Coding Specialist 2 - Gastroenterology

About the role

Faculty Practice Plan Services (FPPS) has outstanding opportunities for a full-time (100% FTE, 40 hours/week), day shift, CODING SPECIALIST 2 - GASTROENTEROLOGY. Work schedule: 40 hours per week, Day Shift.

Primary Job Responsibilities

• Identify all billable services (regardless of location rendered) requiring professional fee billing, as determined jointly by UWP and the Clinical Department.
• Review all applicable data sources (EPIC, ORCA, Mindscape,) or other, as applicable, for new admissions, transfers, discharges, expirations, ambulatory procedures, ambulatory visits or other possible sources of billable services.
• Access and review all available electronic or other appropriate information to identify billable services requiring professional fee billing.
• As necessary, request patient medical charts (for non-electronic providers).
• Code all documented required professional services, ensuring all are coded using the appropriate CPT & ICD-10 codes.
• Ensures coded services, provider charges and medical record documentation meet appropriate guidelines or standards.
• Reviews and resolves coding denials and coding claim edits in Epic daily as part of routine operations.
• Consult with physicians, as appropriate, to verify services rendered and documented.
• Provide feedback to assist in provider understanding of coding and documentation issues and opportunities.
• Aid physicians and/or their representatives with questions pertaining to professional fees.

Minimum Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Certified as a Registered Health Information Technician (RHIT), Registered Health Information Administrator (RHIA), Certified Coding Specialist (CCS), Certified Coding Specialist – Physician Based (CCS-P), Certified Professional Coder (CPC), Certified Inpatient Coder (CIC), Certified Outpatient Coder (COC), Certified Interventional Radiology Cardiovascular Coder (CIRCC), Radiology Certified Coder (RCC) or Radiation Oncology Certified Coder (ROCC).
• Two years coding experience or Equivalent education/experience.

About Faculty Practice Plan Services

UW Medicine Faculty Practice Plan Services (FPPS) supports UW Physicians (UWP), a practice group for more than 1,800 physicians and other healthcare professionals associated with UW Medicine. UW Medicine includes Harborview Medical Center, UW Medical Center - Montlake, UW Neighborhood Clinics, UW Medical Center - Northwest, the UW School of Medicine, Valley Medical Center, and Airlift Northwest. UWP members also practice at the Seattle Cancer Care Alliance, a partnership of UW Medicine, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, and Seattle Children’s Hospital.

Compensation, Benefits And Position Details

• Pay Range: Minimum $32.16 hourly, Maximum $46.03 hourly.
• Benefits: Other Compensation: For information about benefits for this position, visit here.
• Shift: First Shift (United States of America).
• Temporary or Regular: Regular position.
• FTE (Full-Time Equivalent): 100.00%.
• Union/Bargaining Unit: SEIU Local 925.
• Nonsupervisory.

About UW Medicine – Where Your Impact Goes Further

The University of Washington is committed to fostering an inclusive, respectful and welcoming community for all. As an equal opportunity employer, the University considers applicants for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, citizenship, sex, pregnancy, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, genetic information, disability, or veteran status consistent with UW Executive Order No. 81.

Commitment

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