Coding Support Specialist

United Surgical Partners International; Oklahoma City (OK); On-site; USD 34,000 - 46,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision coverage

Life and AD&D coverage

Availability of short- and long-term/

FSAs, HSAs

401(k)

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Paid holidays and vacation

Job summary

United Surgical Partners International in Oklahoma City seeks a Coding Support Specialist to provide administrative support to the Coding Department, including inputting charges from coded tickets, data entry, and maintaining physician coding logs. The role requires attention to detail and the ability to work under deadlines in a busy office.

Responsibilities include coordinating documentation, ensuring month-end records are complete, and supporting staff, payors, and clients with accurate

Qualifications

• 1 year medical data entry experience required.
• 1 year of medical billing office experience preferred.
• Basic medical terminology course preferred.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate that all information, charging and coding are completed for all patients on physician logs.
• Maintain the physician logs and surgery coding logs.
• Enter charges and demographic information for physician providers.
• Assure all surgery tickets are submitted and accounted for by researching missing ticket reports and physician logs.
• Communicate with manager on any issues with receiving pertinent information required to successfully code and submit charges.

Skills

Communication skills

Data entry

Phone skills

Microsoft Office

Multitasking

Education

Basic medical terminology course

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

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

• 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