suggest workflow adjustments when needed
Escalate systemic, high-risk, or unresolved issues to the Senior Medical Coding Manager with clear documentation and recommended next steps
Operational Oversight
Oversee day-to-day coding operations for their team to ensure timely completion of encounters and consistent application of coding standards
Ensure appropriate work distribution across their team based on complexity, volume, and individual capacity
Monitor backlog levels and risks within their team; escalate issues with data-backed recommendations to the Senior Medical Coding Manager
Maintain team-level adherence to departmental policies and procedures consistent with official coding guidelines and payer requirements
Compliance & Audit Oversight
Oversee coding audits for their team, ensuring timely response, documentation support, and completion of corrective actions
Monitor their team's adherence to coding rules, including documentation requirements
Maintain audit-ready processes for their team and participate in compliance initiatives, education, and reporting
Revenue Cycle & KPI Management
Monitor their team's KPIs, including coding quality scores, productivity, and turnaround times
Partner with Billing and Revenue Cycle teams to support clean claim submission and reduce coding-related denials originating from their team
Identify trends impacting reimbursement (e.g., documentation gaps, modifier usage, payer edits) within their team and implement targeted improvements
Cross-Functional Collaboration
Partner with providers, clinical leadership, and compliance to promote complete and accurate documentation for encounters coded by their team
Partner with the Coding Director and Coding Senior Manager to prepare and document Alteva coding guidance, coding rules and nuances related to assigned specialties
Ensure coding LOA alignment and provide education to authorizations team when needed
Key Performance Indicators
Team coding accuracy rate (target: 98%+)
Productivity per coder against established benchmarks
Turnaround time compliance by specialty/service line
Escalation volume trend and escalation resolution time for their team
Audit finding rate and corrective action closure timeliness
Denial rate attributable to coding errors within their team
Experience & Requirements
High School Diploma or equivalent required; Bachelor's degree preferred.
Minimum of 3-6 years of experience in revenue cycle management, including physician collections, A/R follow-up, and denial management.
Minimum of 3+ years in a leadership or management role.
Strong understanding of billing, coding (CPT, ICD-10), and payer guidelines.
Proven track record of driving revenue performance and improving operational outcomes.
Experience managing client relationships in a healthcare or revenue cycle environment.
Strong analytical skills with the ability to interpret data and translate insights into action.
Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office applications (especially Excel) and reporting tools.
Excellent communication, leadership, and interpersonal skills.
Demonstrated ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
Additional Qualifications
Strong leadership presence with the ability to influence, motivate, and develop high-performing teams.
Strategic thinker with a results-driven and revenue-focused mindset.
Ability to collaborate cross-functionally and influence stakeholders at all levels.
Pay Range
$105,000—$145,000 USD
Benefits
Alteva RCM offers our employees a comprehensive benefits package, including health, dental, vision, employee assistance plan, paid family leave, short-term disability and life insurance. We also provide a 401(k) plan with employer match, flexible spending accounts, employee discount program and an employee referral program.
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Who can apply
Eligible countries: United States. Accepted UTC offsets: UTC-10, UTC-9, UTC-8, UTC-7, UTC-6, UTC-5, UTC+14. Review the full description for employer-specific work authorization, residency and schedule requirements.