General Surgery Profee Coder

HCA Healthcare; Brentwood (TN); Remote; USD 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

HCA Healthcare is seeking a General Surgery Profee Coder to work remotely. In this role, you'll review and code clinical notes, ensure accurate charge capture, and collaborate with the denials team. Join a team dedicated to providing high-quality care while enjoying a comprehensive benefits package including medical coverage and education assistance.

Benefits

Comprehensive medical coverage

401(k) Plan with a 100% match

Education assistance

Employee recognition program

Flexible spending accounts

Qualifications

• Minimum two years of professional fee coding and/or reimbursement experience required.
• Relevant education may substitute for experience requirement.
• Knowledge of pathophysiology is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Review and code clinical notes and operative reports for assigned specialty.
• Coordinate and reconcile multiple schedules to ensure complete charge capture.
• Work with A/R team on coding-related denials and rejections.

Skills

Medical terminology

Anatomy and physiology knowledge

Coding guidelines knowledge

Education

High school diploma or GED

Coding certification through AHIMA or AAPC

Job description

Description

Introduction

This is a remote/work from home position.

Specializing in Bariatric and Oncology Surgery

Experience the HCA Healthcare difference where colleagues are trusted, valued members of our healthcare team. Grow your career with an organization committed to delivering respectful, compassionate care, and where the unique and intrinsic worth of each individual is recognized. Submit your application for the opportunity below: Work from Home General Surgery Profee Coderwith Parallon.

Benefits

Parallon offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:

• Comprehensive medical coverage that covers many common services at no cost or for a low copay. Plans include prescription drug and behavioral health coverage as well as free telemedicine services and free AirMed medical transportation.
• Additional options for dental and vision benefits, life and disability coverage, flexible spending accounts, supplemental health protection plans (accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity), auto and home insurance, identity theft protection, legal counseling, long-term care coverage, moving assistance, pet insurance and more.
• Free counseling services and resources for emotional, physical and financial wellbeing
  
• 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service)
  
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan with 10% off HCA Healthcare stock
  
• Family support through fertility and family building benefits with Progyny and adoption assistance.
  
• Referral services for child, elder and pet care, home and auto repair, event planning and more
  
• Consumer discounts through Abenity and Consumer Discounts
  
• Retirement readiness, rollover assistance services and preferred banking partnerships
  
• Education assistance (tuition, student loan, certification support, dependent scholarships)
  
• Colleague recognition program
  
• Time Away From Work Program (paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence)
  
• Employee Health Assistance Fund that offers free employee-only coverage to full-time and part-time colleagues based on income.

Learn more about Employee Benefits

Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.

We are seeking a General Surgery Profee Coder for our team to ensure that we continue to provide all patients with high quality, efficient care. Did you get into our industry for these reasons? We are an amazing team that works hard to support each other and are seeking a phenomenal addition like you who feels patient care is as meaningful as we do. We want you to apply!

Job Summary and Qualifications

As a General SurgeryProfeeCoder, you will be responsible for reviewing and coding clinical notes and operative reports for a minimum of one specialty. You will provide feedback and documentation advice to the physician, practice management, and other coders.You will also work with the denials team to resolve coding-related denials. You will be a key promoter of Central Coding and responsible for setting the tone of the Coding Physician Service Center as a service organization, continuously seeking to understand, meet, and exceed customer expectations and needs.

What you will do in this role:

• Reviews and codes clinical notes and operative reports for assigned specialty/specialties.
• Coordinates and reconciles multiple schedules to ensure complete charge capture.
• Charge entry of codes into billing system in a timely manner.
• Work in conjunction with A/R team on follow up and resolution of coding related denials and rejections, including recommendation of new/updated coding edits.
• Responsible for maintaining current knowledge of coding guidelines and relevant federal regulations through pertinent materials.

What qualifications you will need:

• High school diploma or GED preferred
• Minimum two years of professional fee coding and/or reimbursement experience required. Relevant education may substitute for experience requirement.
• Knowledge of medical terminology and anatomy and physiology is preferred.
• Knowledge of pathophysiology is preferred.
• Coding certification through AHIMA or AAPC required. Work experience may be accepted in lieu of credential.

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Parallon provides full-service revenue cycle management, or total patient account resolution, for HCA Healthcare. Our services include scheduling, registration, insurance verification, hospital billing, revenue integrity, collections, payment compliance, credentialing, health information management, customer service, payroll and physician billing. We also provide full-service revenue cycle management as well as targeted solutions, such as Medicaid Eligibility, for external clients across the country. Parallon has over 17,000 colleagues, and serves close to 1,000 hospitals and 3,000 physician practices, all making an impact on patients, providers and their communities.

HCA Healthcare has been recognized as one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies by the Ethisphere Institute more than ten times. In recent years, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated 3.7 billion in cost for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.

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"There is so much good to do in the world and so many different ways to do it."- Dr. Thomas Frist, Sr.
HCA Healthcare Co-Founder

If you find this opportunity compelling, we encourage you to apply for our Profee Coder opening. We promptly review all applications. Highly qualified candidates will be directly contacted by a member of our team. We are interviewing apply today!

We are an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.