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Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center · 1 day ago

Documentation & Coding Auditor

Amarillo, TX

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

5+ years exp

Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center is dedicated to enriching lives through education and patient care. The Documentation & Coding Auditor will perform medical billing coding and documentation quality audits, providing feedback and education to coding specialists and auditors.

EducationHealth Care

Responsibilities

Performs medical billing coding and documentation quality audits; provides feedback to coding and reimbursement specialists, coders, and educates them

Assist in annual Compliance Symposium

Participate in annual risk assessment and work plan development

Travel to Lubbock for staff meetings, workplan development meeting, other functions. Usually two - three trips/year. May include overnight stay

Qualification

Medical billing coding certificationCPTICD-CMICD-10HCPCS knowledgeBillingCoding experienceManagerial/supervisory experienceCommunication skillsProblem-solving skillsTime management skills

Required

Current and active professional medical billing coding certification required from an accredited organization

Five or more years of health care items/services

Ability to initiate administrative activities as necessary

Excellent oral and written communication skills

Ability to write and present ideas and information in a concise manner

Ability to work collaboratively with all individuals

Professional bearing, sound business judgment and persuasive skills

Strong problem-solving skills, self-starter, ability to function with little face-to-face, daily supervision

Ability to deal with stressful situations, works collaboratively to address complex and sensitive issues

Excellent time management skills and attention to detail are a must

Must successfully pass a criminal background check, as well as not be listed on the HHS OIG, Texas Medicaid, GSA or any other government exclusion lists

High School graduate or equivalency and five (5) years of medical billing coding and reimbursement experience of which one (1) year may be as a coding auditor

Active professional coding certification from an accredited organization, e.g., American Association of Professional Coders (AAPC), American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA)

Certification to remain current during term of employment

Knowledge of CPT, ICD-CM, ICD-10, and HCPCS nomenclature

Preferred

Billing and coding experience in a multi-specialty group practice and/or academic practice setting

Managerial/supervisory and program management implementation experience

Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals and the ability to compute rates, ratios, percentages, and to draw and interpret bar graphs