Team Lead - Anesthesia Coding

Full Time

Start Date:

Immediate

Expiry Date: 04 Apr, 26

Posted On: 04 Jan, 26

Experience:

2 year(s) or above

Remote Job:
Yes

Telecommute:
Yes

Sponsor Visa:
No

Skills:

• Anesthesia Coding
• CPT Coding
• ICD-10 Coding
• ASA Coding
• HCPCS Coding
• Customer Service
• Detail Oriented
• Teamwork
• Interpersonal Skills
• Training
• Problem Solving
• Communication
• Computer Applications
• Time Management
• Billing Workflow
• Confidentiality

Hospitals and Health Care

Job Location:

Work from Home - Richardson, TX 75082

Position Type:
Full Time

Education Level: High School

Travel Percentage:
None

Job Shift: Day

Job Category:
Health Care

National Partners in Healthcare (NPH) is a progressive healthcare company specializing in anesthesiology. We partner with physicians and health systems to deliver high quality care, aligning synergies and best practices to achieve superior outcomes. As a leader in the industry, we believe in developing a foundation of trust, transparency, and excellence in everything we do. The success of our company has created excellent career advancement opportunities that support a healthy work/life balance.

The Team Lead will provide support to a team of coders (CPC’s). This person will act as the “go to” person for questions related to CPT, ASA, DX and modifiers. This includes but is not limited to training and mentoring of team, reviewing coding documents, delegating work assignments, managing workflows, and working with the manager to resolve personnel issues. This position will code charge tickets work special projects assigned by manager.

A coder is a highly proficient employee with a solid understanding of the entire billing workflow. Performs all coding functions and assists other areas in the billing department as assigned by the manager. Will be the first line to identify and resolve problems and/or report more difficult issues to the manager.

• Aids in monitoring coding team of Certified Professional Coders specializing in Anesthesia.
• Research and answer questions and concerns of team members.
• Communicate management goals and objectives to team.
• Communicate changes to the rules and guidelines to the staff.
• Work with the department manager to resolve personnel issues.
• Assist with staff evaluations.
• Coordinate/provide training of new employees.
• Identify training needs of staff and coordinate learning sessions on these matters.
• Codes Anesthesia charge tickets.
• Reviews CPT, ICD-10, ASA and HCPCS coding on charge tickets.
• Reviews anesthesia records for supporting documentation for charge tickets.
• Reviews medical records for supporting documentation for charge tickets.
• Aids in monitoring additional information tracking logs of coders ensuring resolution is achieved.
• Participate in reviewing charge tickets that are sent back from the billers for additional information providing feedback where necessary.
• Identify cosmetic and/or prepaid cases where the anesthesia record does not stipulate start/end times for each procedure.
• Communicates issues and questions to management when appropriate.
• Assists with updating and maintaining all policies and procedures for the department.
• Maintains strictest confidentiality.
• Performs other duties as assigned.
• Adheres to all company policies and procedures.
• Adheres to and complies with information systems security; attends training and reports problems.

• Education:
  
  High School graduate. Associate degree in business administration or related area preferred.
• CPC or CCSP professional certification is required.
• Experience:
  
  3+ years of coding experience in business office, hospital, or physician practice setting required. 1+ year of anesthesia coding required.
• Excellent customer service skills.
• Detail oriented, capable of juggling multiple projects and accustomed to tight deadlines.
• Stress tolerance and ability to work well under stressful situations.
• Ability to work in a fast paced/metrics system.
• Positive teamwork attitude and strong interpersonal skills.
• Knowledge of CPT, ICD-10, ASA and HCPCS coding.
• Knowledge of Medicare, Medicaid and Workers Compensation rules and regulations.
• Knowledge of organization policies, procedures, and systems.
• Computer skills: MS Word,…