Coding Technical Analyst (10K Sign-On Bonus Available)

1000 Wellstar Health System, Inc.•Atlanta, GA

9d•Onsite

About The Position

How would you like to work in a place where your contributions and ideas are valued? A place where you can serve with compassion, pursue excellence and honor every voice? At Wellstar, our mission is simple, yet powerful: to enhance the health and well-being of every person we serve. We are proud to have become a shining example of what's possible when the brightest professionals dedicate themselves to making a difference in the healthcare industry, and in people's lives.

Requirements

High school graduate or GED Diploma from an accredited program
Completed course in anatomy and physiology.
Cert Coding Spec or Cert Prof Coder or Reg Health Information Admin or Reg Health Information Tech
AAPC Upon Hire Required
Minimum 2 years of acute care coding experience Required
Minimum 1 year experience working and resolving coding/billing account edits and or/denials Required
Computer/data entry experience. Required
Must have and maintain a or higher accuracy in abstracting, code and DRG assignment while meeting productivity requirements
Ability to communicate with various members of the healthcare team.
Ability to use EXCEL, Word and have basic computer operational knowledge.

Responsibilities

Serves as a resource for Coding functions such as inpatient/outpatient coding, edits, and other work queues as needed during high volume, absenteeism and other times
Codes/abstracts accounts
Works edit work queues
Works on misc work queues such as missing, missing phys, ready to code
Serves as a technology training resource for new contract and WellStar coders, mentoring them on processes and applications, and other questions as needed.
Ensures that new coders receive necessary Epic, 3M, tip sheets and other training and policies/procedures and other materials for reference.
Ensures that new coders have a resource they can reach out to with specific how-to questions about coding, the technology and other needs.
Provides Epic, 3M and other more detailed training such as webex training on various topics and procedures.
Participates in the development of communication and tools for all coders as needed.
Coordinates internal communications about downtimes, updates and new functionality and enhancements to the coders.
Assists Manager and Director with miscellaneous projects and implementations to ensure smooth operations and customer service.
Participates in or represents Coding in Epic and other application discussions of issues, resolutions, communicating them as needed.
Serves on work teams as needed for operational and technical projects to provide coding point of view.
Represents the Coding Department on all coding-related IT projects, sitting on project teams, coordinating and performing testing, and communicating issues and resolution.
Completes monthly, quarterly and other coding application testing including reviewing documentation, preparing test plans, testing, validating, and preparing training materials and communications for the Coding and stakeholder departments.
Supports coding operations by analyzing problem accounts and work queues for resolution for resolution.
Works the account work queues: Coding Supervisor Review, DNBS, Needs Coding Combined/Uncombined, Needs Coding Review, Denials, External Questions, and others as needed.
Works the edit work queues: Coding Manager WQ, Coding Review from RMD, and others as needed.
Monitors account and edit work queues for trends, past due, risks, backlogs or other problem accounts and reports to appropriate supervisor/manager as needed.
Works special reports such as no-work queue, high dollar, aging, etc.
Serves as a resource for other problem accounts and issues as needed.
Represents Coding on the daily CFB revenue cycle call as an active participant.