Revenue Integrity Specialist

Job Description

This is a full-time, benefit eligible position located in San Diego. The position is remote and requires you to be local in San Diego.

At Scripps Health, your ambition is empowered and your abilities are appreciated:

• Nearly a quarter of our employees have been with Scripps Health for over 10 years.
• Scripps is a Great Place to Work Certified company for 2025.
• Scripps Health has been consistently ranked as a top employer for women, millennia ls, diversity, and as an overall workplace by various national publications.
• Becker's Healthcare ranked Scripps Health on its 2024 list of 150 top places to work in health care.
• We have transitional and professional development programs to create a learning environment that enables you to thrive in your specific field as well as in your overall career.
• Our specialties have been nationally recognized for quality in areas such as cardiovascular care, oncology, orthopedics, geriatrics, obstetrics and gynecology, and gastroenterology.

The Revenue Integrity Specialists primary functions are daily management / resolution of revenue capture work queues (Account, Charge Review and Charge Router Review) that are designed to identify charge issues prior to billing and conducting quality and accuracy assessments of ancillary service area charge capture processes and clinical documentation for the care provided. Assessment includes review of the CPT/HCPCS codes associated with the procedural charges selected by the clinicians and coders, validation of the required documentation elements to support the services provided and charged, review of the charge capture processes including applicable charge sheets for supplies, medications, implants, procedures, validates accuracy and timeliness of charge entry.

Provides timely feedback to ancillary care providers on quality and accuracy assessment. Able to evaluate and monitor coded diagnosis, coded procedures, and charges following National Correct Coding Guidelines, Medicare Integrated Code Editor, medical necessity, and regulatory billing guidelines. Identifies correct code and sequences the diagnoses and procedures using ICD-10-CM, CPT, HCPCS and modifier assigned on accounts.

Required Education/Experience/Specialized

Skills:

• High School graduate with completion of a certified coding program, or certified auditing program, or Associate's degree in health information technology.
• Demonstrates proficiency in use of ICD-10-CM, HCPCS, and CPT coding by successful completion of a written exam for outpatient Coder level II.
• Proficient in preparation and presentation of summary reports, education, and training power point presentations to focused groups and finance leadership.
• Minimum of one of one year experience required in an acute care hospital outpatient coding.
• Minimum of 1 year experience required in utilization of spreadsheets, graphics, power point, analytics and database applications.
• Minimum of 1 year experience preferred in the performance of charge quality assessments in an acute care hospital.

Required Certification/Registration:

• Certification/Registration:
  Registered Health Information Technician (RHIT), or Certified Coding Specialist (CCS), from American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA), or Certified Professional Coder (CPC) from American Academy of Professional Coders, or Certified Internal Auditor from Association of Healthcare Internal Auditors (AHIA), or Certified Medical Audit Specialist by American Association of Medical Audit Specialists (AAMAS).

Preferred Education/Experience/Specialized Skills/Certification:

• Epic experience.
• Experience with focus audits, reports and coding.

• Job:
  Health Information
• Primary
  
  Location:
  
  Central San Diego County-SAN DIEGO-SCRIPPS CORPORATE OFFICES
• Work Locations: SCRIPPS CORPORATE OFFICES, 4555 EXECUTIVE DR, SAN DIEGO 92121
• Organization:
  Scripps Health Corp
• Benefit Status: FT - FULL-TIME WITH BENEFITS

Minimum Rate (USD): 38.54 - Maximum Rate (USD): 55.88

In compliance with the California Pay Transparency Act, Scripps Health posts the pay range for all jobs. Please note that actual pay will be determined based on relevant experience and internal equity within the pay range. Please also note this range is applicable for employees who reside in California only. A geographical pay differential may be applied for remote employees who reside out of state.

Scripps Health strives to ensure that our employees receive equal pay for equal work in line with our commitment to being an equal opportunity employer.

Scripps Health is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex (including pregnancy, sexual orientation, or gender identity/expression), age, marital status, status as a protected veteran, among other things, or status as a qualified individual with disability.