Charge Specialist OR Endo

Banner Health; Arizona; Hybrid; USD 33,000 - 49,000; Full time

Job summary

Banner Health is seeking a Charge Specialist for its Revenue Integrity-Corp team. The role focuses on auditing and capturing charges for the Surgical Department and related areas, ensuring accurate documentation and coding to bill insurers and payors.

This is a fully remote position available to residents in participating states, with an 8-hour shift that can be scheduled between 5am and 7pm, Monday through Friday.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED.
• Two+ years of charge capture or related experience in clinical, medical office or acute care.
• Knowledge of medical terminology and reimbursement methodologies.
• Familiarity with office software, coding/billing software and EMR systems.

Responsibilities

• Review patient records and notes to assign accurate procedures and charge codes.
• Identify opportunities to improve clinical documentation and billing accuracy.
• Collaborate with other charge capture/coding staff to maintain consistency across the system.
• Work independently within structured procedures to meet daily goals with accuracy and speed.
• Support supply chain functions or administrative tasks as assigned.

Education

High school diploma/GED

Job description

Department Name:

Revenue Integrity-Corp

Work Shift:

Day

Job Category:

Revenue Cycle

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This position is a vital role within the Revenue Integrity Department. The goal of the Revenue Integrity Department is to ensure accurate and timely charge capture across all Banner facilities. Our team culture promotes a strong support system within the team. This team consists of two Co-Supervisors who work together and provide a \"manage up\" style, always willing to help the team any time we can.

This is a very self-managed team that is focused on ensuring daily goals are met with extreme accuracy and speed. In this Charge Specialist role you will be able to use your attention to detail to audit and discover areas for corrections. You will be capturing charges for the Surgical Department, working through documentation, and ensuring that charges are accurately captured for our patients.

Schedule : After training, the hours are flexible with the ability to work your 8-hour shift between 5am-7pm (Monday-Friday).

Ideal candidate

• XLS experience including filters, formulas, importing data;


• 2+ years of Charge Capture experience, Surgical and/or Endoscopy preferred (clearly reflected in your attached resume);


• Understanding of general Coding principles.

This is a fully remote position and available if you live in the following states only: AK, AR, AZ, CA, CO, FL, GA, IA, ID, IN, KS, KY, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, ND, NE, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, SC, TN, TX, UT, VA, WA, WI & WY.

Within Banner Health Corporate, you will have the opportunity to apply your unique experience and expertise in support of a nationally-recognized healthcare leader. We offer stimulating and rewarding careers in a wide array of disciplines. Whether your background is in Human Resources, Finance, Information Technology, Legal, Managed Care Programs or Public Relations, you'll find many options for contributing to our award-winning patient care.

POSITION SUMMARY

This position assigns appropriate billing codes for an acute care, periop, or outpatient unit(s), clinic(s) or medical office(s) system-wide. Evaluates medical records, provider notes and dictation to determine appropriate procedure codes to assign to patient records and bills. Uses coding software and the company’s Charge Description Master (CDM) to create billings and charges for insurers, government agencies and other payors.

CORE FUNCTIONS

1. Reviews patient records, dictated report(s), physician/provider notes. Uses a standard listing of procedures/charge codes and/or an automated system with the company’s programmed Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) for all commonly used Diagnosis Related Groups (DRGs).


2. Identifies opportunities for improvement in clinical documentation. Shares that information with the appropriate Revenue Integrity staff. Maintains a current knowledge of procedural terminology requirements and documentation requirements.


3. Works with other point of service charging/coding staff to maintain consistency in practice across the system.


4. Works as a member of the system team to provide services and achieve goals. As assigned, may manage supply chain functions, scheduling, provide patient services or administrative support.


5. Works independently under regular supervision. Uses structured work procedures and independent judgment to solve problems and achieve high quality levels. Work output has a significant impact on business goal attainment. Customers include physicians, nurses, physician office staff, third party payors, central billing staff, staff from other departments and patients/patient families.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

High school diploma/GED or equivalent working knowledge.

Requires a level of knowledge normally gained over two or more years of related work in the same type of clinical, medical office or acute care unit. Must be knowledgeable of medical terminology and current regulatory agency requirements for coding and charging for the assigned clinical area, and have a good understanding of reimbursement methodologies. Requires strong abilities in reading, interpreting and communicating, as well as effective interpersonal skills, organizational skills and team working abilities. Requires strong abilities in reading, interpreting and communicating, as well as effective interpersonal skills, organizational skills and team working abilities.

Must be able to work effectively with common office software, coding and billing software, and the electronic medical records system.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) coding experience in a similar setting and Certified Coding Specialist (CCS) or Certified Professional Coder (CPC) credentials preferred for some assignments.

Additional related education and/or experience preferred.

Estimated Pay Range:

$23.62 - $35.44 / hour

Banner Health is committed to pay equity and transparency. The posted compensation range is a reasonable estimate that extends from the lowest to the highest pay Banner Health in good faith believes it might pay for this particular job, based on the circumstances at the time of posting.

This range is based on possible base salaries and does not include the value of our total rewards package. Actual pay determined at offer will be based on years of relevant work experience, education, certifications, skills, and geographic location, along with a review of current employees in similar roles to ensure pay equity is achieved and maintained.

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