Remote OB/GYN Coding Specialist II — Lead & Mentor

Akron Children's Hospital; Northfield Center Township (OH); Remote; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Akron Children's Hospital is seeking a Coding Specialist II for a full-time, remote role with 40 hours per week. The position prefers coding experience in OB/GYN or fetal maternal medicine and includes mentoring and leadership responsibilities for Coding Specialist I staff.

Responsibilities include training CS I, daily reconciliation of clinical services, EPIC charge review, and coding validation for CPT/HCPCS/ICD prior to charge entry.

Qualifications

• Experience in CPT and ICD coding is preferred.
• Proficiency with MS Office (Outlook, Excel, Word) is required.
• Experience working with all levels within an organization is required.
• Healthcare industry experience is preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provides training, mentoring, and leadership to Coding Specialist I employees.
• Provides daily reconciliation of all clinical services; assigns CPT, HCPCS and ICD codes prior to charge entry.
• Reviews EPIC charge review work queues for coding/billing errors and makes coding changes.
• Conducts prospective reviews of surgical or procedural visits for proper CPT, HCPCS, and ICD code assignment prior to charge entry.
• Conducts periodic prospective reviews of 5%-10% physician office visits for proper coding prior to charge entry.
• Performs charge entry into EPIC or AS400 or other hospital billing system as needed.
• Other duties as required.

Skills

CPT/ICD coding

MS Office

Education

High School Diploma or equivalent

Bachelor’s degree preferred

Job description

Akron Children's Hospital is seeking a Coding Specialist II for a full-time, remote role with 40 hours per week. The position prefers coding experience in OB/GYN or fetal maternal medicine and includes mentoring and leadership responsibilities for Coding Specialist I staff.

Responsibilities include training CS I, daily reconciliation of clinical services, EPIC charge review, and coding validation for CPT/HCPCS/ICD prior to charge entry.