Employer: | Healthcare Resource Group |
Type: | FULL TIME |
Skills: | coding,E/M,evaluation & management,physician,clinic,multi specialty |
Required Certifications: | CPC or CCS-P |
Required Experience: | 3 to 4 years |
Preferred Experience: | 5 to 7 years |
Location: | 12610 E Mirabeau Parkway, Suite 800 Spokane Valley 99216, WA, US |
Date Posted: | 10/17/2018 |
Healthcare Resource Group (HRG)
provides revenue cycle services to hospitals and clinics. Our HIM Division
offers our clients Coding OutPartnering™ from our Spokane Valley office, as
well as remotely.
We are seeking skilled HIM Professional Fee Coding
professionals with strong multi-specialty E/M coding experience for outpatient
and inpatient encounters to provide coding to our health system and physician
group clients. This is a significant professional opportunity for an energetic,
passionate HIM professional who wants to make a difference in the HIM
community.
Position Summary:
The Professional Fee Coder will apply appropriate diagnostic
and procedural codes to individual patient health records for a variety of specialty
physician services for claims processing, data retrieval and analysis.
What HRG Offers:
- Competitive pay and
referral bonuses
- Career growth
opportunities
- Computer equipment
and coding reference tool provided
- HRG paid retirement
plan - Employee Stock Ownership Plan
- Benefits: Medical /
Dental / Vision / Prescription / Life / Wellness Program
- PTO, sick days and
paid holidays
- Merchant discounts
Position Requirements:
Certification:
Experience:
- 3+
years of coding experience with a strength in E/M coding across multiple
specialties for both outpatient and inpatient encounters
- Must
possess a thorough working knowledge of ICD-10, CPT, HCPCS coding systems and
modifier usage
- Thorough
knowledge of medical terminology and medical abbreviations
- Must
be able to read text for long periods of time from printed materials / computer
- Teaching
hospital (including coding for residents) or Indian Health and/or Rural Health
Clinic coding experience is a plus
Responsibilities:
- Review
and abstract patient medical records to assign diagnoses, treatments, and
surgical procedures for professional services.
- Assign
appropriate evaluation/management levels for professional and facility
services.
- Ensure
all services documented in the patient’s medical record are coded with
appropriate diagnoses and procedure codes.
- When services are not documented
appropriately, seek to attain proper documentation in a timely manner based
upon the protocols developed by Healthcare Resource Group and client.
- Rectify
errors in the pre-processor and post-processor editing systems when assigned by
client.
- Conduct
reviews of medical records to ensure compliance with coding and documentation
guidelines and governmental requirements.
- Provide
written reports to management with audit/review findings and trend analysis.
- When,
and if assigned by management, provide education to providers/clients regarding
results of periodic reviews while maintaining exceptionally high degree of
professionalism.
- When,
and if assigned by management, provide accurate answers to providers/clients
coding and billing questions on a timely basis.
- Review
and recommend changes to policies and procedures to improve coding and data
management for Healthcare Resource Group and client.
- Exercise
excellent oral and written communication skills in order to effectively
interact and communicate with multiple professional disciplines.
- Maintain
a working knowledge, and stay abreast of, CPT-4, ICD-10, HCPCS coding
principles, modifier usage, medical terminology, governmental regulations, protocols
and third party payer requirements pertaining to billing, coding and
documentation.
- Demonstrate
service excellence, integrity and initiative.
- Maintain
strictest confidentiality of patient and clients, abiding by HIPAA.
- Abide
by the Standards of Ethical Coding as set forth by the American Health
Information Management Association and adhere to official coding guidelines.
- Abide
by Healthcare Resource Group’s Code of Conduct.
- Maintain
production and quality standards as set forth by Healthcare Resource Group.
- Other
duties as assigned by Management.
Interested applicants are encouraged to apply today for immediate
consideration!