Coding Specialist 2 - GIM-Hospitalist

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 - GIM - Hospitalist position.

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.

Requirements

• 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.

Qualifications

• Equivalent education and/or experience may substitute for minimum qualifications except when there are legal requirements, such as a license, certification, and/or registration.

Skills

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.

Benefits

All employees are eligible for the following benefits:

• Health insurance
• Retirement savings plan
• Flexible spending accounts
• Life and disability insurance
• Time off programs
• Professional development opportunities

Pay

Pay Range Minimum: $32.16 hourly
Pay Range Maximum: $46.03 hourly

Schedule

First Shift (United States of America)