Consultative Medical Coding Professional

CenterWell • Work at Home - Nevada, NV

48d • $59,300 - $80,900 • Hybrid

About The Position

The Consultative Medical Coder provides medical coding expertise to support clinical staff (Physicians and Advanced Practice Providers) to ensure the documentation within medical records supports diagnostic and procedural coding. This is a predominantly remote position, but you must live in the Las Vegas area and be able to travel to assigned clinics on an as-needed basis, which equates to approximately one week per month. You will report to the Manager, Medical Coding.

Requirements

• 3+ years of technical Medical Coding experience or similar (including IPA and Offshore coding management).
• RHIA, RHIT, CCS, or CPC Certification.
• Must reside in the Las Vegas, NV area.
• Ability to travel a minimum of 1 week/month to assigned clinics.
• Proficient in MS Office Suite and Zoom/Teams.
• Must be comfortable presenting on camera and with public speaking.

Nice To Haves

• Experience with Optum Encoder or AthenaOne EMR.
• Certified Risk Adjustment Coder (CRC) or Certified Documentation Expert Outpatient (CDEO).

Responsibilities

• Cultivate relationships with clinicians to serve as the single contact for questions and issues relating to documentation and coding.
• Identify documentation improvement areas and partner with clinical and coding education to deliver education related to improvement opportunities.
• Perform Quality Assurance on post-visit reviews.
• Manage the special handling of Mergers & Acquisitions by performing problem list cleanup and conducting process training on documentation requirements.
• Collaborate with HEDIS leaders and champions to identify HEDIS gaps and deficiencies.

Benefits

• medical
• dental
• vision benefits
• 401(k) retirement savings plan
• time off (including paid time off, company and personal holidays, paid parental and caregiver leave)
• short-term and long-term disability
• life insurance

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed