Certified Professional Coder – Olympia Orthopaedic Associates

Location: Olympia, WA

In-person training, potential for remote work after (MUST STILL BE A RESIDENT OF WA STATE)

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $25 - $31.62 per hour (pay is determined based on years of experience, long-term employees can earn up to $35.20)

Summary of benefits:

OOA covers part or all of the cost for Health, Dental, Vision, and Long-term Disability Insurance. Employees are eligible to participate in a 401k plan with company matching. Flex spending plans, uniform allowances, and an Employee Assistance Program available as well. New, full-time staff will accrue a minimum of 17 days of paid time off per year.

Olympia Orthopaedics is a drug-free, alcohol-free, and smoke-free workplace. If offered employment, passage of background screen and pre-employment drug screen is required. Please note nicotine levels are included in testing.

Certified Professional Coder Job Duties:

• Evaluation, coding, and monitoring of physician’s professional coding of E&M, operative reports, and other CPT, HCPCS, Modifier and ICD-10 procedural codes for accuracy.
• Interprets and analyzes OP report and medical record documentation.
• Applies correct coding principles as defined by regulatory agencies and standards of ethical coding.
• Identify both Clinical and Surgical documentation improvement opportunities.
• Communicate daily coding changes to Provider.
• Provide coding education to Providers and Staff including CPT updates, medical policy updates
• Assist in denials related to coding issues.
• Participate in quality management activities.
• Consistently achieve coding accuracy of 95% or higher

Certified Professional Coder Job Requirements:

• Professional Coding Certification through AAPC or AHIMA.
• Two to three years’ experience in physician E&M and surgical coding.
  • Spine and Neuro specific coding experience preferred.

For a complete Certified Professional Coderjob description, please see attached document or visit: https://olyortho.com and select Careers.

• It is the policy of OOA to provide equal opportunity for employment to all individuals regardless of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, veteran status, marital status, political affiliation, disability, sexual orientation, or other status protected by local, state, or federal law. All applicants for employment are evaluated on the basis of education, training, experience, skill, aptitude, and other work-related factors.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform essential job functions. If you require reasonable accommodation in completing this application, interviewing, completing any pre-employment testing, or otherwise participating in the employee selection process, please direct your inquiries to Gabrielle Coviello, Recruiting Coordinator, careers@olyortho. com*