Certified Coding Specialist
About The Position
NMC is currently recruiting a Certified Coding Specialist, in Health Information Management. The position is full-time (80 hours bi-weekly), generally Monday-Friday, 8a-4:30p. Northwestern Medical Center's mission is to provide exceptional health care to our community. Join our high reliability team! With “people” as one of our core values, valuing our employees is a top priority for Northwestern. We care about our employees, their families, and their overall health & well-being. We are proud to offer a generous benefits package, with recognized national carriers, designed to help our people stay healthy, balance work & life responsibilities, protect your assets & plan for a secure financial future. Certified Coding Specialist JOB SUMMARY: Under the direct supervision of the Patient Financial Services Manager, the Certified Coding Specialist is responsible for Provider documentation audits, ongoing Provider education and communication related to coding issues and updates, revenue cycle informatics, clinical documentation and charge integrity. Collaboration in design and implementation of workflow changes to reduce billing errors. Accuracy oversite and auditing of third-party coding vendor. All other duties as assigned.
Requirements
- Education: High school diploma or equivalent required. Completion of medical record coding from an accredited school required.
- Experience: Five years of coding work experience preferred.
- CCS/CCA or CPC certification preferred; must obtain certification within one year.
Responsibilities
- Works interdepartmentally with Physicians and NMC Department representatives to help improve processes, documentation, increase efficiency, charge optimization and charge integrity as directed.
- Performs routine audits of Medical Provider documentation and ancillary services to ensure coding compliance and charge optimization.
- Timely communicates coding updates to key stakeholders to include Medical Providers, ancillary departments, and the third-party coding company.
- Performs routine audits of the third-party coding company and participates in communicating deficiencies to the Client Account Manager of the third-party coding company.
- Follows the Standards of Ethical Coding as set forth by the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) and adheres to official coding guidelines as well as NMC Coding Policies and Procedures.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
Number of Employees
251-500 employees
