Charge Capture Analyst- Full Time

Summit Healthcare; Show Low (AZ); On-site; USD 48,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Summit Hospital, located in Show Low, AZ, is seeking a Charge Capture Analyst to review physician and nursing documentation, validate charges, and ensure accurate charge capture across patient records.

Responsibilities include auditing charts, compiling reports, and maintaining logs, with a focus on accuracy and privacy. This role requires strong data skills and attention to detail in a healthcare setting.

Qualifications

• High School diploma or equivalent (required).
• Current CPR required within 30 days of hire.
• Basic computer skills required.
• Medical terminology knowledge required within 6 months.
• Clinical experience in assigned area preferred.

Responsibilities

• Validates and records charges.
• Validates supporting documentation for patient charges.
• Compiles reports.
• Files logs and other data.
• Promotes SHINE Behavior Standards and Patient Safety Standards.

Skills

Typing 30+ wpm

Customer service

Communication

Critical thinking

Interpersonal skills

English proficiency

Education

High School diploma or equivalent

Medical terminology

Current CPR (within 30 days)

Basic computer skills

Tools

Hospital Information Systems

MS Office

Job description

Summit Hospital 2200 E Show Light Lake Road Show Low, AZ 85901, USA

The following information is designed to outline the functions and position requirements of this job. It does not identify all tasks that may be expected, nor address the performance standards that must be maintained. Essential functions may change based on organizational need.

General Position Summary

The Charge Capture Analyst is responsible for chart audits to review all physician and nursing documentation, validation/extraction of proper charges for patients, and charge capture documentation.

Essential Functions / Major Responsibilities

• Validates and records charges.
• Validates supporting documentation present for patient charges.
• Compiles reports.
• Files logs and other data.
• Displays proper etiquette and mannerisms that reflect the SHINE Behavior Standards.
• Promotes the Patient Safety Standards as a core value of the organization.

Secondary Functions

• Reads charts to identify missing notations.
• Assists the nursing staff to develop and ensure proper charting.
• Collects varied data for specialized reports for unit Director as requested.
• Provides brief feedback messages to staff regarding charting improvements.
• Participates in departmental and association wide informational meetings and services, including staff meetings, association wide forums, and seminars.
• Reviews department and association wide policies and procedures annually.
• All other duties as assigned.

Additional / Seasonal Responsibilities

• If the Director requests employee work remotely, it is the employee’s responsibility to:
• Provide a secure location to ensure HIPAA compliance.
• Maintain internet access.
• Maintain phone access.
• Work within the office at Director’s request.

Job Scope

• Regular and recurring work situations.
• A moderate level of complexity.
• Typical operation from established and well-known procedures.
• Performance of duties under moderate supervision.

Interpersonal Contacts

• Normally made with others within the hospital.
• Normally made with own department, staff, and supervisor.
• Frequently contain confidential/sensitive information necessitating discretion at all times.
• Frequently face-to-face with some telephone and e-mail contact.
• Include contact with staff members, with minimal patient and physician contact.

Specific Job Skills & Mental Activities

This position requires knowledge of general office equipment including fax, printers, copy machine, phone systems, and commonly used association wide computer programs (including Hospital Information Systems, MS Office, e-mail, and internet). This employee must be service oriented, have a typing speed of 30+ wpm, and possess excellent customer service, computer, communication, critical thinking, problem solving, and interpersonal skills. Must be able to read, write, speak, and understand English.

Education and/or Experience

• High School diploma or equivalent (required).
• Current CPR required within 30 days of hire (required).
• Basic computer skills (required).
• Medical terminology (required within 6 months of employment).
• Clinical Experience in assigned specialty area (preferred).

Licenses & Certifications

• BLS CPR AED Required

Physical Demands & Job Conditions

Exert up to 20 lbs. of force occasionally, and/or up to 10 lbs. of force frequently, and/or a negligible amount of force constantly to move objects. Physical demands are in excess of those of sedentary work. Light work usually requires walking or standing to a significant degree. The worker is exposed to extensive close work, extensive computer work, and encounters with upset/disturbed individuals. Physical motions include finger dexterity, standing, walking, stooping, talking, reaching, feeling, sitting, bending, kneeling, grasping, listening/hearing, handling, lifting up to 20 pounds, and repetitive motions of the hands, wrists, and feet. This is considered a safety-sensitive position.

OSHA Exposure Category

Involves no regular exposure to blood, body fluids, or tissues, but may require unplanned tasks that involve exposure to blood, body fluids, or tissues.

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