Acute Care Outpatient Coder

HCA Healthcare; Charleston (SC); Remote; USD 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading healthcare organization as an Acute Care Outpatient Coder. This remote role offers a flexible schedule and requires acute care coding experience. Enjoy comprehensive benefits and the opportunity to make a difference in patient care.

Benefits

Comprehensive medical coverage

401(k) Plan with matching

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Education assistance

Time Away From Work Program

Qualifications

• 2+ years of acute care coding experience required.
• Experience in outpatient coding and same day surgery.

Responsibilities

• Work with outpatient coding alerts/edits.
• Compile daily work lists and escalate issues.
• Monitor accounts and communicate coding revisions.

Skills

Acute Care Coding

Attention to Detail

Education

Undergraduate degree in HIM/HIT

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Description

Introduction

Do you want to join an organization that invests in you as an Acute Care Outpatient Coder? At Parallon, you come first. HCA Healthcare has committed up to $300 million in programs to support our incredible team members over the course of three years.

This is a remote/work from home position.

Flexible Schedule! Full-time 40 Hour Work Week!

Must have ACUTE CARE outpatient coding experience in a facility.

Benefits

Parallon, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:

• Comprehensive medical coverage that covers many common services at no cost or for a low copay. Plans include prescription drug and behavioral health coverage as well as free telemedicine services and free AirMed medical transportation.
• Additional options for dental and vision benefits, life and disability coverage, flexible spending accounts, supplemental health protection plans (accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity), auto and home insurance, identity theft protection, legal counseling, long-term care coverage, moving assistance, pet insurance and more.
• Free counseling services and resources for emotional, physical and financial wellbeing
• 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service)
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan with 10% off HCA Healthcare stock
• Family support through fertility and family building benefits with Progyny and adoption assistance.
• Referral services for child, elder and pet care, home and auto repair, event planning and more
• Consumer discounts through Abenity and Consumer Discounts
• Retirement readiness, rollover assistance services and preferred banking partnerships
• Education assistance (tuition, student loan, certification support, dependent scholarships)
• Colleague recognition program
• Time Away From Work Program (paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence)
• Employee Health Assistance Fund that offers free employee-only coverage to full-time and part-time colleagues based on income.
  
  

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Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

You contribute to our success. Every role has an impact on our patients’ lives and you have the opportunity to make a difference. We are looking for a dedicated Acute Care Outpatient Coder like you to be a part of our team.

Job Summary And Qualifications

As a work from home Outpatient Coder, you will work outpatient coding related alerts/edits for same day surgery, observation, wound care, emergency department, and/or diagnostic areas predominately post initial/final coding. You will also perform the alert/edit resolution activities in the applicable systems. The alerts/edits shall be worked and corrected according to the established procedures and thresholds and communicated as appropriate.

What you will do in this role:

• Compiles daily work list from eRequest, CRT and/or other alert/edit systems
• Enters detailed notes to update eRequest to provide details if the alert/edit cannot be resolved or must be rerouted to another responsible party for research/resolution
• Escalates alert/edit resolution issues as appropriate to minimize final billing delays
• Monitors the aging of accounts held by an alert/edit, prioritizes aged accounts first, and reports to leadership 2 Job Description
• Works with team members in billing, revenue integrity and/or the Medicare Service Center to resolve alerts/edits
• Communicates coding revisions to the applicable party (e.g., CIS, lead, manager, international log)
• Completes MOCK abstracts as necessary (e.g., combining the codes for outpatient claims subject to the payment window)
• Assists the Coding Leads and/or Coding Managers in resolving unbilled reason codes (URC)/Hold Reasons
• As needed, may periodically be asked to perform Coding Integrity Specialist II (CIS-II) duties
• Periodically works with their Manager to review individual work accomplishments, discuss work problems/barriers, discuss progress in mastering tasks and work processes, and discusses individual training needs and career progression
  
  

What Qualifications you will need:

• Undergraduate (associates or bachelors) degree in HIM/HIT preferred
• 2+ years of acute care, observation and/or same day surgery hospital outpatient coding experience required
• RHIA, RHIT and/or CCS preferred
  
  

Parallon provides full-service revenue cycle management, or total patient account resolution, for HCA Healthcare. Our services include scheduling, registration, insurance verification, hospital billing, revenue integrity, collections, payment compliance, credentialing, health information management, customer service, payroll and physician billing. We also provide full-service revenue cycle management as well as targeted solutions, such as Medicaid Eligibility, for external clients across the country. Parallon has over 17,000 colleagues, and serves close to 1,000 hospitals and 3,000 physician practices, all making an impact on patients, providers and their communities.

HCA Healthcare has been recognized as one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies by the Ethisphere Institute more than ten times. In recent years, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated $3.7 billion in cost for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.

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"Good people beget good people."- Dr. Thomas Frist, Sr.

HCA Healthcare Co-Founder

We are a family 270,000 dedicated professionals! Our Talent Acquisition team is reviewing applications for our Acute Care Outpatient Coder opening. Qualified candidates will be contacted for interviews. Submit your resume today to join our community of caring!

We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.

Seniority level

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  Entry level

Employment type

• Employment type

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Job function

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  Health Care Provider

• Industries

  Hospitals and Health Care

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