Profee Cardiology Medical Coder

UnitedHealth Group Inc.•Louisville, KY

43d•$20 - $36•Remote

About The Position

Optum is a global organization that delivers care, aided by technology, to help millions of people live healthier lives. The work you do with our team will directly improve health outcomes by connecting people with the care, pharmacy benefits, data and resources they need to feel their best. Here, you will find a culture guided by diversity and inclusion, talented peers, comprehensive benefits and career development opportunities. Come make an impact on the communities we serve as you help us advance health equity on a global scale. Join us to start Caring. Connecting. Growing together. We're focused on improving the health of our members, enhancing our operational effectiveness, and reinforcing our reputation for high-quality health services. As a Medical Coder, you will provide coding and coding auditing services directly to providers. You'll play a key part in healing the health system by making sure our high standards for documentation processes are being met. As a part of our continued growth, we are searching for a new Medical Coder to join our team. Delivering quality care starts with ensuring our processes and documentation standards are being met and kept at the highest level possible. This means working behind the scenes ensuring a member-centric approach to care. Responsible for ensuring the accuracy and completeness of clinical coding in various departments, validating the information in the databases for outcome management and specialty registries, across the entire integrated healthcare system. The purpose of this position is to apply the appropriate diagnostic and procedural codes to individual patient health information records for data retrieval, analysis and claims processing. Hours: This position is full-time (40 hours / week), Monday - Friday 8-hour shifts 5 days a week. You will work with manager on your schedule. You'll enjoy the flexibility to telecommute from anywhere within the U.S. as you take on some tough challenges.

Requirements

High School Diploma/GED (or higher)
Professional coder certification with credentialing from AHIMA and/or AAPC (CPC-A, RHIT, RHIA, CCA, CPC, COC, CPC-P, CCS) to be maintained annually
2+ years of experience with PCs in a Windows environment, including MS Excel and EMR systems
2+ years of experience with ICD-10 and CPT coding
2+ years of experience with cardiology coding

Nice To Haves

2+ years of post-certification medical coding experience
1+ years of Outpatient Physician coding (Pro-Fee) experience
Experience with various encoder systems (Encoder Pro, EPIC)
All Telecommuters will be required to adhere to UnitedHealth Group's Telecommuter Policy.

Responsibilities

Assigns accurate diagnostic and procedure codes according to clinical documentation and official coding guidelines for outpatient hospital professional accounts
Assigns CPT and ICD-10 codes to all cardiology services
Monitors assigned work queues to ensure all records are charged/coded in a timely matter
Generates coding queries for clarification regarding physician documentation as needed
Stays abreast of all changes in coding conventions and coding updates
Ability to manage significant workload, and to work efficiently under pressure meeting established deadlines with minimal supervision