Coder II - Bone & Joint Institute - PRN

Handles, posts and resolves patient charge entry for both the clinic and all surgery locations at Bone and Joint Institute.

Position Requirements

• Must be a high school graduate or equivalent, have a coding certification, have physician billing experience, have PC and calculator experience, and have good communication skills to convey financial policies.
• Prior experience in a physician office setting or related area is required. Coding and charge entry experience preferred.
• AthenaOne systems, Allscripts System, Phreesia System, Meditech, PC, Printers, Fax, Copier
• Business Office
• Requires sitting for prolonged periods of time, viewing the computer screen and using repetitive motions, and must have a clear, understandable telephone voice

Key Results

• Competently understand and work the EMR and billing systems in order to ensure accurate input of E&M and Surgery Charges.
• Ensures all charges are entered in a timely manner.
• Analyze and track surgical charges compared to physician logs and Coder's spreadsheets.
• Provides billing reconciliation and completes monthly close timely.
• Works with clinical staff to ensure diagnoses match with CPT billing.
• Work missing slips to ensure all billable charges are being entered.
• Work with all providers (physician, mid-levels and therapist) to ensure documentation is appropriate for billing.
• Manage claim hold buckets that pertain to clinical and surgical CPT/ICD10 issues for assigned providers.
• Obtain appropriate CEU's to maintain coding certification on an annual basis.
• Reports concerns requiring attention to manager or director. Employee is a problems solver that brings possible solutions when presenting concerns or problems.
• Maintains open line of communication with all staff members; interacts with staff/patients in a professional and constructive manner regarding all billing/coding needs.
• Participates in departmental meetings/huddles/etc. and recommends improvement opportunities. Performs other duties as assigned by manager and independently seeks out job duties during down time.