What are the responsibilities and job description for the Ambulatory Risk Adjustment Coding Specialist position at Endeavor Health?
Hourly Pay Range
$22.14 - $33.21 - The hourly pay rate offered is determined by a candidate's expertise and years of experience, among other factors.
Position Highlights
Our ambulatory risk adjustment coding specialist I plays a key role in identifying HCC codes within physician outpatient visits and ensuring they are coded accurately and to the highest specificity. They additionally will verify that documentation requirements are met to validate the HCC diagnosis code. Working closely with the ambulatory clinical documentation specialist (CDS), they will clinically verify the accuracy of HCC codes. Using compliant query guidelines, the coding specialist will query the physician should documentation need clarification or specification. The coding specialist is expected to maintain current knowledge of the ICD-10-CM codes and guidelines and meet minimum productivity requirements outlined by team leadership.
What You Will Do
When you work for Endeavor Health, you will be part of an organization that encourages its employees to achieve career goals and maximize their professional potential.
Please explore our website (www.endeavorhealth.org) to better understand how Endeavor Health delivers on its mission to “help everyone in our communities be their best”.
Endeavor Health is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities. Please refer to the main career page for more information.
At Endeavor Health, we are united by a shared commitment to working together to create a culture of connection and belonging—each of us bringing different skills and experiences as we deliver safe, seamless, and personal care. Every person, every time. We are committed to fostering an environment where all team members can be their best, learn, and pursue excellence together.
EOE: Race/Color/Sex/Sexual Orientation/ Gender Identity/Religion/National Origin/Disability/Vets, VEVRRA Federal Contractor.
$22.14 - $33.21 - The hourly pay rate offered is determined by a candidate's expertise and years of experience, among other factors.
Position Highlights
- Position: Ambulatory Risk Adjustment Coding Specialist
- Location: Skokie, IL
- Full Time
- Hours: Monday-Friday, [hours and flexible work schedules]
Our ambulatory risk adjustment coding specialist I plays a key role in identifying HCC codes within physician outpatient visits and ensuring they are coded accurately and to the highest specificity. They additionally will verify that documentation requirements are met to validate the HCC diagnosis code. Working closely with the ambulatory clinical documentation specialist (CDS), they will clinically verify the accuracy of HCC codes. Using compliant query guidelines, the coding specialist will query the physician should documentation need clarification or specification. The coding specialist is expected to maintain current knowledge of the ICD-10-CM codes and guidelines and meet minimum productivity requirements outlined by team leadership.
What You Will Do
- Review/abstract HCC codes to ensure they are coded accurately, to the highest specificity possible, and make sure the required MEAT is documented, resulting in the correct CMS-HCC risk score
- Identify diagnosis and chart level impairments and documentation improvement opportunities for provider education
- Responsible for partnering with ambulatory clinical documentation specialists and physicians to properly code patient charts to ensure appropriate risk adjustment
- Assist coding leadership by making recommendations for process improvements to further enhance coding goals and outcomes
- Assists the coding team leads with onboarding new coding specialists to the role as needed.
- Maintain current knowledge of ICD-10-CM codes, CMS documentation requirements, and state and federal regulations
- Consistently maintain a minimum 95% accuracy on coding quality audits
- Meet minimum productivity requirements as outlined by the project terms
- Utilizes technical coding expertise to assign appropriate ICD-10-CM diagnosis codes, as well as assist in appropriate assignment of risk adjustment
- Maintains advanced knowledge of coding all HCC diagnoses from the medical record in accordance with the ICD-10-CM coding guidelines
- Assists with and completes special project work as assigned by Ambulatory Clinical Documentation Leadership
- Education: High School Required or Associates Degree Preferred
- Experience 2 years experience working in healthcare or in a professional business environment
- Certification: Certified Risk Adjustment Coder (CRC) certification required within 6 months of hire
- Premium pay such as shift, on call, holiday and more based on an employee’s job (For eligible positions)
- Incentive pay for select positions
- Opportunity for annual increases based on performance
- Career Pathways to Promote Professional Growth and Development
- Various Medical, Dental, Pet and Vision options
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Free Parking
- Wellness Program Savings Plan
- Health Savings Account Options
- Retirement Options with Company Match
- Paid Time Off and Holiday Pay
- Community Involvement Opportunities
When you work for Endeavor Health, you will be part of an organization that encourages its employees to achieve career goals and maximize their professional potential.
Please explore our website (www.endeavorhealth.org) to better understand how Endeavor Health delivers on its mission to “help everyone in our communities be their best”.
Endeavor Health is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodation to individuals with disabilities. Please refer to the main career page for more information.
At Endeavor Health, we are united by a shared commitment to working together to create a culture of connection and belonging—each of us bringing different skills and experiences as we deliver safe, seamless, and personal care. Every person, every time. We are committed to fostering an environment where all team members can be their best, learn, and pursue excellence together.
EOE: Race/Color/Sex/Sexual Orientation/ Gender Identity/Religion/National Origin/Disability/Vets, VEVRRA Federal Contractor.
Salary : $22 - $33