Remote Coder Jobs in Anchorage, AK (NOW HIRING)

The Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium is a non-profit Tribal health organization designed to meet the unique health needs of Alaska Native and American Indian people living in Alaska. In partnership with the more than 171,000 Alaska Native and American Indian people that we serve and the Tribal health organizations of the Alaska Tribal Health System, ANTHC provides world-class health services, which include comprehensive medical services at the Alaska Native Medical Center, wellness programs, disease research and prevention, rural provider training and rural water and sanitation systems construction.
ANTHC is the largest, most comprehensive Tribal health organization in the United States, and Alaska's second-largest health employer with more than 3,100 employees offering an array of health services to people around the nation's largest state.
Our vision: Alaska Native people are the healthiest people in the world.
ANTHC offers a competitive and comprehensive Benefits Package for all Benefit Eligible Employees, which includes:

• Medical Insurance provided through the Federal Employee Health Benefits Program as a Tribal Employee, with over 20 plans and tiers.

• Cost-Share Dental and Vision Insurances

• Discounted Pet Insurance

• Retirement Contributions with Pre-Tax or Roth options into a 403(b).

• 401(a) ANTHC Retirement Plan: After one year of employment, ANTHC will begin making matching contributions of up to 5% of your eligible pay, based on your own contributions. In addition, you may be eligible for an annual discretionary contribution of up to 3% from the employer.

• Paid Time Off starts immediately, earning up to 6 hours per pay period, with paid time off accruals increasing based on years of service.

• Eleven Paid Holidays

• Paid Parental Leave or miscarriage/stillbirth eligibility after six months of employment

• Basic Short/Long Term Disability premiums, Accidental Death and Dismemberment (AD&D) Insurance, and Basic Life Insurance are covered 100% by ANTHC, with additional options for Short-Term Disability Buy-Up Coverage and Voluntary Life for yourself and your family members.

• Flexible Spending Accounts for Healthcare and Dependent Care.

• Ancillary Cash Benefits for accident, hospital indemnity, and critical illness.

• On-Site Child Care Facility with expert-designed classrooms for early child development and preschool.

• Employee Assistance Program with support for grief, financial counseling, mental/emotional health, and discounted legal advice.

• Tuition Discounts for you and your eligible dependents at Alaska Pacific University.

• On-Site Training Courses and Professional Development Opportunities.

• License and certification reimbursements and occupational insurance for medical staff.

• Gym Access to Alaska Pacific University includes a salt water pool, rock climbing, workout gym, and steep discounts for outdoor equipment rentals.

• Emergency Travel Assistance

• Education Assistance or Education leave eligibility

• Discount program for travel, gym memberships, amusement parks, and more.

Visit us online at www.anthc.org or contact Recruitment directly at HRRecruiting@anthc.org.
Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium has a hiring preference for qualified Alaska Native and American Indian applicants pursuant to P.L. 93-638 Indian Self Determination Act.
Summary:
Provides management and oversight of the inpatient, outpatient, and professional coding departments including coding quality, training, education, and vendor management.
Responsibilities:
The coding manager is responsible for the oversight, direction, and planning for inpatient, outpatient, and professional coding teams. Under the supervision of the Senior Manager, this leader will develop, implement and maintain standardized policies, procedures, and best practices for coding, auditing, and education functions.
Plans, schedules and performs concurrent and retrospective audits of coding services. Monitor coding metrics and quality according to industry standards. Evaluates individual performance and provides coaching, mentoring, and corrective action. Recruits for, screens, interviews, and hires staff.
Provides coding education to medical staff, providers, and departments to ensure accurate and compliant code capture based on clinical documentation based on official coding guidelines.
Partners with departments across the organization on quality data management planning for coding and reimbursement, health records and documentation compliance with external regulatory and accreditation requirements. Participates in the Coding/Billing Compliance Plan/Program. Works collaboratively with stakeholders across the organization on reporting, research and analysis, continuous improvement initiatives, financial and strategic planning, and other customer requested projects.
Leads and participates in enterprise-wide coding-related initiatives and ensures adherence to official coding and regulatory guidelines. Partners with physicians, CDI, Quality, Risk, Integrity, Compliance, Revenue Cycle, and other departments to achieve desired outcomes. Alerts the organization and works with the appropriate leaders on any identified coding quality and integrity risks and assists in the development of risk-mitigation strategies.
Communicates ideas or positions in a persuasive manner that builds support, agreement, or commitment. Takes actions that directly or indirectly influence others to create buy-in, gain trust, and motivate actions in others or win concessions without damaging relationships. Provides management of coding technology and use of common tools including encoders, groupers, and other systems related to inpatient, outpatient, and professional coding and auditing.
Uses data to identify patterns, trends and variations in coding and documentation practices. Provides feedback and updates on quality improvements, trends, issue resolution and implementing changes. Evaluates the root cause and is solution-focused to create project plans and resolution of issues identified.
Represents the department on various committees; conducts regular staff meetings.
Assists with requests to review and verify codes, charges on patient accounts and denials. Responsible for the implementation and education on system changes and new requirements. Monitors and runs Case Mix reports, provide Case mix analysis. Maintains the confidentiality of patient records and procedures.
Performs other duties as assigned or required.
Other information:
KNOWLEDGE and SKILLS
Medical terminology and abbreviations; anatomy and physiology
CPT-4, E&M, ICD-10-CM, ICD-10-PCS, and HCPCS coding experience
Familiarity with American Medical Association (AMA), the Center for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), AHIMA, AAPC, and other professional affiliated organizations
HIPAA Privacy
Electronic health record processing, system use (Cerner) and software use including coding and CDI tools (3M, Nuance, Optum, etc.)
Healthcare operations; ethical coding principles.
Developing and conducting training/educational sessions for diverse audiences, including physicians.
Effective at managing and leading staff, and delegating tasks and authority.
Assessment and prioritization of multiple tasks, projects and demands.
Understanding of medical billing processes and procedures.
Oral communication and presenting information to providers.
Preparing materials for presentation.
Skill in medical record auditing and results reporting.
MINIMUM EDUCATION QUALIFICATION
Bachelor Degree in Health Information Management. Progressively responsible professional/exempt work experience may be substituted on a year-for-year basis for college education.
MINIMUM EXPERIENCE QUALIFICATION
Non-Supervisory- Five (5) years of professional experience in health care involving data quality monitoring, coding, quality improvement function or a background in CPT-4, ICD-10-CM, ICD-10 PCS coding, compliance, and official hospital coding guidelines.
AND
Three (3) years Management/supervisory role in overseeing a team in an acute care environment
OR an approved equivalent combination of experience, education, and certification
MINIMUM CERTIFICATION QUALIFICATION
RHIA, RHIT, CPC or CCS-P required