Fulltime Optum Medical Coding Jobs in Washington

Your future role at a glance

Location: Halethorpe, MD

Facility: St. Agnes Healthcare

Department: Patient Accounting

Schedule: Days | Full-time | M-F 8a-4:30p

Salary: $34.49 - $46.64 per hour 

How you'll make an impact in this role

• Champion Coding Integrity: Safeguard the precision of our revenue cycle by performing rigorous, ongoing audits, ensuring every claim is backed by robust, accurate, and compliant clinical documentation.
• Drive Quality Excellence: Execute comprehensive record reviews in alignment with our system coding audit plan, maintaining consistent, high-standard output that reflects our commitment to clinical and financial excellence.
• Deliver Actionable Insights: Translate complex audit findings into clear, impactful reports for key stakeholders, partnering with teams to develop corrective action plans that turn identified opportunities into operational wins.
• Protect Compliance Health: Collaborate in the management of our enterprise auditing and monitoring program, proactively addressing high-risk compliance areas to ensure our organization remains resilient, ethical, and fully aligned with regulatory requirements.

What minimum qualifications you'll need

Licensure / Certification / Registration:

• Certified Coding Specialist (CCS) credentialed from the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) preferred.
• Reg Health Info Admnstr credentialed from the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) preferred.
• Reg Health Info Tech credentialed from the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) preferred.
• Certified Professional Coder (CPC) credentialed from the American Academy of Professional Coders (AAPC) preferred.

Education:

• High school diploma/GED with 2 years of experience, or Associate's degree, or Technical degree required.

Work Experience:

• 1 year of experience required.

Life at Ascension: Where purpose meets opportunity

Ascension is a leading nonprofit Catholic health system with a culture and associate experience grounded in service, growth, care and connection. We empower our 97,000+ associates to bring their skills and expertise every day to reimagining healthcare, together. Recognized as one of the Best 150+ Places to Work in Healthcare and a Military-Friendly Gold Employer, you'll find an inclusive and supportive environment where your contributions truly matter.

Equal employment opportunity employer

Equal employment opportunity employer

Ascension provides Equal Employment Opportunities (EEO) to all associates and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex/gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions, lactation, breastfeeding, national origin, citizenship, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, all as defined by applicable law, and any other legally protected status or characteristic in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws. For further information, view the EEO Know Your Rights (English) poster or EEO Know Your Rights (Spanish) poster.

Fraud prevention notice

Prospective applicants should be vigilant against fraudulent job offers and interview requests. Scammers may use sophisticated tactics to impersonate Ascension employees. To ensure your safety, please remember: Ascension will never ask for payment or to provide banking or financial information as part of the job application or hiring process. Our legitimate email communications will always come from an @ascension.org email address; do not trust other domains, and an official offer will only be extended to candidates who have completed a job application through our authorized applicant tracking system.

E-Verify statement

Employer does not participate in E-Verify and therefore cannot employ STEM OPT candidates.

Benefits

Paid time off (PTO)Various health insurance options & wellness plansRetirement benefits including employer match plansLong-term & short-term disabilityEmployee assistance programs (EAP)Parental leave & adoption assistanceTuition reimbursementWays to give back to your community

Benefit options and eligibility vary by position. Compensation varies based on factors including, but not limited to, experience, skills, education, performance, location and salary range at the time of the offer.

Employment Type: FULL_TIME