Job Information
HCA Healthcare Inpatient Coder in Nashville, Tennessee
Description
Introduction
Are you looking for a work environment where diversity and inclusion thrive? Submit your application for our Inpatient Coder opening with Work from Home today and find out what it truly means to be a part of the HCA Healthcare team.
Benefits
Work from Home, offers a total rewards package that supports the health, life, career and retirement of our colleagues. The available plans and programs include:
Comprehensive medical coverage that covers many common services at no cost or for a low copay. Plans include prescription drug and behavioral health coverage as well as free telemedicine services and free AirMed medical transportation.
Additional options for dental and vision benefits, life and disability coverage, flexible spending accounts, supplemental health protection plans (accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity), auto and home insurance, identity theft protection, legal counseling, long-term care coverage, moving assistance, pet insurance and more.
Free counseling services and resources for emotional, physical and financial wellbeing
401(k) Plan with a 100% match on 3% to 9% of pay (based on years of service)
Employee Stock Purchase Plan with 10% off HCA Healthcare stock
Family support through fertility and family building benefits with Progyny and adoption assistance.
Referral services for child, elder and pet care, home and auto repair, event planning and more
Consumer discounts through Abenity and Consumer Discounts
Retirement readiness, rollover assistance services and preferred banking partnerships
Education assistance (tuition, student loan, certification support, dependent scholarships)
Colleague recognition program
Time Away From Work Program (paid time off, paid family leave, long- and short-term disability coverage and leaves of absence)
Employee Health Assistance Fund that offers free employee-only coverage to full-time and part-time colleagues based on income.
Learn more about Employee Benefits (https://careers.hcahealthcare.com/pages/employee-benefits-and-rewards)
Note: Eligibility for benefits may vary by location.
We are seeking a Inpatient Coder for our team to ensure that we continue to provide all patients with high quality, efficient care. Did you get into our industry for these reasons? We are an amazing team that works hard to support each other and are seeking a phenomenal addition like you who feels patient care is as meaningful as we do. We want you to apply!
Job Summary and Qualifications
We are seeking an Inpatient Coding Resolution Specialist for our center to ensure that we continue to provide all patients with high-quality, efficient care. We are an amazing team that works hard to support each other and are seeking a phenomenal addition like you who feels patient care is as meaningful as we do. We want you to apply now!
*As part of our inpatient coding team, you will work on inpatient coding-related alerts/edits ,predominately potential/final coding ,and assist in reviewing payer denials related to coding. This is a great position for those wanting to move from production coding toward a coding quality reviewer role or for someone interested in hospital billing. *
What you will do in this role:
Take action and resolve alerts/edits daily following established procedures and thresholds
Enters detailed notes to provide details if the alert/edit cannot be resolved or must be rerouted to another responsible party for research/resolution
Escalates alert/edit resolution issues as appropriate to minimize final billing delays
Monitors the aging of accounts held by an alert/edit, prioritizes aged accounts first and reports to leadership
Works with team members in billing, revenue integrity, and/or the Medicare Service Center to resolve alerts/edits
Assigns interim DRGs for in-house patients at month-end
Combines codes for encounters falling under the payment window
Reviews coding related payer denial letters, reviews the encounter’s code and if coding is accurate, assist in writing an appeal letter
Whatyou will need:
High School graduate or GED equivalent required, undergraduate (associate or bachelors) degree in HIM/HIT preferred.
RHIA, RHIT, and or CCS preferred
1-year acute care inpatient coding experience required with 3 years’ experience preferred.
Parallon provides full-service revenue cycle management, or total patient account resolution, for HCA Healthcare. Our services include scheduling, registration, insurance verification, hospital billing, revenue integrity, collections, payment compliance, credentialing, health information management, customer service, payroll and physician billing. We also provide full-service revenue cycle management as well as targeted solutions, such as Medicaid Eligibility, for external clients across the country. Parallon has over 17,000 colleagues, and serves close to 1,000 hospitals and 3,000 physician practices, all making an impact on patients, providers and their communities.
HCA Healthcare has been recognized as one of the World’s Most Ethical Companies® by the Ethisphere Institute more than ten times. In recent years, HCA Healthcare spent an estimated $3.7 billion in cost for the delivery of charitable care, uninsured discounts, and other uncompensated expenses.
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"Across HCA Healthcare’s more than 2,000 sites of care, our nurses and colleagues have a positive impact on patients, communities and healthcare.
Together, we uplift and elevate our purpose to give people a healthier tomorrow."- Jane Englebright, PhD, RN CENP, FAAN
Senior Vice President and Chief Nursing Executive
If you find this opportunity compelling, we encourage you to apply for our Inpatient Coder opening. We promptly review all applications. Highly qualified candidates will be directly contacted by a member of our team. We are interviewing apply today!
We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.