Profee Medical Coder - National Remote

Davita Inc.; Plymouth (MN); Remote; USD 10,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare organization seeks a Medical Coder to ensure the accuracy and completeness of coding processes. You will play a vital role in improving health outcomes and managing clinical documentation while telecommuting from anywhere in the U.S. The position requires a high school diploma, professional coding certification, and 2+ years of experience with coding standards.

Benefits

Comprehensive benefits package

Incentive and recognition programs

401k contribution

Flexible telecommuting options

Qualifications

• High School Diploma/GED or higher.
• Certified professional coder with annual credentialing.
• 2+ years of experience with ICD-10 coding.

Responsibilities

• Assigns accurate diagnostic and procedure codes.
• Monitors work queues to ensure timely coding.
• Generates coding queries as needed.

Skills

Attention to detail

Time management

Analytical skills

Education

High School Diploma/GED

Medical coding certification

Tools

Windows PC

MS Excel

Job description

Optum is a global organization that delivers care, aided by technology to help millions of people live healthier lives. The work you do with our team will directly improve health outcomes by connecting people with the care, pharmacy benefits, data and resources they need to feel their best. Here, you will find a culture guided by diversity and inclusion, talented peers, comprehensive benefits and career development opportunities. Come make an impact on the communities we serve as you help us advance health equity on a global scale. Join us to start Caring. Connecting. Growing together.

As a Medical Coder, you will provide coding and coding auditing services directly to providers. You'll play a key part in healing the health system by making sure our high standards for documentation processes are being met.

Delivering quality care starts with ensuring our processes and documentation standards are being met and kept at the highest level possible. This means working behind the scenes ensuring a member-centric approach to care. Responsible for ensuring the accuracy and completeness of clinical coding in various departments (Inpatient/Outpatient/Acute/Pro-Fee), validating the information in the databases for outcome management and specialty registries, across the entire integrated healthcare system. The purpose of this position is to apply the appropriate diagnostic and procedural codes to individual patient health information records for data retrieval, analysis and claims processing.

You'll enjoy the flexibility to telecommute* from anywhere within the U.S. as you take on some tough challenges.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Assigns accurate diagnostic and procedure codes according to clinical documentation and official coding guidelines for outpatient hospital accounts


• Monitors assigned work queues to ensure all records are charged/coded in a timely matter


• Generates coding queries for clarification regarding physician documentation as needed


• Stays abreast of all changes in coding conventions and coding updates


• Ability to manage significant workload, and to work efficiently under pressure meeting established deadlines with minimal supervision

You'll be rewarded and recognized for your performance in an environment that will challenge you and give you clear direction on what it takes to succeed in your role as well as provide development for other roles you may be interested in.

Required Qualifications:

• High School Diploma/GED (or higher)


• Professional coder certification with credentialing from AHIMA and/or AAPC (CPC-A, RHIT, RHIA, CCA, CPC, COC, CPC-P, CCS) to be maintained annually


• 2+ years of experience with PCs in a Windows environment, including MS Excel and EMR systems


• 2+ years of experience with ICD-10

Preferred Qualifications:

• 2+ years of post-certification medical coding experience


• 1+ years of Outpatient Physician coding (Pro-Fee) experience


• Experience with various encoder systems (eCAC,3M, EPIC) \

*All Telecommuters will be required to adhere to UnitedHealth Group's Telecommuter Policy.

The salary range for this role is $19.86 to $38.85 per hour based on full-time employment. Pay is based on several factors including but not limited to local labor markets, education, work experience, certifications, etc. UnitedHealth Group complies with all minimum wage laws as applicable. In addition to your salary, UnitedHealth Group offers benefits such as, a comprehensive benefits package, incentive and recognition programs, equity stock purchase and 401k contribution (all benefits are subject to eligibility requirements). No matter where or when you begin a career with UnitedHealth Group, you'll find a far-reaching choice of benefits and incentives.

Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

Application Deadline: This will be posted for a minimum of 2 business days or until a sufficient candidate pool has been collected. Job posting may come down early due to volume of applicants.

At UnitedHealth Group, our mission is to help people live healthier lives and make the health system work better for everyone. We believe everyone-of every race, gender, sexuality, age, location, and income-deserves the opportunity to live their healthiest life. Today, however, there are still far too many barriers to good health which are disproportionately experienced by people of color, historically marginalized groups, and those with lower incomes. We are committed to mitigating our impact on the environment and enabling and delivering equitable care that addresses health disparities and improves health outcomes - an enterprise priority reflected in our mission.

UnitedHealth Group is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer under applicable law and qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, national origin, religion, age, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by local, state, or federal laws, rules, or regulations.

UnitedHealth Group is a drug - free workplace. Candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning employment.

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