[Hiring] Physician Coder Quality Associate @Banner Health

Role Description

In this Physician Coder Quality Associate position, you bring your 5 years of Ambulatory Physician coding experience to a team who resolves complex denials, identifies trends, and provides solutions to help support mid-revenue cycle. This is a Quality position, not a day-to-day coding production role, but does require coding proficiency and recent Physician Ambulatory/Professional Coding experience. This position is task-solution-oriented ensuring quality in the Ambulatory Coding department and allows opportunity for coaching fellow coders through different aspects of Ambulatory Coding and denial prevention.

Qualifications

• 5 years current experience in Ambulatory Physician-based coding
• Bachelor's degree in HIMS or equivalent
• Must be Certified Coder through AAPC or AHIMA

Requirements

• Provides coding and guidance for non-standard billing
• Reviews medical records and performs audits of clinical documentation
• Assists with maintaining system-wide consistency in coding practices
• Acts as a knowledge resource to Physician Practice Operations
• Researches coding discrepancies and trends
• Maintains current knowledge in all coding regulatory updates
• Serves as a resource for designing, testing and implementing workflows
• Acts as Physician coding liaison to clinical informatics team
• Works independently under limited supervision

Benefits

• Remote work options available in specified states
• Opportunity for career advancement within a nationally-recognized healthcare leader

Company Description

Banner Health is committed to pay equity and transparency. The posted compensation range is a reasonable estimate that extends from the lowest to the highest pay Banner Health in good faith believes it might pay for this particular job, based on the circumstances at the time of posting.