Professional Coder III AHWFB Job Coos Bay area,Oregon USA,Healthcare

Job Overview

Department: 04020 WFBMG University Group Practice: WFBMC Main - Anesthesiology

Status: Full time

Benefits Eligible: Yes

Hours Per Week: 40

Schedule Details/Additional Information: Mon.

-Friday- 1st shift

Pay Range: $28.05 - $42.10

Education & Experience

Graduation from an accredited medical coding program and three years of medical coding experience in a similar environment.

Licensure & Certification

National coding certification (CPC or CCS).

Essential Functions

Responsible for timely and accurate coding of hospital based professional services (outpatient hospital or inpatient hospital; single services or complete inpatient stays) by reading medical record documentation to assign and sequence diagnoses and procedure codes according to coding guidelines, and enter into the electronic system:

Appropriate diagnoses codes, professional service codes and modifiers and/or facility service codes.
Assign and record appropriate modifiers (i.e., GC, NO or NDU) as appropriate based on Teaching Physician rules.

Maintains a current knowledge of ICD diagnosis codes, CPT physician service codes, internal codes (for unlisted or unusual CPT codes), and governmental (Medicare, Medicaid, Tri Care), commercial and managed care regulations by reading relevant professional literature and by attending workshops and lectures.

Accrues sufficient continuing education hours to maintain national coding certification.

Serves as a resource for less experienced medical coders.

Works collaboratively with team members, Corporate Revenue Cycle and Compliance Analysts to answer questions and/or resolve issues related to documentation, coding and billing of professional services and/or facility services.

Provides physician education to ensure documentation is sufficient for greatest accuracy of coding.

Resolves pending charges in the Wake One coding work queues including claim denial work queues.

Responsible for researching specific questions/issues or conducting special projects as assigned.

Serves as a resource and/or participate in quality control functions such as assisting in audits of the departmental coding section.

Performs other related duties incidental to the work described herein.

Skills & Qualifications

Experience in coding of physician professional services in a teaching environment
Familiarity with Medicare
Teaching Physician Rules
Familiarity with facility fee services within a Provider Based clinic
Ability to meet and maintain performance standards of quality and productivity for Level III Coder by department
Good oral communication skills
Ability to provide guidance to others (if applicable)

Work Environment

Clean, well-lit and comfortable environment
Quiet work area

Our Commitment to You

Advocate Health offers a comprehensive suite of Total Rewards: benefits and well-being programs, competitive compensation, generous retirement offerings, programs that invest in your career development and so much more – so you can live fully at and away from work, including:

Compensation

Base compensation listed within the listed pay range based on factors such as qualifications, skills, relevant experience, and/or training
Premium pay such as shift, on call, and more based on a teammate's job
Incentive pay for select positions
Opportunity for annual increases based on performance

Benefits and more

Paid Time Off programs
Health and welfare benefits such as medical, dental, vision, life, and Short- and Long-Term Disability
Flexible Spending Accounts for eligible health care and dependent care expenses
Family benefits such as adoption assistance and paid parental leave
Defined contribution retirement plans with employer match and other financial wellness programs
Educational Assistance Program

About Advocate Health

Advocate Health is the third-largest nonprofit, integrated health system in the United States, created from the combination of Advocate Aurora Health and Atrium Health. Providing care under the names Advocate Health Care in Illinois;
Atrium Health in the Carolinas, Georgia and Alabama; and Aurora Health Care in Wisconsin, Advocate Health is a national leader in clinical innovation, health outcomes, consumer experience and value-based care. Headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina, Advocate Health services nearly 6 million patients and is engaged in hundreds of clinical trials and research studies, with Wake Forest University School of Medicine serving as the academic core of the enterprise.

It is nationally recognized for its expertise in cardiology, neurosciences, oncology, pediatrics and rehabilitation, as well as organ transplants, burn treatments and specialized musculoskeletal programs. Advocate Health employs 155,000 teammates across 69 hospitals and over 1,000 care locations, and offers one of the nation’s largest graduate medical education programs with over 2,000 residents and fellows across more than 200 programs.

Committed to providing equitable care for all, Advocate Health provides more than $6 billion in annual community benefits.

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