Role Description
You have a purpose, unique talents and now is the time to embrace it, live it and put it to work. We value incredible people with incredible skills β but your commitment to a greater cause is something we value even more. This is the heartbeat of our organization and your time will be spent in a supportive, team environment with resources to help you flourish and leaders who care about your success.
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Supervises professional fee coders for assigned departments (Primary Care or Specialty Care) for employed providers as well as designated PSA and other practices.
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Key duties include, but are not limited to:
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Coding, abstracting, and charge posting for physician services in the inpatient and outpatient settings.
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Directly supervises coding and support staff.
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Actively participates in managing charge lag by monitoring reports and work queue activity to meet and maintain established metrics.
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Monitors staff quality and productivity, and provides additional education, as needed.
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Recommends operational improvements and participates in the review of policies and procedures.
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Works collaboratively with clinics and providers to resolve coding issues and questions.
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Participates with management in personnel management, scheduling, productivity, quality, and problem resolution.
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Works with coding managers and director to implement processes to improve professional fee coding operations.
Qualifications
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Associates Degree Preferred
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A minimum of 3 years of experience in health care and revenue cycle experience required within a physician practice.
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Professional coding experience required.
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1 year of supervisory experience preferred.
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Must demonstrate competency of professional coding and coding guidelines.
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Experience with the electronic health record (EHR) and health care applications required.
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Certified Professional Coder Required (CPC or CCS-P).
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Certified Professional Medical Auditor Preferred.
Requirements
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Sedentary work - prolonged periods of sitting and exert up to 10 lbs. force occasionally.