Coord Chargemaster

HH Health System•Madison, AL

9d•Onsite

About The Position

Responsible for creation of all hospital supply and procedure charges ensuring all regulatory guidelines are met; identification of opportunities for additional hospital charges; ensure correct reimbursement for new supply items; coordination of MMP monthly audit reviews; provide charge price estimates as requested by patients and other external sources; monitoring billing/charging practices to identify hospital over/underpayments; and auditing of accounts. Performs duties in a manner to support Patient Financial Services vision of: “to be the most effective and efficient, outcomes measured department of Huntsville Hospital in order to continuously and positively impact the organization’s overall vision” The primary job functions of this position should be accomplished by working to achieve the goal of supporting the vision of Huntsville Hospital by ensuring all hospital charges comply with federal, state and carrier requirements and the clinical services provided by the organization are appropriately compensated by third party payers. Overall goal achieved by continuously striving to ensure: Regulatory and payor compliance of hospital charges and billing practices. Timely creation of new hospital charges. Effective communication with Dept. Managers within the organization to identify appropriate charges for service provided by department Positive and timely communications with customers. Effective utilization of internal and external resources.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED required
Minimum of 2 years’ experience working with patient accounting, chargemaster maintenance, coding, or similar experience
Knowledge of clinical and financial processes within a hospital based healthcare system
Effective communication skills with internal hospital departments and other external resources
Working knowledge of medical terminology, coding, and healthcare billing guidelines
Skilled at auditing and process improvement techniques
Proficient in Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access, and working within a networked IT system
Able to work in fast paced environment, requiring prioritizing and changing tasks

Nice To Haves

Alabama nursing license (RN or LPN) preferred
Prior Chargemaster, clinical or coding experience will be considered in lieu of nursing license

Responsibilities

Creation of all hospital supply and procedure charges ensuring all regulatory guidelines are met
Identification of opportunities for additional hospital charges
Ensure correct reimbursement for new supply items
Coordination of MMP monthly audit reviews
Provide charge price estimates as requested by patients and other external sources
Monitoring billing/charging practices to identify hospital over/underpayments
Auditing of accounts
Ensure all hospital charges comply with federal, state and carrier requirements
Ensure clinical services provided by the organization are appropriately compensated by third party payers
Ensure regulatory and payor compliance of hospital charges and billing practices
Timely creation of new hospital charges
Effective communication with Dept. Managers within the organization to identify appropriate charges for service provided by department
Positive and timely communications with customers
Effective utilization of internal and external resources

Benefits

medical
dental
vision
life insurance
flexible spending
short term and long term disability
several retirement account options with 401K organization match
nurse residency program
tuition assistance
student loan reimbursement
On-site training and education opportunities
Employee Discounts to phone providers, local restaurants, tickets to shows, apartment application and much more
childcare
health and wellness programs
an onsite employee pharmacy
a free health clinic