Director, Enterprise Professional Coding

Drive enterprise-wide professional coding strategy for one of the nation's leading academic health systems. This is a highly visible leadership opportunity for an experienced coding executive who is passionate about advancing coding excellence, regulatory compliance, provider education, and revenue integrity across a complex academic healthcare environment. 

As the Director of Enterprise Professional Coding, you will provide strategic and operational leadership across a large multi-specialty faculty practice organization while partnering directly with physician leaders, academic department chairs, compliance professionals, and revenue cycle stakeholders. This role can be performed 100% remotely, offering exceptional flexibility while providing the opportunity to make a meaningful impact across the enterprise. 

The Role 

This leadership position is responsible for the strategic direction, operational oversight, and continuous improvement of professional coding, documentation auditing, compliance, and provider education programs across a large academic medical center. You will lead an established team of coding and education leaders while helping shape the future of enterprise coding operations. 

In this role, you will: 

• Lead professional coding operations across multiple specialties and academic practice settings. 

• Oversee Coding Managers, an Education Manager, and their respective teams. 

• Partner with faculty physicians, Advanced Practice Providers (APPs), residents, fellows, and clinical leaders to improve documentation quality and coding accuracy. 

• Drive key performance indicators including coding accuracy, productivity, denial reduction, charge lag, and revenue cycle performance. 

• Serve as a trusted advisor to executive leadership on coding regulations, compliance, operational performance, and industry best practices. 

• Oversee compliance programs, coding audits, education initiatives, and corrective action planning. 

• Collaborate with Revenue Cycle, Compliance, Clinical Documentation Improvement, IT, and physician practice leadership to achieve enterprise goals. 

• Utilize data, technology, and process improvement strategies to optimize performance and enhance service delivery. 

Success in this role requires a leader who thrives in a highly matrixed environment, builds trusted relationships with clinical stakeholders, influences across organizational boundaries, and effectively balances operational priorities with the unique demands of academic medicine. 

Why UVA Health 

UVA Health is a nationally recognized academic health system where innovation, education, research, and patient care come together to deliver exceptional outcomes. This role offers the opportunity to influence enterprise-wide strategy while partnering with respected clinical and operational leaders across a complex healthcare organization. 

Highlights of this opportunity include: 

• 100% remote work arrangement, allowing you to contribute at the highest level without geographic limitations. 

• Leadership within a major academic medical center, providing exposure to the complexity and scale that many healthcare professionals seek. 

• Direct influence on enterprise coding strategy, compliance initiatives, provider education, and documentation improvement efforts. 

• High visibility among physician leaders, department chairs, faculty physicians, APPs, residents, and fellows. 

• Oversight of both coding operations and coding/provider education functions, creating broad organizational impact. 

• Strong leadership infrastructure, including experienced managers and dedicated project management support. 

• Opportunity to help strengthen alignment between Professional Coding, Clinical Documentation Improvement, Provider Education, and Revenue Cycle functions. 

• A culture focused on excellence, continuous improvement, collaboration, and professional growth. 

This is an exceptional opportunity for a seasoned coding leader who wants to shape strategy, lead high-performing teams, and drive meaningful results within a nationally respected academic healthcare environment. 

Why People Love Living in Charlottesville 

Nestled in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains, Charlottesville offers an exceptional quality of life with a unique combination of outdoor recreation, vibrant arts and culture, award-winning restaurants, local wineries, and a strong sense of community. Residents enjoy easy access to hiking, cycling, historic attractions, and family-friendly neighborhoods while benefiting from the energy and resources that come with being home to a world-class university and health system. Whether seeking professional opportunity, work-life balance, or access to nature, Charlottesville provides an outstanding place to build both a career and a life.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

Education: Bachelors Degree Required.

Experience: 10+ years of previous coding experience, to include 5+ years of formal management experience required.

Licensure: See Job Requisition for Certification and or Licensure requirements.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

Prior experience in a large, multi-specialty academic medical center or academic faculty practice plan strongly preferred.

Experience with major EHR and coding platforms (e.g., Epic, 3M, Optum CAC) strongly preferred.

Proven experience managing large teams, budgets, and cross-functional stakeholder relationships strongly preferred.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

This is primarily a sedentary job involving extensive use of desktop computers. The job does occasionally requires traveling some distance to attend meetings, and programs.

The pay range for this role is $100,835.00 - $201,669.00 annually. Individual compensation will be determined by the selected candidate's qualifications, previous work experience, and/or education.

Benefits

• Comprehensive Benefits Package: Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance

• Paid Time Off, Long-term and Short-term Disability, Retirement Savings

• Health Saving Plans, and Flexible Spending Accounts

• Certification and education support

• Generous Paid Time Off

UVA Health is a world-class Magnet Recognized academic medical center and health system with a level 1 trauma center. 2023-2024 U.S. News & World Report “Best Hospitals” guide rates UVA Health University Medical Center as “High Performing” in 5 adult specialties and 14 conditions/procedures. We are one of 70 National Cancer Institute designated cancer centers. UVA Health Children’s is named by 2023-2024 U.S. News & World Report as the best children's hospital in Virginia with 9 specialties ranked among the best in the nation. Our footprint also encompasses 3 community hospitals and an integrated network of primary and specialty care clinics throughout Charlottesville, Culpeper, Northern Virginia, and beyond.

The University of Virginia is an equal opportunity employer. All interested persons are encouraged to apply, including veterans and individuals with disabilities. Learn more about UVA’s commitment to non-discrimination and equal opportunity employment.