Medical Coder - Gastro

Optum is a global organization that delivers care, aided by technology to help millions of people live healthier lives. The work you do with our team will directly improve health outcomes by connecting people with the care, pharmacy benefits, data and resources they need to feel their best. Here, you will find a culture guided by diversity and inclusion, talented peers, comprehensive benefits and career development opportunities. Join us to start Caring. Connecting. Growing together.

We're focused on improving the health of our members, enhancing our operational effectiveness, and reinforcing our reputation for high-quality health services. As a Medical Coder, you will provide coding and coding auditing services directly to providers. You'll play a key part in healing the health system by making sure our high standards for documentation processes are being met.

As a part of our continued growth, we are searching for a new Medical Coder to join our team. Delivering quality care starts with ensuring our processes and documentation standards are being met and kept at the highest level possible. This means working behind the scenes ensuring a member-centric approach to care. Responsible for ensuring the accuracy and completeness of clinical coding in various departments, validating the information in the databases for outcome management and specialty registries, across the entire integrated healthcare system. The purpose of this position is to apply the appropriate diagnostic and procedural codes to individual patient health information records for data retrieval, analysis and claims processing.

Hours: This position is full-time (40 hours/week), Monday - Friday 8 hour shifts 5 days a week. Schedule is coordinated with the manager.

You'll enjoy the flexibility to telecommute from anywhere within the U.S. as you take on some tough challenges.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Assign accurate diagnostic and procedure codes according to clinical documentation and official coding guidelines for outpatient hospital professional accounts
• Assign CPT and ICD-10 codes to all Nephrology services
• Monitor assigned work queues to ensure all records are charged/coded in a timely manner
• Generate coding queries for clarification regarding physician documentation as needed
• Stay abreast of all changes in coding conventions and coding updates
• Manage significant workload efficiently under pressure meeting established deadlines with minimal supervision

You'll be rewarded and recognized for your performance in an environment that will challenge you and give clear direction on success as well as provide development for other roles.