Coding Specialist 2

Job Description

Faculty Practice Plan Services (FPPS) has outstanding opportunities for a full-time (100% FTE, 40 hours/week), day shift, CODING SPECIALIST 2.

WORK SCHEDULE

• 40 hours per week

 

• Day Shift

 

• This position is Remote

 

PRIMARY JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

• Identify all billable services (regardless of location rendered) requiring professional fee billing, as determined jointly by UWP and the Clinical Department:

 

• Review all applicable data sources (EPIC, ORCA, Mindscape,) or other, as applicable, for new admissions, transfers, discharges, expirations, ambulatory procedures, ambulatory visits or other possible sources of billable services.

 

• Access and review all available electronic or other appropriate information to identify billable services requiring professional fee billing.

 

• As necessary, request patient medical charts (for non-electronic providers).

 

• Code all documented required professional services, ensuring all are coded using the appropriate CPT  & ICD-10 codes.  Ensures coded services, provider charges and medical record documentation meet appropriate guidelines or standards.

 

• Reviews and resolves coding denials and coding claim edits in Epic daily as part of routine operations.

 

• Consult with physicians, as appropriate, to verify services rendered and documented. Provide feedback to assist in provider understanding of coding and documentation issues and opportunities.

 

• Assist physicians and/or their representatives with questions pertaining to professional fees.

 

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• High school diploma or equivalent

 

• Certified as a Registered Health Information Technician (RHIT), Registered Health Information Administrator (RHIA), Certified Coding Specialist (CCS), Certified Coding Specialist – Physician Based (CCS-P), Certified Professional Coder (CPC), Certified Inpatient Coder (CIC), Certified Outpatient Coder (COC), Certified Interventional Radiology Cardiovascular Coder (CIRCC), Radiology Certified Coder (RCC) or Radiation Oncology Certified Coder (ROCC).

• Two years coding experience

• Equivalent education and/or experience may substitute for minimum qualifications except when there are legal requirements, such as a license, certification, and/or registration.

 

Compensation, Benefits and Position Details

Pay Range Minimum:

$32.16 hourly

Pay Range Maximum:

$46.03 hourly

Other Compensation:

-

Benefits:

For information about benefits for this position, visit https://www.washington.edu/jobs/benefits-for-uw-staff/

Shift:

First Shift (United States of America)

Temporary or Regular?

This is a regular position

FTE (Full-Time Equivalent):

100.00%

Union/Bargaining Unit:

SEIU Local 925 Nonsupervisory