Medical Biller and Coder

About the Role

Superior Ambulance Service, the largest independent, locally owned, and operated emergency medical services provider in the Midwest, is seeking a Medical Coder for our Billing Department. We will train the right individual. This position is fully in-office Monday through Friday in Elmhurst, IL or Taylor, MI.

Responsibilities

• Reviews patient care report thoroughly, utilizing all available documentation in order to establish medical necessity, selection of levels of service, origin/destination modifiers and the patient's condition at time of transport.
• Keeps an open line of communication with internal and external departments in a professional, tactful manner in order to obtain missing documentation or to clarify existing unclear documentation.
• Refers patient care reports to the Processing Manager for any coding or documentation questions.
• Communicates with other departments as needed for problem resolution, clarification, etc.
• Assigns condition codes for the reason(s) for the trip with a minimum of 95% accuracy.
• Meets established minimum coding productivity standards.
• Monitors work and adjusts specific daily duties appropriately to ensure that all records are coded timely and accurately.
• Reports productivity on a daily basis to processing manager, following established guidelines.
• Utilizes e-mail, Excel and Word documents, personal and department files/documents as needed to complete work assignments.
• Attends department meetings and education sessions to further knowledge of medical terminology and coding guidelines, etc. as well as for clarification of specific job duties.

Qualifications

• Minimum High School Diploma or equivalency.
• Preferred College Coursework towards Healthcare Billing Certification.
• Knowledge of medical terminology.
• Excellent verbal communications skills.
• Ability to "Multi-task" and handle fair amount of stress when busy.
• Maintain a positive and professional attitude at all times.
• Computer literate.
• Typing of at least 35 WPM.
• Ability to read, analyze and interpret common scientific knowledge.
• Ability to respond to common inquiries and forward appropriate complaints from employees, customers, agencies, facilities and hospitals.
• Ability to effectively present information to Management.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation
• Health/dental/life insurance
• Tuition reimbursement
• Opportunity for Career Growth
• Medical, vision, dental, 401k, disability, FSA, HSA, vacation and paid time off

Pay

Salary range: USD $20.00 - USD $23.00 /Hr., rates offered based on years of experience.