Medical Coder Biller - Full-time - AVALA RH47
Medical Coder Biller - Full-time - AVALA RH47
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Job Description
Summary
The Medical Coder / Biller role possesses a valid medical coding certification (CPC) and hassolid experience in accurately coding surgeryrelated patient services. TheMedical Coder / Billerwill perform billing and coding tasks. Experience in surgery coding is a requirement. Spine coding experience is preferred but not required.
Essential Duties andResponsibilities
- Review provider documentation for coding appropriateness and accuracy. Codes patient services enters appropriate CPT codes and gathers modifiers from supporting documentation.
- Examine information about patient treatment diagnosis and procedures to ensure proper coding guidelines are met.
- Follow up on claim status to confirm whether accepted or denied at clearing house level.
- Researches and corrects all rejections at the clearing house level.
- Monitor and advise on how to optimize billing coding and collection procedures to improve the efficiency of the billing and collection processes.
- Analyze trends impacting charges coding collection and accounts receivable and advise or take appropriate action to optimize processes and procedures.
- Performs other duties as directed or assigned.
Qualifications
- Certified Professional Coder (CPC or CPCA) is required
- Minimum 35 years of medical coding experience surgery coding knowledge required; spine coding preferred.
- Advanced knowledge of medical terminology billing processes and matching insurance documentation to support the coding process.
- Ability to effectively understand follow and communicate oral and written instructions in English. Must read write and speak English fluently to ensure clear workrelated communication and patient safety.
- Exceptional analytical and problemsolving skills
- Complete understanding of and working experience using various medical billing software and systems
Core Competencies
Action Orientation Targets and achieves resultsovercomes obstacles accepts responsibility establishes standards andresponsibilities creates a resultsoriented environment and follows throughon actions.
Communications Communicates well both verbally and inwriting. Effectively conveys and shares information and ideas with others.Listens carefully and understands various viewpoints. Presents ideas clearlyand concisely and understands relevant detail in presented information.
Creativity/Innovation Generates novel ideas and develops orimproves existing and new systems that challenge the status quo takes risksand encourages innovation.
Critical Judgment Possesses the ability to define issuesand focus on achieving workable solutions. Consistently does the right thing byperforming with reliability.
Customer Orientated Listens to customers builds customerconfidence increases customer satisfaction ensures commitments are met setsappropriate customer expectations and responds to customer needs.
Interpersonal Skills Effectively and productively engageswith others and establishes trust credibility and confidence with others.
Leadership Motivates empowers inspirescollaborates with and encourages others. Builds consensus when appropriate.Focuses team members on common goals.
Teamwork Knows when and how to attractdevelop reward and utilize teams to optimize results. Acts to build trustinspire enthusiasm encourage others and help resolve conflicts and developconsensus in creating highperformance teams.
ProfessionalRequirements
- CPC or CPCA required
- Meets dress code standards and adheres to policies.
- Completes annual education requirements.
- Maintain regulatory requirements
- Maintains patient confidentiality at all times.
- Reports to work on time and as scheduled completes work within the designated time.
- Wears identification while on duty and uses computerized punch time system correctly.
- Represents the organization in a positive and professional manner.
- Complies with all organizational policies regarding ethical business practices.
- Assists other staff members in performing any duty that enhances the delivery of patient care.
- Other tasks as assigned.
Skills
- Ability to communicate effectively in English both verbally and in writing.
- Basic computer knowledge.
Physical Demands
The physical demandsdescribed here are representative of those that must be met by an employee tosuccessfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing theduties of this job the employee is regularly required to talk and hear. This positionis very active and requires repetitive motions standing walking bendingkneeling and stooping all day. The employee must frequently lift or move itemsweighing up to 50 pounds.
Employment Type
Full-Time
