Home Health Coder II

DaMar Staffing; United States; On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, prescription, dental, vision

401(k) plan with company match

Tuition assistance and education perks

Job summary

Parallon seeks a Home Health Coder II to review and code home health and hospice cases using clinical notes, ensuring accurate coding and timely submissions.

Collaborate with the team lead and denial teams, maintain coding guideline proficiency, and support continuous improvement through training and SHP alert responses.

Qualifications

• Minimum two years professional fee coding experience in home health and hospice.
• Coding certification required; OASIS certification preferred but not required.
• Knowledge of medical terminology and anatomy & physiology.

Responsibilities

• Review and code from clinical notes for home health and hospice.
• Maintain or exceed established productivity and quality standards.
• Collaborate with A/R team on follow up and resolution of coding denials/rejections and recommend new/updated coding edits.
• Maintain current knowledge of coding guidelines and relevant federal regulations.
• Participate in in-service meetings, educational programs and conferences.
• Review OASIS time points and related documentation in EMR for timely submissions to CMS.
• Utilize available tools and develop training strategies to improve outcomes.
• Address edits from SHP alerts and SHP reports with QSS or Team Lead.

Skills

Medical terminology knowledge

Attention to detail

Analytical thinking

Coding/compliance knowledge

Education

High school diploma or GED

Tools

EMR system

Job description

Home Health Coder II

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.

As a Home Health Coder II, you will be responsible for reviewing and coding for home health and hospice utilizing clinical notes (i.e., H&P, recent Discharge summary progress notes, F2F notes, etc.). You will document recommendations for coding and OASIS edits. You will work with team lead and/or denials team to resolve coding related issues. You will serve as a key promoter of the Home Health and Hospice & Family Care and is responsible for setting the tone of Parallon coding 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 from clinical notes
• Maintains or exceeds established productivity and quality standards
• Work in conjunction with A/R team on follow up and resolution of coding related denials/rejections including recommendation of new/updated coding edits
• Responsible for maintaining current knowledge of coding guidelines and relevant federal regulations through pertinent materials
• Enhances professional growth and development through in-service meetings, educational programs, conferences, etc.
• Maintain accurate and timely review of OASIS time points and all related interdisciplinary documentation via the workflow in electronic medical record (EMR) for timely OASIS locks and submission to Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
• Utilizes available tools and develops training strategies to improve outcomes
• Addresses edits from Strategic Healthcare Programs (SHP) alerts, and SHP reports for specific outcomes, adverse events and utilization reports in conjunction with Quality Support Specialist (QSS) and/or Team Lead.

What you will need:

• High school diploma or GED preferred
• Minimum two years professional fee coding experience required with one-year minimum experience in coding the applicable specialties for Home Health and Hospice. Relevant education may substitute experience requirement. Knowledge of medical terminology and anatomy and physiology is preferred. Knowledge of pathophysiology is preferred.
• Coding certification required. OASIS Certification preferred but not required

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

• Comprehensive benefits for medical, prescription drug, dental, vision, behavioral health and telemedicine services
• Wellbeing support, including free counseling and referral services
• Time away from work programs for paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence
• Savings and retirement resources, including a 401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service), Employee Stock Purchase Plan, flexible spending accounts, preferred banking partnerships, retirement readiness tools, rollover support and financial wellbeing counseling
• Education support through tuition assistance, student loan assistance, certification support, dependent scholarships and a partnership with Galen College of Nursing
• Additional benefits for fertility and family building, adoption assistance, life insurance, supplemental health protection plans, auto and home insurance, legal counseling, identity theft protection and consumer discounts

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.