Coder, Auditing (PRN)

AAPC; United States; On-site; USD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

DaMar Staffing is seeking a Medical Coding Auditor to support remote clients. Duties include applying coding standards to medical record documentation, reviewing provider queries, and educating staff.

You will perform quality assessments, review charges, research documentation gaps, maintain auditing logs, and prepare executive summaries for executives, physicians, and the C-suite.

Qualifications

• Must have facility, professional, and critical access auditing experience.
• Must be able to assist in educating coders, providers, and clinical staff.
• Must be comfortable working with AR teams to resolve issues.
• Must be able to pass a coding assessment.
• Must be proficient in Microsoft Office, including Outlook, Excel, and Teams.
• Ability to multi-task and have excellent communication skills.
• Must meet and maintain a 95% quality accuracy rate and productivity standards.
• Must be able to apply official coding guidelines, NCCI edits, CPT Assistants, and coding clinics.
• Must have experience working in a remote environment.

Responsibilities

• Apply appropriate coding classification standards and guidelines to medical record documentation for accurate coding and documentation reviews.
• Help create and review provider queries to resolve documentation discrepancies.
• Support manager with providing education regarding appropriate documentation and code applications.
• Perform quality assessment of records, including verification of medical record documentation.
• Review appropriate charges and make changes or recommendations based on the documentation.
• Responsible for researching errors or missing documentation from medical records to provide accurate coding processes.
• Assist with organizing and maintain auditing logs for multiple clients and people.
• Create executive summaries based on findings, including recommendations for next steps.
• Be comfortable working with executives, physicians, and members of the C-suite.

Skills

Coding auditing

Coder education

Remote work experience

Microsoft Office

Communication skills

Quality accuracy

NCCI/CPT guidance

AR collaboration

Tools

Outlook

Excel

Teams

Job description

Job Title

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Apply appropriate coding classification standards and guidelines to medical record documentation for accurate coding and documentation reviews.
• Help create and review provider queries to resolve documentation discrepancies.
• Support manager with providing education regarding appropriate documentation and code applications.
• Perform quality assessment of records, including verification of medical record documentation.
• Review appropriate charges and make changes or recommendations based on the documentation.
• Responsible for researching errors or missing documentation from medical records to provide accurate coding processes.
• Assist with organizing and maintain auditing logs for multiple clients and people.
• Create executive summaries based on findings, including recommendations for next steps.
• Be comfortable working with executives, physicians, and members of the C-suite.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Must have facility, professional, and critical access auditing experience and ideally be exposed to observation hours, injections, and infusion code assignment.
• Must be able to assist in educating coders, providers, and clinical staff.
• Must be comfortable working with AR teams to resolve issues.
• Must be able to pass a coding assessment.
• Must be proficient in Microsoft Office, including Outlook, Excel, and Teams.
• Ability to multi-task and have excellent communication skills.
• Must meet and maintain a 95% quality accuracy rate and productivity standards.
• Must be able to apply official coding guidelines, NCCI edits, CPT Assistants, and coding clinics.
• Must have experience working in a remote environment.