Medical Biller and Coder

Superior Ambulance Service; Elmhurst (IL); On-site; USD 28,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Health/dental/life insurance

Tuition reimbursement

Opportunity for Career Growth

Job summary

Superior Ambulance Service is seeking a Medical Coder for our Billing Department. The role is fully in-office, Monday through Friday, based in Elmhurst, IL or Taylor, MI.

You will review patient care reports, ensure medical necessity, and assign accurate service levels and codes, while collaborating with internal teams to resolve documentation gaps. Prior experience is helpful, and we offer training.

Qualifications

• Minimum High School Diploma or equivalency.
• Preferred coursework toward Healthcare Billing Certification.
• Knowledge of medical terminology.
• Excellent verbal communication skills.
• Ability to multi-task under stress.
• Computer literate and proficient with software.
• Typing of at least 35 WPM.
• Ability to read, analyze and interpret common knowledge.
• Ability to respond to inquiries and forward appropriate complaints.
• Ability to present information to management.

Responsibilities

• Reviews patient care reports to establish medical necessity and service levels.
• Maintains professional communication with internal/external departments.
• Refs patient care reports to Processing Manager for coding questions.
• Communicates with departments for problem resolution.
• Assigns condition codes with high accuracy.
• Meets established coding productivity standards.
• Monitors work and ensures timely accurate coding.
• Reports productivity to Processing Manager daily.
• Uses email, Excel and Word for tasks.
• Attends department meetings and training on coding guidelines.

Skills

Medical terminology

Verbal communication

Typing 35 WPM

MS Office

Reading & interpreting data

Education

High school diploma

Healthcare Billing Certification coursework

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

Email / Office Suite

Job description

Overview

History of the Company: Superior Ambulance Service started in 1959 with one ambulance and today is the largest independent, locally owned, and operated emergency medical services provider in the Midwest. Superior employs more than 4,000 licensed EMTs, Paramedics and Nurses, operating a fleet of more than 800 ambulances throughout Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Michigan, and Wisconsin. Superior also provides Critical Care, helicopter, and fixed wing emergency medical transportation.

Overview

History of the Company: Superior Ambulance Service started in 1959 with one ambulance and today is the largest independent, locally owned, and operated emergency medical services provider in the Midwest. Superior employs more than 4,000 licensed EMTs, Paramedics and Nurses, operating a fleet of more than 800 ambulances throughout Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Michigan, and Wisconsin. Superior also provides Critical Care, helicopter, and fixed wing emergency medical transportation.

We are currently looking for a Medical Coder for our Billing Department. Below lists the duties, responsibilities and the qualifications needed for this position. We will train the right individual.

This position is fully in-office Monday thr0ugh Friday in Elmhurst, IL or Taylor, MI.

Responsibilities

• Reviews patient care report thoroughly, utilizing all available documentation in order to establish medical necessity, selection of levels of service, origin/destination modifiers and the patient’s condition at time of transport.
• Keeps an open line of communication with internal and external departments in a professional, tactful manner in order to obtain missing documentation or to clarify existing unclear documentation.
• Refers patient care reports to the Processing Manager for any coding or documentation questions.
• Communicates with other departments as needed for, problem resolution, clarification, etc.
• Assigns condition codes for the reason(s) for the trip with a minimum of 95% accuracy.
• Meets established minimum coding productivity standards.
• Monitors work and adjusts specific daily duties appropriately to ensure that all records are coded timely and accurately.
• Reports productivity on a daily basis to processing manager, following established guidelines.
• Utilizes e-mail, Excel and Word documents, personal and department files/documents as needed to complete work assignments.
• Attends department meetings and education sessions to further knowledge of medical terminology and coding guidelines, etc.as well as for clarification of specific job duties.

Qualifications

• Minimum High School Diploma or equivalency.
• Preferred College Coursework towards Healthcare Billing Certification.
• Knowledge of medical terminology
• Excellent verbal communications skills.
• Ability to “Multi-task” and handle fair amount of stress when busy.
• Maintain a positive and professional attitude at all times.
• Computer literate.
• Typing of at least 35 WPM.
• Ability to read, analyze and interpret common scientific knowledge.
• Ability to respond to common inquiries and forward appropriate complaints from employees, customers, agencies, facilities and hospitals.
• Ability to effectively present information to Management.

Benefits

• Competitive compensation
• Health/dental/life insurance
• Tuition reimbursement
• Opportunity for Career Growth

Salary Range

USD $20.00 - USD $23.00 /Hr. rates offered based on years of experience