Revenue Integrity Analyst Sr.

Northside Hospital Inc.; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Northside Hospital Inc. based in Atlanta is seeking a Charge Master Specialist to develop strategies and maintain compliance with healthcare regulations. This role focuses on charge master management to enhance revenue cycle performance.

The ideal candidate will possess a B.S. degree in a relevant field and have a coding or nursing credential with at least 5 years of hospital charge master experience. Strong communication and leadership skills are essential.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of hospital Charge master experience.
• Self-motivated leader with collaborative mindset.

Responsibilities

• Develop strategies and solutions to support collaboration.
• Educate Department Managers on compliance and coding regulations.
• Conduct audits to capture documented charges appropriately.

Skills

Communication skills

Knowledge of Microsoft Office products

Leadership

Collaboration

Education

B.S. in Nursing, Health Information Management, or related field

Coding or nursing credential (RHIA, RHIT, CCS, RN)

Job description

Overview

Northside Hospital is award-winning, state-of-the-art, and continually growing. Constantly expanding the quality and reach of our care to our patients and communities creates even more opportunity for the best healthcare professionals in Atlanta and beyond. Discover all the possibilities of a career at Northside today.

Responsibilities

Independently develops strategies, design solutions and establishes processes which contribute to team collaboration and department satisfaction. Focus on charge master set up and maintenance to comply with federal, state and hospital regulations in addition to monitoring charge activities and compliance. Identifies trends, collaboratively works with leadership to help improve the revenue cycle performance within the hospital and/or Ambulatory Clinics.

PRIMARY DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Reviews compliance regulations and coding requirements (primarily Medicare) and incorporates these changes into the Chargemaster.
• Autonomously educates Department Managers on compliance and coding regulations.
• Independently coordinates with Department Managers on new procedures being performed to assure the charges are set up appropriately and timely in the Chargemaster and the staff responsible for entering charges are educated.
• Coordinates the set-up of Chargemasters for new Departments.
• Assists in the development of Hospital System Policies relating to charge entry, price setting, and developing new charge items.
• Conducts audits to ensure all documented charges are captured appropriately and timely and performs audits to review the charges are being coded correctly.
• Coordinates with the business office to resolve any denial issues related to the Chargemaster.
• Provides guidance, support and mentoring to Revenue Integrity Analysts and Coding Analysts.
• Monitors revenue by trending, troubleshooting and analyzing data such as charge lag, late charges, denials and/or wRVU volumes.
• Collaborate with other Northside departments and leadership as it relates to the revenue cycle and betterment of Northside.
• Assists Revenue Integrity Coordinator in other projects and analyses.

Qualifications

REQUIRED

• B.S. degree in Nursing, Health Information Management, Healthcare Administration or Business Administration; or Associates Degree with 8 years of hospital charge master experience in lieu of a bachelor’s degree.
• Must have a coding or nursing credential (RHIA, RHIT, CCS, RN) or a financial background.
• Must have minimum of 5 years hospital Charge master experience.
• Demonstrated communication skills and an ability to work independently and deal effectively with various types of personnel.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office products.
• Self-Motivated leader with a collaborative mindset, driven to take initiative and build the department’s reputation of quality service.

PREFERRED

• Three to five years Chargemaster experience in a hospital setting.

Work Hours

8am-4:30pm

Weekend Requirements

No

On-Call Requirements

No