Charge Entry Clerk

Animas Surgical Hospital; Durango (CO); On-site; USD 28,915 - 44,964; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

401k employer matching

Job summary

Animas Surgical Hospital in Durango, Colorado, is hiring for a role focused on charge entry, auditing, and analytics to ensure accurate data capture. The ideal candidate will have at least 2 years of clerical experience in a healthcare setting and a High School Diploma. Knowledge of medical terminology and experience with Cerner are preferred.

The position offers competitive benefits, including health, dental, vision, and 401k employer matching. Working conditions may expose the role to various environmental hazards.

Qualifications

• 2 years’ clerical experience in a healthcare setting.
• Knowledge of medical terminology preferred.
• Experience with Cerner preferred.
• Experience with medical charge entry.
• Experience with medical billing/coding.

Responsibilities

• Accurately enters/audits daily patient charges and ensures charges post to the patient billing system.
• Proofs, corrects, verifies and performs accuracy audits on charges.
• Completes chart audits to ensure accurate correlation between patient charges and clinical documentation.
• Compiles statistical data for management reports.

Skills

Clerical experience in healthcare

Knowledge of medical terminology

Experience with Cerner

Medical charge entry

Medical billing/coding

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

Job description

Description

Job Summary:

Works in collaboration with other departments to accurately and efficiently provide charge entry, audit, analytic and support services throughout the hospital; with the goal of ensuring accurate data capture.

Reports to: Business Office Manager

Hourly range: $20.99 - $32.64 (posted hourly range excludes overtime and bonuses which are not guaranteed)

Essential Job Functions:

• Accurately enters/audits daily patient charges and ensures charges post to the patient billing system. Charges may include but are not limited to: Perioperative Services, Surgical Services, Anesthesia, Emergency Services, In-Patient and Ancillary Services.
• Proofs, corrects, verifies and performs accuracy audits on charges related, but not limited to, Blood Utilization, Laboratory, Implants and Ancillary Services.
• Completes chart audits to ensure accurate correlation between patient charges and clinical documentation.
• Compiles statistical data in preferred format for data entry and/or for preparation of management reports.

Additional Duties:

• Performs other duties as assigned.
• Demonstrates the spirit of the philosophy, mission, and values of the hospital through words and actions and implements them into departmental processes, programs, and the working environment.

Education: High School Diploma or the equivalent

Certification, Licensure: None required

Experience, Training, Knowledge:

• 2 years’ clerical experience in a healthcare setting.
• Knowledge of medical terminology preferred.
• Experience with Cerner preferred.
• Experience with medical charge entry.
• Experience with medical billing/coding.

Physical Requirements:

Prolonged periods of sitting at desk and working on a computer.

Working Conditions/Environmental Exposures:

Environmental hazards such as chemicals, solvents, needles, needle containers, sharps, blood, body fluids, various infectious/communicable diseases, infectious medical waste, radiation, and/or radioactive materials and/or radioactive waste, proximity to moving mechanical parts. Protective clothing/equipment may be necessary.

Animas Surgical Hospital offers a competitive benefits package including but not limited to health, dental, vision, & life insurance with 401k employer matching.

Animas Surgical Hospital is a drug free workplace and performs a pre-employment drug screen which includes marijuana.

ASH IMMUNIZATIONS AND VACCINATIONS REQUIREMENTS – Aligns with CDC’s Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) for Healthcare Personnel

• Hepatitis B- Lab evidence of immunity (titer) to Hepatitis B or three doses Hep B vaccine at appropriate intervals
• Influenza- documentation of current seasonal flu vaccine (mandatory from November 1st through March 31st each year)
• Measles, Mumps, and Rubella - Lab evidence of immunity (titer) to Measles, Mumps, and Rubella or 2 doses of MMR Vaccination
• Varicella (chickenpox) - Lab evidence of immunity (titer) to Varicella or 2 doses of Varicella Vaccine
• Tetanus, diphtheria, pertussis (Tdap) - documented proof of immunization
• Tuberculosis Screening -Documentation of a two-step TB skin test within the past year OR lab verification of a negative TB Gold or T-Spot tuberculin test within the past 6 months

* VACCINE RECORDS OR EVIDENCE OF IMMUNITY ARE REQUIRED PRIOR TO 1ST DAY OF SCHEDULED WORK

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