Senior Charge Specialist Ambulatory

Banner Health•Phoenix, AZ

38d•$24 - $36•Remote

About The Position

Innovation and highly trained staff. Banner Health recently earned Great Place To Work Certification. This recognition reflects our investment in workplace excellence and the happiness, satisfaction, wellbeing and fulfilment of our team members. Find out how we're constantly improving to make Banner Health the best place to work and receive care. This is a very self-managed team that is focused on ensuring daily goals are met with extreme accuracy and speed. In this Sr Charge Capture Specialist role you will use your attention to detail to audit and discover areas for corrections. This position is a vital role within the Ambulatory Coding Department. Our team culture promotes a strong support system within the team. We support career growth for all members. Location: Remote, Banner provides equipment Schedule: Full time, Mon-Fri, 8am-5pm during training. Ideal Candidate: 4 years recent experience in profee/ambulatory charging (clearly reflected in your attached resume); Experience in Coding or Medical Terminology within profee coding. This can be a remote position if you live in the following state(s) only: AL, AK, AR, AZ, CA, CO, FL, GA, IA, ID, IN, KS, KY, LA, MD, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, ND, NE, NH, NY, NM, NV, OH, OK, OR, PA, SC, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA, WI, WV, WY Within Banner Health Corporate, you will have the opportunity to apply your unique experience and expertise in support of a nationally-recognized healthcare leader. We offer stimulating and rewarding careers in a wide array of disciplines. Whether your background is in Human Resources, Finance, Information Technology, Legal, Managed Care Programs or Public Relations, you'll find many options for contributing to our award-winning patient care. POSITION SUMMARY This position assigns appropriate billing codes for acute care, peri-op, or outpatient unit(s), clinic(s) or medical office(s) system-wide. Evaluates medical records, provider notes and dictation to determine appropriate procedure codes to assign to patient records and bills. Researches coding for non-standard procedures and assigns codes in accordance with nationally recognized coding guidelines and company standards.

Requirements

High school diploma/GED or equivalent working knowledge.
Requires a level of knowledge normally gained over four or more years of related work in the same type of clinical, medical office or acute care unit. Must be knowledgeable of medical terminology and current regulatory agency requirements for coding and charging for the assigned clinical area and have a good understanding of reimbursement methodologies. Requires strong abilities in researching, reading, interpreting and communicating, as well as effective interpersonal skills, organizational skills and team working abilities.
Must be able to work effectively with common office software, coding and billing software, and the electronic medical records system.
4 years recent experience in profee/ambulatory charging (clearly reflected in your attached resume)
Experience in Coding or Medical Terminology within profee coding.

Nice To Haves

Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) coding experience in a similar setting and Certified Coding Specialist (CCS) or Certified Professional Coder (CPC) credentials preferred for some assignments.
Additional related education and/or experience preferred.

Responsibilities

Audits daily error reports in both the coding and billing system and makes corrections. Matches, corrects and codes charges that do not drop to billing. Also responsible for working daily monitoring queries that capture errors prior to billing as well as individual requests from the CBO or HIMS. As assigned shares this information with clinical charging staff.
Reviews patient records, dictated report(s), physician/provider notes. Uses a standard listing of procedures/charge codes.
Researches and assigns codes for non-standard procedures, supplies, equipment or materials.
Researches missing, and incompatible records information supplied by medical staff, transcriptionists, suppliers and others. Assures that all appropriate items, procedures and services are recorded and appropriately billed. Acquires medical record completion as required by national coding standards.
Identifies opportunities for improvement in clinical documentation. Provides guidance and education for staff in billing procedures and electronic medical records usage procedures for coding and billing requirements. Maintains a current knowledge of procedural terminology requirements and provides staff with updated information on reimbursement charges and documentation requirements. As assigned, develops and provides education for physicians and staff.
Works with other point of service charging/coding staff to maintain consistency in practice across the system on a variety of assigned projects and tasks.
Works as a member of the system team to provide services and achieve goals. As assigned, may manage supply chain functions, scheduling, provide patient services or administrative support.
Monitors daily workflow processes, completes daily activities, and identifies and communicates to leadership any opportunities for improvement as needed. Identifies, addresses and communicates opportunities to improve work processes and practices good work group dynamics. May serve as a backup to other staff members to ensure the department operations are efficiently and effectively maintained.
Works independently under regular supervision. Researches complex billing issues and makes necessary corrections to achieve expected reimbursement. Uses structured work procedures and independent judgment to solve problems and achieve high quality levels. Work output has a significant impact on system business goal attainment. Customers include physicians, nurses, physician office staff, third party payors, central billing staff, staff from other departments and patients/patient families.

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