Certified Coder I

Job Summary

Location: Methodist Corporate Office
Address: 825 S 169th St. - Omaha, NE
Work Schedule: Flexible 8.5 hour shifts, Mon - Fri between 6:00am and 6:00pm

Responsibilities

• Codes professional charges and/or hospital services to ensure accurate billing by reviewing doctor dictation and assigning CPT and ICD-10-CM codes.
• Maintains accounts receivable within 3 - 5 days of discharge on all outpatient encounters.
• Assigns appropriate E/M CPT code into the coding abstract following CPT coding and 1995/1997 E/M guidelines on Clinic encounters, Professional inpatient initial and subsequent hospital visits, or ED encounters.
• Reviews hospital billing charges with physicians to ensure accuracy by checking charges and services, answering questions and advising on any insurance billing updates.
• Investigates claim denials from third party payers to ensure accuracy by reviewing services patient received and patient account and making any coding/charging corrections.
• Reviews Medicare and Commercial correspondence for updates by checking for billing and coding changes.
• Schedules Flexible 8.5 hour shifts, Mon - Fri between 6:00am and 6:00pm

Job Requirements

• Education: High School Diploma or General Educational Development (G.E.D) required
  College level completion of courses in anatomy and physiology, biology, disease process, and medical terminology required.
  Associate's Degree in Health Information Management or healthcare related degree preferred.
• Experience: Prior healthcare registration, customer service, insurance or billing experience preferred.
• Licenses/Certifications: Certification as Certified Professional Coder (CPC) or Certified Outpatient Coder (COC) or Certified Coding Associate (CCA) or Certified Coding Specialist-Physician based (CCS-P) or registration as Registered Health Information Tech (RHIT) required.

Skills/Knowledge/Abilities

• N/A

Physical Requirements

• Weight Demands: Light Work - Exerting up to 20 pounds of force.
• Physical Activity: Not necessary for the position (0%): Climbing, Crawling, Kneeling, Occasionally Performed (1%-33%): Balancing, Carrying, Crouching, Distinguishing colors, Lifting, Pulling/Pushing, Standing, Frequently Performed (34%-66%): Grasping, Reaching, Repetitive Motions, Sitting, Speaking/talking, Constantly Performed (67%-100%): Hearing, Keyboarding/typing, Seeing/Visual

Job Hazards

• Not Related: Chemical agents (Toxic, Corrosive, Flammable, Latex), Biological agents (primary air born and blood born viruses) (Jobs with Patient contact) (BBF), Physical hazards (noise, temperature, lighting, wet floors, outdoors, sharps) (more than ordinary office environment), Equipment/Machinery/Tools, Explosives (pressurized gas), Electrical Shock/Static, Radiation Non-Ionizing (Ultraviolet, visible light, infrared and microwaves that causes injuries to tissue or thermal or photochemical means)

About the Role

Nebraska Methodist Health System focuses on providing exceptional care to the communities they serve and the people they employ. This includes helping families grow by making each delivery special, conveying a difficult diagnosis with a compassionate touch, going above and beyond for a patient's needs, or giving a high five when a patient beats a disease or conquers a personal health challenge. We offer competitive pay, excellent benefits, and a great work environment where all employees are valued!

Benefits

We offer a great work environment where all employees are valued! Most importantly, our employees are part of a team that makes a real difference in the communities we live and work in.