Coder-Senior Healthcare Fraud Investigator
Coder-Senior Healthcare Fraud Investigator
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Overview
Now hiring a Coder-Senior Healthcare Fraud Investigator
The Senior Investigator supports the Program Integrity Manager and department investigators. This role assists with developing implementing and performing fraud waste and abuse related auditing and monitoring activities. This includes the identification investigation and correction of fraudulent wasteful and/or abusive billing and coding practices; coordination of recovery of overpayments related to fraudulent and/or abusive billing and coding practices; and providing education related to coding medical record documentation requirements. This person must develop excellent professional relationships with internal and external partners and providers and their representatives other payers regulatory agencies local healthcare law enforcement and accrediting bodies. The ideal candidate should have advanced experience in claims fraud waste and abuse investigation
How you belong matters here.
We value our employees differences and find strength in the diversity of our team and community.
At Presbyterian its not just what we do that matters. Its how we do it - and it starts with our incredible team. From Information Technology to Food Services and beyond our non-clinical employees make a meaningful impact on the healthcare provided to our patients and members.
Why Join Us
- Full Time - Exempt: Yes
- Job is Remote: Open to remote applicants in the United States except for the following states: Wyoming North Dakota and Ohio
- Work hours: Days
- Benefits: We offer a wide range of benefits including medical wellness program vision dental paid time off retirement and more for FT employees.
Ideal Candidate:
- Bachelors degree and 5 years Healthcare Coding Healthcare/Investigations Internal/External Audit OR Regulatory/Compliance). Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE) or Accredited Health Care Fraud Investigator (AHFI)
Qualifications
- Bachelors degree and 5 years related experience required (related experience includes 5 years Healthcare Coding 5 years Healthcare/Investigations 5 years Internal/External Audit OR 5 years
Regulatory/Compliance). - 6 years of additional experience can be substituted in lieu of degree.
- CPC or equivalent required
- Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE) or Accredited Health Care Fraud Investigator (AHFI) preferred
Responsibilities
- Investigational experience
- Procedural coding
- Technical writing
- Analysis
- Ability to learn
- Critical thinking and attention to detail.
Advanced communication: - Facilitating meetings
- Authoring articles & letters to members & providers
- Engaging with all levels of staff and management within the organization committee members as well as the public
- Proofreading work of team members
- Broad view of enterprise
- Demonstrated ability to communicate effectively in person and via telephone with members employer groups physicians and physician office staff using strong dialogue and customer service competencies
Advanced levels of: - Compliance
- Managed Care
Proficient using: - MS Office
- Adobe Pro
- Internet
- In collaboration with the Manager guides others to develop build and update work plans tasks timelines measurements and reports
- Implement processes
- Works collaboratively with Program Integrity investigators (including performing quality check on work assisting in research assisting with appropriate coding determinations in addition to the responsibilities outlined below)
- Assist with the analyzation and interpretation of medical records pertaining to fraud waste and abuse investigations
- Help to determines appropriateness of billing and reimbursement
- Identifies gaps in knowledge and provides training to investigative team and organization
- Abstracts CPT HCPCS Revenue Codes DRG and ICD-9/ICD-10 from medical records.
- Responsible for maintaining current knowledge of coding guidelines and relevant federal and/or state regulations
- Performs other functions as required
Benefits
All benefits-eligible Presbyterian employees receive a comprehensive benefits package that includes medical dental vision short-term and long-term disability group term life insurance and other optional voluntary benefits.
Wellness
Presbyterians Employee Wellness rewards program is designed to provide you with engaging opportunities to enhance your health and activate your well-being. Earn gift cards and more by taking an active role in our personal well-being by participating in wellness activities like wellness challenges webinar preventive screening and more.
Why work at Presbyterian
As an organization we are committed to improving the health of our communities. From hosting growers markets to partnering with local communities Presbyterian is taking active steps to improve the health of New Mexicans.
About Presbyterian Healthcare Services
Presbyterian exists to ensure the patients members and communities we serve can achieve their best health. We are a locally owned not-for-profit healthcare system of nine hospitals a statewide health plan and a growing multi-specialty medical group. Founded in New Mexico in 1908 we are the states largest private employer with nearly 14000 employees.
Our health plan serves more than 580000 members statewide and offers Medicare Advantage Medicaid (Centennial Care) and Commercial health plans.
AA/EOE/VET/DISABLED. PHS is a drug-free and tobacco-free employer with smoke free campuses.
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Required Experience:
Senior IC
Employment Type
Full-Time
