Coding Support Specialist

United Surgical Partners International, Inc; Oklahoma City (OK); On-site; USD 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental benefits

Vision benefits

Life insurance

Disability insurance

401(k) plan

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Paid holidays and vacation

Job summary

United Surgical Partners International, Inc is seeking a Coding Support Specialist to provide administrative support to the Coding Department. Responsibilities include maintaining physician coding logs, inputting charges from coded tickets, data entry, retrieving dictation reports, and ensuring month-end records are complete.

The role requires good communication, basic Microsoft Office skills, and attention to detail in a fast-paced office.

Qualifications

• One year medical data entry experience required.
• One year of medical billing office experience preferred.
• Completion of a basic medical terminology course preferred.

Responsibilities

• Maintain physician and surgery coding logs and ensure timely data entry.
• Enter charges and demographic information for physician providers.
• Coordinate completion of information and coding for all patients.
• Identify and report charge entry issues to management.
• Maintain professional relationships with staff, payors and clients.
• Ensure month-end records are complete and accurate.

Skills

Communication skills

Computer skills

10-key data entry

Reading charge tickets

Multitasking

Detail oriented

Customer service

Team collaboration

Education

Medical terminology course

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Position Summary

The Coding Support Specialist is responsible for the administrative support of the Coding Department.Duties include, but not limited to, maintaining and coordinating physician coding logs, inputting charges from coded charge tickets, data entry as needed, coordinates retrieval of dictation reports on outstanding accounts, ensures all records completed for month end and tracks all outstanding accounts pending completion of the coding process.

Essential Functions

• Must possess effective and efficient communication skills, computer skills, basic Microsoft Office Product experience and phone skills
• Must be able to handle stressful situations, multitask a variety of responsibilities and work under strict timelines
• Must be proficient in 10 key data entry.
• Must be able to read and understand physician charge tickets to ensure correct charge entry.
• Employee is expected to maintain a courteous and professional relationship with staff, management, clients, payors and all other entities they may encounter.
• Employee must be detailed oriented, organized, flexible and be able to function successfully in extremely busy office setting.
• Must be able to complete multiple duties on a daily basis while paying close attention to quality of work to ensure minimal errors.
• Maintains knowledge of applicable rules, regulations, policies, laws and guidelines that impact CBO offices operations.
• Must be able to recognize charge entry issues and articulate them to their manager
• Adheres to internal controls for applicable state/federal laws, program requirements for federal, state and private health plans and seeks guidance as necessary to ensure proper understanding.
• Effectively working and cooperating with supervisors, co-workers and clients
• Following the directions of supervisors
• Refraining from causing or contributing to disruption in the workplace
• Regular and Reliable attendance
• Performs other duties as assigned

Functional Accountabilities

• Coordinates that all information, charging and coding are completed for all patients on the physician logs
• Maintains the physician logs and surgery coding logs
• Notates physician logs when an account is showing as cancelled and verifies cancelation with offices as needed
• Enters charges and demographic information for physician providers
• Assures all surgery tickets are submitted and accounted for by researching the missing ticket reports and the physician logs
• Collection of procedure reports
• Printing of charge tickets for all surgical procedures and hospital consultations
• Reviews physician's calendars for procedures that may not have an encounter entered into the billing system
• Contacts physician offices if need procedures dictated, entry of insurance information, cases built, authorizations noted, encounter numbers created or other information necessary to complete charge entry
• Communicates with manager on any issues with receiving pertinent information required to successfully code, enter and submit charges on behalf of our clients

Qualifications

• One year medical data entry experience required
• One year of medical billing office experience preferred
• Completion of a basic medical terminology course preferred

What We Offer

As an organization, one way we care for our communities and each other is by providing a comprehensive benefits package that includes:

• Medical, dental, vision, and prescription coverage
• Life and AD&D coverage
• Availability of short- and long-term disability
• Flexible financial benefits including FSAs, HSAs, and Daycare FSA.
• 401(k) and access to retirement planning
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Paid holidays and vacation