Senior Coding, Auditing & Billing Specialist

Company:	Hennepin County Company Profile \| Current Opportunities (15)
Job Location(s):	Minneapolis
Employment Term:	Regular
Employment Type	Full Time
Start Date:	As soon as possible
Starting Salary Range:	Not Provided
Required Education:	Associate Degree
Required Experience:	Open
Related Categories:	Accounting - General, Admin - Data Entry/Billing

Position Description

Job Title:	Senior Coding, Auditing & Billing Specialist
Closing Date/Time:	Continuous
Salary:	$32,843.20 - $52,062.40 Annually
Job Type:	Full-time
Location:	North Minneapolis, Minnesota
Department:	NorthPoint Health and Wellness



NorthPoint Health & Wellness Center, a state-of the-art multicultural community-based medical and dental clinic located at 1313 Penn Avenue North, has a current full-time opening for a Senior Coding, Auditing & Billing Specialist. The Senior Coding, Auditing & Billing Specialist will apply appropriate diagnostic and procedural codes to patient/client health information for data retrieval, analysis, and claims processing; and ensure compliance with state and federal laws and regulations. NorthPoint Health & Wellness Center actively partners to create a healthier community, and works to provide a highly desirable place for healthcare that values diversity/inclusion, compassion, stewardship, innovation and integrity. Hennepin County offers an impressive benefits package valued at an additional 55% of salary. Benefits include health, dental, life and short/long-term disability insurance, 11 paid holidays per year in addition to paid time off, a defined benefit pension plan (PERA), retirement savings programs, trade time for fitness and many more. Primary duties and responsibilities include: Assign appropriate ICD-9-CM and CPT codes to diagnoses and procedures generated in an outpatient encounter. Consult reference materials to facilitate accurate code assignment and abstract demographic and clinical data. Verify the National and Local Coverage Determinations (NCD/LCD) for medical necessity. Validate coding accuracy using clinical information found in the health and data collected for appropriate reimbursement. Develop and coordinate educational programs for the HIM compliance program (e.g., appropriate documentation and accurate coding) for personnel, HIM coding staff, physicians, billing personnel and ancillary departments. Monitor changes to laws and regulations to ensure compliance with state and federal laws, regulations and mandates. Conduct regular audits and coordinate ongoing monitoring of coding accuracy and documentation adequacy; provide feedback and focused educational programs on the results of auditing and monitoring activities to affected staff and physicians. Review claim denials and rejections pertaining to coding and medical necessity issues; implement corrective action plans. Serve as liaison for department managers, staff physicians and administrators. The Ideal Candidate must have: Associate's degree or higher from an American Health Information Management Association approved program and two or more years of post accreditation medical records coding experience. Certification as a Registered Health Information Technician (RHIT) or higher by the American Health Information Management Association. Experience working with ICD-9-CM and CPT coding principles and conventions. Experience employing problem solving skills. Experience ensuring compliance with state and federal guidelines. Ability to develop and implement policies and procedures for access and disclosure of personal health information and ethical standards of practice. Skill in working with computers and knowledge of Microsoft Office software (e.g., MS Word and Excel), and of email/calendar programs such as MS Outlook or Lotus Notes. Good organizational skills, and the ability to organize and prioritize work projects and tasks. Ability to interact with individuals from socially, economically and culturally diverse backgrounds. Ability to demonstrate the employee Applications will be forwarded to the hiring supervisor on a regular basis. Invitations to interview will be based upon an assessment of education and experience. Position will remain open until filled. Final candidates will be required to successfully complete a criminal background check prior to employment.