Optimizes revenue from off-site Emergency Departments by reviewing documentation to assign procedure codes and visit levels. Responsible for coding diagnosis codes for emergency department encounters and assigning outpatient procedural charges for observation encounters. Performs charge entry, billing audits, process reviews, and staff education while following national coding guidelines, Summa policies, and local review agency requirements.
Requirements & Qualifications
Minimum qualifications
- RHIT (or eligible), CCS, COC, or CPC with a 60% or better score on the pre-employment outpatient coding test
- Or CCA with 1 year of coding experience in an acute care setting, a 60% or better score on the outpatient coding test, and completion of medical terminology and anatomy and physiology courses
- 2 years of outpatient coding experience, including coding Emergency Department services
- Experience with the billing process preferred
- Ability to prioritize work
- Ability to review medical record documentation for pertinent diagnoses and procedures
- Ability to meet coding quality and productivity standards within six months of employment
- Ability to work productively as part of a team
- Ability to maintain confidentiality of patient information and financial records
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills for claim correction and account resolution
- Ability to make good decisions and think independently
- Working knowledge of computers, calculators, and other professional office equipment
Benefits & Perks
Benefits
- Medical, dental, and vision coverage
- Life insurance and AD&D
- Supplemental life and AD&D
- Dependent life insurance
- Short-term and long-term disability
- Accident insurance, hospital indemnity, and critical illness coverage
- Retirement savings plan
- Flexible spending accounts for healthcare and dependent care
- Employee assistance program (EAP)
- Identity theft protection
- Pet insurance
- Education assistance
- Daily pay
Location
Cleveland, Ohio, US
Employment Type
Full-time
Experience Level
Associate
Remote work allowed
No
Posted
1 month ago
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