Sr Auditing Consultant

Savista

5d•Remote

About The Position

Here at Savista, we enable our clients to navigate the biggest challenges in healthcare: quality clinical care with positive patient experiences and optimal financial results. We partner with healthcare organizations to problem solve and deliver revenue cycle improvement services that enable their success, support their patients, and nurture their communities, all while living our values of Commitment, Authenticity, Respect and Excellence (CARE).

Requirements

RHIA, RHIT, CCS, CCS/P or CPC
3+ years’ experience in professional fee auditing skills including all Specialties.
Knowledge of medical terminology, ICD-10 and/or CPT-4 codes
Must be detail oriented and have the ability to work independently
Computer knowledge of MS Office
Must display excellent interpersonal skills
Must have strong communication and writing skills

Nice To Haves

Preferred coding skills: prospective payment methodologies, physician office billing

Responsibilities

Performs inpatient, behavioral health, ambulatory surgery, emergency room, other hospital Professional Fee visits, and/or evaluation/management coding audits for professional and/or facility reporting.
Has a working knowledge of reimbursement systems (IPPPS, APC, RBRVS)
Performs educational services to clients, coders and/or providers based on audit results
Has the ability to analyze audit results identifying patterns, trends, and key problematic areas with the ability to communicate specific opportunities for coder improvement initiatives
Utilizes a mini desktop computer in a virtual office, windows-based environment
Utilizes various coding books, procedure manuals and on-line encoders as a resource
Must be customer-service focused and exhibit professionalism, flexibility, dependability, desire to learn, commitment to excellence and commitment to profession
Maintains strict patient and physician confidentiality and follows all federal, state and hospital guidelines for release of information
Maintains current working knowledge of CPT and ICD-10 coding principles, government regulation, protocols