Healthcare Biller/Coder - (US-IL-Chicago - 60827)

Minimum Education: None
Job Type: Full Time
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Founded in 1995 and headquartered in Chicago IL, we are a Physician group practice and management company specializing in house calls for primarily Medicare homebound patients who are unable to visit a doctor’s office. Our business continues to grow over 30% per year in Chicago and Baltimore. We plan to expand to 5-7 other metropolitan areas.

Our Physician group employs over 50 physicians providing primary care, podiatry, wound management and diagnostic testing. We serve over 6,000 patients in the Chicago metropolitan area and Northwest Indiana, and an additional 1,000 patients in Baltimore. The patients are located primarily in densely-populated low-income areas. We work closely with home health agencies, Case Managers, Discharge Planners, Physicians and Medicare HMO’s for our referrals.

Healthcare Biller/Coder

Responsibilities:
• Support Medical Director in key patient assessment project which requires extracting baseline diagnosis from physicians’ completed physical exam reports and working collaboratively with physicians to assure accurate documentation
• Affix diagnoses and procedure codes to billing forms when a narrative description is assigned
• Review billing forms for coding accuracy and compliance
• Work claim and coding edits
• Timely submission of clean claims for billing with physicians to assure accurate and timely submission of superbills
• Work collaboratively with the Compliance Director and Medical Director to identify trends and physician education needs
• Update and maintain the NextGen system with updated provider, diagnoses procedure, fee schedule and claim dictionaries; answer all billing-related questions and resolve billing problems
• Review third-party payer policies and procedures to make sure we are in billing compliance

Requirements:
• The ideal candidate must have one of the following certifications: Certified Professional Coder (CPC), Certified Coding Specialist-Physician (CCS-P), Registered Health Information Technician (RHIT) or Registered Health Information Administrator (RHIA) and a thorough knowledge of CPT and ICD-9 coding by passing a test
• A demonstrated understanding of medical terminology, anatomy and physiology and coding classification systems and the ability to apply this knowledge in determining appropriate physician coding
• The ability to communicate effectively with a team, work independently and balance multiple priorities; must be proficient with Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel and medical software

Benefits:
We value our employees’ time and efforts. Our commitment to your success is enhanced by our competitive compensation and extensive benefits package including paid time off, medical, dental and vision benefits and future growth opportunities within the company. Plus, we work to maintain the best possible environment for our employees, where people can learn and grow with the company. We strive to provide a collaborative, creative environment where each person feels encouraged to contribute to our processes, decisions, planning and culture. We also provide a company car for local travel to patient’s homes, productivity element to compensation and a comprehensive malpractice insurance plan, including tail coverage.

To Apply:
Please submit resume to: https://administaff.ats.hrsmart.com/cgi-bin/a/highlightjob.cgi?jobid=55325

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