Charge Specialist OR Endo

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This position is a vital role within the Revenue Integrity Department. The goal of the Revenue Integrity Department is to ensure accurate and timely charge capture across all Banner facilities. Our team culture promotes a strong support system within the team. This team consists of two Co-Supervisors who work together and provide a "manage up" style, always willing to help the team any time we can.

This is a very self-managed team that is focused on ensuring daily goals are met with extreme accuracy and speed. In this Charge Specialist role you will be able to use your attention to detail to audit and discover areas for corrections. You will be capturing charges for the Surgical Department, working through documentation, and ensuring that charges are accurately captured for our patients.

POSITION SUMMARY
This position assigns appropriate billing codes for an acute care, periop, or outpatient unit(s), clinic(s) or medical office(s) system-wide. Evaluates medical records, provider notes and dictation to determine appropriate procedure codes to assign to patient records and bills. Uses coding software and the company’s Charge Description Master (CDM) to create billings and charges for insurers, government agencies and other payors.

CORE FUNCTIONS
1. Reviews patient records, dictated report(s), physician/provider notes. Uses a standard listing of procedures/charge codes and/or an automated system with the company’s programmed Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS) for all commonly used Diagnosis Related Groups (DRGs).

2. Identifies opportunities for improvement in clinical documentation. Shares that information with the appropriate Revenue Integrity staff. Maintains a current knowledge of procedural terminology requirements and documentation requirements.

3. Works with other point of service charging/coding staff to maintain consistency in practice across the system.

4. Works as a member of the system team to provide services and achieve goals. As assigned, may manage supply chain functions, scheduling, provide patient services or administrative support.

5. Works independently under regular supervision. Uses structured work procedures and independent judgment to solve problems and achieve high quality levels. Work output has a significant impact on business goal attainment. Customers include physicians, nurses, physician office staff, third party payors, central billing staff, staff from other departments and patients/patient families.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

High school diploma/GED or equivalent working knowledge.

Requires a level of knowledge normally gained over two or more years of related work in the same type of clinical, medical office or acute care unit. Must be knowledgeable of medical terminology and current regulatory agency requirements for coding and charging for the assigned clinical area, and have a good understanding of reimbursement methodologies. Requires strong abilities in reading, interpreting and communicating, as well as effective interpersonal skills, organizational skills and team working abilities. Requires strong abilities in reading, interpreting and communicating, as well as effective interpersonal skills, organizational skills and team working abilities.

Must be able to work effectively with common office software, coding and billing software, and the electronic medical records system.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

EEO/Disabled/Veterans

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