Senior Coding Analyst- per diem
About The Position
Responsible for researching and resolving complex coding and reimbursement issues to ensure the accuracy, quality and integrity of coding and billing practices. Supports internal and external documentation and coding review activities and makes recommendations on how these can be improved. Provides high-level content knowledge, expertise, and leadership on a particular specialty of coding, such as inpatient, ambulatory surgery, home health, emergency department, obstetrics, or diagnostic imaging. Reviews payor denials with critical thinking to assess why they are occurring. Performs trend analysis and based on this information, trains and educates coders in their specialty to avoid future recurrence.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent combination of education and experience
- Credentialed through accredited coding program (AHIMA, AAPC)
- One of the following credentials: RHIA, RHIT, CCS, CPC, COC, or CIC
- 5 years of experience of inpatient and/or outpatient coding experience in an acute care hospital
- Experience working with Epic EHR and Optum encoder applications
- Proficient knowledge of medical terminology, coding, and sequencing guidelines
- Comprehensive understanding of anatomy, physiology, and disease processes
- Experience in network telecommuting environment and high-level understanding of data security issues.
Nice To Haves
- High degree of analytical skills
- Outstanding communication skills
- Leadership abilities
Responsibilities
- Reviews the Epic Hospital Based (HB) Coding Work queues and prioritizes / delegates work to specialty coding group so that critical accounts are addressed with greater priority.
- Performs regular analytical review of denial trends and creatively develops new and innovative methods to prevent future denials.
- Writes IT Tickets describing operational issues that adversely affect the Revenue Cycle and how the IT department can resolve repeating problems with improved automation.
- Works closely with HB Coding leadership on new or changing coding requirements as published by Commercial Payors, CMS and/or other regulatory agencies.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Benefits
- Choices that care for you and your family
- At EvergreenHealth, we appreciate our employees’ commitment and contribution to our success. We are proud to offer a suite of quality benefits and resources that are comprehensive, flexible, and competitive to help our staff and their loved ones maintain and improve health and financial well-being.
- Washington Paid Sick Leave (WPSL)
- Participation in 457(b) retirement plan
- Free parking
- Cafeteria & Gift Shop Discount
- View a summary of our total rewards available to full and part time benefit eligible EvergreenHealth team members by clicking on the link below.
- EvergreenHealth Benefits Guide
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Part-time
Career Level
Senior
Number of Employees
1,001-5,000 employees
