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Heritage Health is seeking a full-time Coder to join our team at our Pediatrics office. This is an onsite position, designed to support strong collaboration, real-time problem solving, and connection with the team.
Our Coder's are responsible for providing expertise in reviewing and assigning accurate medical codes for diagnoses,
procedures, and services performed by physicians and other qualified healthcare providers. This position
reports to the Director of Revenue Cycle.
Minimum qualifications:
High school graduate or equivalent. Associates degree in medical coding or related field preferred.
Certified Professional Coder (CPC) credential is required; AAPC preferred. One-year FQHC medical billing
and/or coding experience preferred.
Why You Should Join our Team:
Passionate Purpose: We're committed to enhancing lives, every day.
Unmatched Support: We are committed to a fun and supportive team environment.
Balanced Lifestyle: No weekends or holidays, ensuring a healthy work-life balance.
Collaborative Care: Work with a dedicated team to provide the best patient outcomes in the right settings.
Exceptional Rewards: Competitive pay, and benefits
Benefits:
Health Insurance: 100% employer-paid employee coverage for medical, dental, and vision plans for full-time employees.
Life Insurance: Employer-paid, and optional coverage available for additional cost.
Disability Insurance: Short-term disability insurance based on age & salary. 100% employer-paid long-term disability insurance.
Retirement: 403 (b) plan: Heritage Health matches up to 4% of employee contributions.
Paid Time Off Benefits: 120 hours Paid Time Off (PTO) in your first year, 56 hours Extended Illness Bank (EIB) in your first year, 8 paid holidays for full-time employees, amounts are pro-rated for part-time employees who are .5 FTE or higher.
Employee Assistance Program (EAP): Enjoy free telehealth visits for healthcare, counseling, and health and wellness coaching for all employees and their immediate household members.
Requirements
Key Success Factors:
• Working knowledge of current CPT and ICD10 codes and basic medical terminology.
• Skill in operating computer, calculator, copiers, printer, telephone.
• Establish and maintain positive working relations with coworkers.
• Displays strong organization skills with the ability to prioritize and be detail oriented.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office, including Outlook, Word, and Excel.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and oral
• Demonstrate the initiative to provide quality of service and improve efficiency.
• Ability to perform in a fast-paced environment while being professional, courteous and calm.
• Understand and interpret policies and regulations.
• Ability to compose queries in an understandable manner.
Essential Functions:
• Verifying and coding of the diagnosis, evaluation and management, procedures or other codes
required for the completeness and accuracy of the record.
• Review of electronic medical records initiated by a health care provider.
• Review and verify component parts of medical records to ensure completeness and accuracy of
diagnosis, operations, and special therapeutic procedures.
• Codes and/or reviews principal diagnosis, co-morbidities, complications, therapeutic and
diagnostic procedures, supplies, materials, injections, and drugs with International Classification
of Diseases (ICD10), Current Procedural Terminology (CPT), Heath Care Financing Administration
Common Procedure Coding Systems (HCPCS - all levels, and any other coding classification
systems that may be required).
• Perform edit checks on data entered prior to transmittal and corrects errors as indicated.
• Analyze medical record documentation for consistency and completeness for coding purposes
using established criteria and regulations.
• Examine all documents in the record for authorized signature and patient identification to
ensure all documents contain sufficient documentation to support the diagnosis and treatment
administered, and the results obtained are adequately described.
• Research and manage coding related queries to clinical staff and provide guidance.
• Communicates finding and current coding, documentation and billing updates to the Senior
Compliance Specialist and direct leadership in a timely manner.
• Remains current of trends and changes in the laws and regulations governing medical record
coding and documentation.
• Demonstrates an understanding for confidentiality to protect the patient and the corporation.
• Heritage Health staff have an active role in our Patient Centered Medical Home model of care.
This role is designated as part of the Heritage Health PCMH Care Team.
• Regular and predictable attendance is an essential function of this position.
• Performs other job-related duties as assigned.
Salary Description
$25.39 - $36.14