Job Title: Medical Coder/ Medical Billing Specialist
Pay rate: $20.00 hr on W2
Location: Columbus 43215 OH
Duration: 12+ months
Must Have:
- Medical Coder 2-5 Years
- RHIA or RHIT degree and/or CCS/CCS-P/CPC Medical Coder
Roles and Responsibilities:
- (These duties are illustrative only. Incumbents may perform some or all of these duties or other job related duties as assigned.) Under general direction, monitors & analyzes policies & procedures in order to organize & implement an accurate & efficient International
- Classification of Diseases Edition (ICD policy & system support program: serves as medical policy resource, ICD analyst & technical expert advisor for ICD and other coding systems; incorporates relevant ICD policy & guidelines of Agency on statewide basis.
- As needed, acts as a liaison between ICD unit & other agency departments regarding ICD policy & systems support & coordination; analyzes & interprets federal & state regulations & laws as applicable to program initiatives; monitors & analyzes ICD reports generated on agency computer systems for appropriate usage & assignment of ICD codes;
- Performs ongoing ICD maintenance with updates, revisions & enhancements on agency computer systems; monitors & analyzes reports generated on agency computer systems for appropriate usage & assignment of ICD codes.
- Performs ongoing ICD maintenance with updates, revisions & enhancements on agency computer systems;
Required Skills/Work Experience:
- ICD diagnostic codes for medical diagnoses, assignments, groupings & medical treatment
- Agency statutes, rules, policies & procedures,.
- Human anatomy & physiology.
- Coding theory & application to agency laws, rules & policies
- Business management.
- Public & human relations.
- federal & state laws (i.e. ORC), regulations & accreditation standards (i.e. AAPC or AHIMA )
- Claims processing data management, healthcare delivery systems & health science administration.
- Health information systems & database management.
- Applied statistics, (15)process analysis & outcome analysis, healthcare laws, regulations & standards.
- ICD-9 coding for medical diagnoses, assignments & groupings.
- Operating PC & peripheral equipment (e.g. modem, printer)
- Use of Microsoft Office software (e.g. Windows, Excel, Word, Access, PowerPoint, Outlook)
- Use of agency software
- Use of office equipment (e.g. copiers & fax machines).
- Written & oral communication
- Project management.
- Data collection, analysis & presentation.
- Define problems, collect data, establish facts & draw conclusions.
- Draft &/or edit administrative policies, procedures & directives.
- Use statistical analysis
- Apply principles to solve practical, everyday problems.
- Use proper research methods in gathering data, gather, collate & classify information about data, people or things, maintain accurate records & databases.
- Prepare meaningful, concise & accurate reports.
- Establish friendly rapport with internal & external customers.
- Prepare & deliver speeches before specialized audiences & general public.
- Handle sensitive inquiries.
- Use & interpret ICD-9 & ICD-10 medical coding publications.
Required Education:
- Level of education- RHIA or RHIT degree and/or CCS/CCS-P/CPC Medical Coder.
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