You Will Focus On

• Accountable for reviewing and assigning accurate CPT, ICD-10 and HCPC codes for outpatient and inpatient professional fees for Primary Care and Medical and Surgical Specialties
• Must abide by the standards of Ethical Coding and adhere to all official coding guidelines
• Acts as primary coding resource for medical groups including abstraction of complex surgical reports
• Accurately enters demographic and insurance information into the electronic medical record (Epic) including the posting of charges from hospital rounding cards, charge tickets, surgical operative reports
• Responsible for researching and providing accurate coding for rejected claims and works charge edit queues daily
• Provides coding and documentation feedback and training to clinicians on a regular basis
• Provides training to front desk staff as needed to reduce billing delays and denials
• Attends internal coding review team meetings for continued learning and knowledge advancement
• Maintains 95% accuracy rate or better based on periodic review of coding performed
• Utilizes superior customer service to clearly communicate documentation and billing deficiencies, using knowledge of both government and non-government coding trends and reimbursement rules
• May support special projects related to reimbursement analysis, new service line development and electronic medical record implementation

The Skills and Experience You Bring

• High school diploma or equivalent
• 4+ years of professional billing experience required.
• Experience providing training and education to staff and clinicians using excellent verbal and written communication skills, effective technical skills, have positive demeanor and exhibit professionalism in approach.

You Share Our Mission & Values:

• You are passionate about improving the healthcare experience and want to be part of the Altais mission.
• You are bold and curious- willing to take risks, try new things and be creative.
• You take pride in your work and are accountable for the quality of everything you do, holding yourself and others to a high standard.
• You are compassionate and are known as someone who demonstrates emotional intelligence, considers others when making decisions and always tries to do the right thing.
• You co-create, knowing that we can be better as a team than individuals. You work well with others, collaborating and valuing diversity of thought and perspective.
• You build trust with your colleagues and customers by demonstrating that you are someone who values honesty and transparency.