Overview

Job Summary

The Charge Capture Auditor for Interventional Radiology services works closely with clinical departments and OP Coding to ensure compliance with government, payer, and internal charge capture policies; provides/develops education to the clinical departments and coding teams. This position is responsible for conducting retrospective and or concurrent reviews of the IR charges and reports findings, provides feedback to staff responsible for charge capture, billing operations & coding for ongoing compliance by identifying over coding, under coding and missed coding opportunities. The individual in this role will assist leadership on special projects to review IVR charges captured by the departments and validated by coding to ensure that guidelines are being followed for code and modifier assignment and will assist in development of appropriate education based on gaps identified

Responsibilities

• Review & analyze, clinical information from medical records to ensure compliance with IVR coding guidelines and LCD/NCD policies
• Presents, Educates, and Communicates findings to improve compliance
  

Qualifications

Required:

• 5 years outpatient Interventional Radiology coding & auditing experience
• Skilled and working knowledge of MS Office suite
• Strong technical background and electronic medical record experience
• Successful completion of at least one AHIMA (American Health Information Management Association) or AAPC (Association of Professional Coders) certified program and corresponding credential achievement.
• Coding certification, i.e. CPC, CCS, CIRCC

Preferred:

• 5+ years outpatient Interventional Radiology coding & auditing experience
• Associates or higher-level degree in a Health Information Management discipline.
• CIRCC /RHIT/RHIA plus CCS or CPC

Compensation:

• Pay: $30.60-$48.80 per hour. Compensation depends on location, qualifications, and experience.
• Position may be eligible for a signing bonus for qualified new hires, subject to employment status.
• Observed holidays receive time and a half.

Benefits:

• The following benefits are available, subject to employment status:
• Medical, dental, vision, disability, AD&D and life insurance
• Paid time off (vacation & sick leave)
• Discretionary 401k with up to 6% employer match
• 10 paid holidays per year
• Health savings accounts, healthcare & dependent flexible spending accounts
• Employee Assistance program, Employee discount program
• Voluntary benefits include pet insurance, legal insurance, accident and critical illness insurance, long term care, elder & childcare, auto & home insurance.
• For Colorado employees, paid leave in accordance with Colorado’s Healthy Families and Workplaces Act is available.
• Tenet Healthcare/United Surgical Partners International (USPI) complies with federal, state, and/or local laws regarding mandatory vaccination of its workforce. If you are offered this position and must be vaccinated under any applicable law, you will be required to show proof of full vaccination or obtain an approval of a religious or medical exemption prior to your start date. If you receive an exemption from the vaccination requirement, you will be required to submit to regular testing in accordance with the law.

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