Overview

**Position is remote for OH residents only**

Looking to join our dynamic team at Ohio State University Physicians where excellence meets compassion!?

Who we are

With over 100 cutting-edge outpatient center locations, dedicated to providing exceptional patient care while fostering a collaborative work environment, our buckeye team includes more than 1,800 nurses, medical assistants, physicians, advanced practice providers, administrative support staff, IT specialists, financial specialists and leaders that all play an important part. As an employee of Ohio State University Physicians (OSUP), you'll be an integral part of a team committed to advancing healthcare, education, and professional growth.

Our culture

At OSUP, we foster a culture grounded in the values of inclusion, empathy, sincerity, and determination. We meet our teams where they are, coming together to serve each other and our community.

Our benefits

We know that having options and robust benefit plans are important to you. OSUP prioritizes the wellbeing of our team and that’s why we offer our employees a flexible, competitive benefit package. In addition to medical, dental, vision, health reimbursement accounts, flexible spending accounts, and retirement, we also offer an employee assistance program, paid time off, holidays, and a wellness program designed to support our employees so they can live their best lives.

Responsibilities

• Assists coding leadership in developing and monitoring charge capture methods and controls. Monitors data sources to ensure receipt of charges.
• Identifies, researches and communicates operational issues.
• Performs various auditing activities related to physician coding to identify training needs and develop educational material.
• Plans, assigns, and directs work for the coding team. Assists in training and provides assistance and support to new and/or lower level coders.
• Determines accurate CPT, HCPCS procedure and professional supply codes and ICD-10-CM diagnosis codes used for billing services provided by physicians and licensed non-physician providers.
• Interacts with physicians and other patient care providers regarding billing and documentation policies, procedures, and regulations.
• Educates physicians, department administrators, and other administrative staff regarding implementation of new codes and revision of charge documents.
• Remains current with medical compliance and reimbursement policies, such as medical necessity issues and correct coding issues. Attends coding conferences, workshops, and in-house sessions to receive updated coding information and changes in coding and/or regulations.
• Serves as liaison between coding staff, physicians and management.
• Ensures strict confidentiality of financial and medical records.
• Attendance, promptness, professionalism, the ability to pay attention to detail.
• Other duties or special projects as assigned.

Qualifications

• High School diploma or GED;

• Certification of CPC, CCA, CCS, CCS-P; or equivalent designation;

• three to five years experience directly related to coding for physician services; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

• Knowledge of CPT, HCPCS procedure and professional supply codes and ICD-10-CM diagnosis codes used for billing services provided by physicians and licensed non-physician providers.

• Knowledge and understanding of NCD/LCD requirements and guidelines.

• Knowledge of current and developing issues and trends in medical coding procedures and requirements. Ability to gather and interpret data and develop, recommend, and implement solutions.

• Ability to interact and communicate with individuals at all levels of the organization.

• Preferences: Experience working with Electronic Medical Records. Experience supervising or training staff.

Pay Range