Certified Medical Coder (Remote Production Role)

Job Description

Job Description

Certified Medical Coder

(Remote Production Role)

Our mission to change wound care and improve the lives of others isn’t easy, but it’s worth it! One in ten residents in a skilled nursing facility will develop a skin condition requiring expert medical care. We believe that every person deserves the very best wound care. Building and leading wound care teams is how we do it! Our wound care providers bring education and encouragement to the people who take care of our patients 24 / 7. When they get better at their jobs, our patient’s wounds heal faster and that is our goal!

Main Responsibilities (may include but are not limited to) :

• Meet minimum production goals while maintaining accuracy requirements
• Review provider medical coding of services rendered for medical claim submission
• Review and respond to medical coding inquiries submitted by providers and staff
• Work directly with providers to resolve specific medical coding issues
• Analyze data for errors and report data problems
• Partner with billing office to correct and resubmit claims based on review of the records, provider input, and payor input
• Work with clinical and non-clinical groups to identify undesirable coding trends
• Ensure claims are medically coded consistently by following CPT, ICD-10 and HCPCS rules and guidelines; escalate issues that may impact this immediately to the Compliance Committee
• Abide by HIPAA and Coding Compliance standards
• Collect data from various sources, maintain electronic records and logs, file paperwork, and operate office equipment
• Accomplish other tasks as assigned

Other Duties That May be Assigned :

Skills required to succeed :

Location : Remote – corporate office location in WA

Compensation : $25.00 - $33.00 hourly - DOE and location

This position is classified as : Hourly, Non-Exempt; Full-Time employment

Hours : Typical hours are Monday through Friday; 7 : 30am – 4 : 00pm PST, (occasional overtime depending on claim volume)

Benefits :

Medical / Dental / Orthodontic / Vision / RX - 80% towards employee monthly premiums covered, HSA, dependent coverage available at employee’s expense

Accruals up to 132 hours (16.5 days) your first year of employment based on 1.0FTE status

Website : www.unitedwoundhealing.com

We are a drug-free workplace. All offers of employment are contingent upon a successful drug screen and criminal background check. EEO.