Certified Professional Coder

LifeLinc Corporation • Memphis, TN

2d • Onsite

About The Position

Under general supervision, a Certified Professional Coder is responsible for correctly coding professional healthcare claims in order to obtain reimbursement from private insurance companies and government healthcare programs. This is NOT a remote position.

Requirements

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED) is required
• Minimum of 1-year related experience, training, and/or equivalent combination of education and experience is required
• Excellent computer skills are required
• Excellent filing skills are required
• 35 wpm typing proficiency and 10-key by touch is required
• Must be able to read and write English
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals
• Ability to write routine reports and correspondence for the needs of the audience
• Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to supervisors, patients, patient's family and other employees of the organization
• Able to work in a team-oriented environment
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals
• Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent
• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists
• Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form
• Ability to recognize when something is wrong or is likely to go wrong and react accordingly to the situation
• Excellent computer literacy skills
• Must be skilled in MS Word and Excel
• Proficient 10-key by touch
• Typing proficiency of 40 wpm
• Ensures and adheres to strict confidentiality when handling patient information, according to the HIPAA Privacy Act and hospital policy and procedure regarding confidentiality.
• Complies with all information security practices.
• Has knowledge of and adheres to all compliance regulations, policies and procedures.
• Takes annual HIPAA compliance exam.

Nice To Haves

• Familiarity with CPT-4 and ICD-10 coding is preferred
• Experience verifying insurance
• Understand anesthesia coding

Responsibilities

• Accurately enter patient information into LifeLinc’s billing software.
• Verify patient insurance is valid and active.
• Organize files and collect data to be entered.
• Analyze and verify data for errors.
• Report problems with data received or missing data.
• Follow-up on data that has not been received.
• Keep sensitive patient and company information confidential.
• Appropriately compose and type routine correspondence, memos, letters, etc.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: High school or GED