Medical Coder - Cuyahoga Falls, OH

Optum is a global organization that delivers care, aided by technology to help millions of people live healthier lives. The work you do with our team will directly improve health outcomes by connecting people with the care, pharmacy benefits, data, and resources they need to feel their best. Here, you will find a culture guided by diversity and inclusion, talented peers, comprehensive benefits, and career development opportunities. Come make an impact on the communities we serve as you help us advance health equity on a global scale. Join us to start Caring. Connecting. Growing together.

As a Medical Coder, you will provide coding and coding auditing services directly to providers. You'll play a key part in healing the health system by making sure our high standards for documentation processes are being met.

Schedule: Monday - Friday, 7:00am - 3:30pm, flexibility to adjust following training period

Primary Responsibilities:

• Compares and reconciles daily patient schedules/census/registration to billing and medical records documentation for accurate charge submission, which includes (but not limited to) processing of professional charges, facility charges, manual data entry
• Maintains records to be used for reconciliation and charge follow up
• Investigates and resolves charge errors
• Meets coding deadlines to expedite the billing process and to facilitate data availability for providers to ensure appropriate continuity of care
• Responsible for working professional held claims in claims processing system
• Reviews, abstracts and processes services from surgical operative report
• Reviews, communicates and processes physician attestation forms
• Communicates with physician and other departments (co-surgery) to resolve documentation discrepancies
• Other duties as assigned
• Requires critical thinking and analytical skills, decisive judgment and work with minimal supervision
• Requires excellent communication skills to be able to converse with the clinical staff
• Applicant must be able to work under pressure to meet imposed deadlines and take appropriate actions

What are the reasons to consider working for UnitedHealth Group? Put it all together - competitive base pay, a full and comprehensive benefit program, performance rewards, and a management team who demonstrates their commitment to your success. Some of our offerings include:

• Paid Time Off which you start to accrue with your first pay period plus 8 Paid Holidays
• Medical Plan options along with participation in a Health Spending Account or a Health Saving account
• Dental, Vision, Life& AD&D Insurance along with Short-term disability and Long-Term Disability coverage
• 401(k) Savings Plan, Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Education Reimbursement
• Employee Discounts
• Employee Assistance Program
• Employee Referral Bonus Program
• Voluntary Benefits (pet insurance, legal insurance, LTC Insurance, etc.)

You'll be rewarded and recognized for your performance in an environment that will challenge you and give you clear direction on what it takes to succeed in your role as well as provide development for other roles you may be interested in.

Required Qualifications:

• High School Diploma/GED (or higher)
• Certified Professional Coder (CPC), Certified Coding Specialist Physician (CCS-P), Certified Coding Associate (CCA) by American Health Information Management Certification (AHIMA) with active license
• 6+ months of experience in specific training related to CPT procedural coding and ICD10 CM diagnostic coding through continuing education programs/ seminars and/or community college
• Basic level of working knowledge of human anatomy and physiology, disease processes and demonstrated knowledge of medical terminology

Preferred Qualifications:

• Prior experience working with ECW
• Working knowledge with medical insurance

Pay is based on several factors including but not limited to local labor markets, education, work experience, certifications, etc. In addition to your salary, we offer benefits such as, a comprehensive benefits package, incentive and recognition programs, equity stock purchase and 401k contribution (all benefits are subject to eligibility requirements). No matter where or when you begin a career with us, you'll find a far-reaching choice of benefits and incentives. The hourly pay for this role will range from $20.00 to $35.72 per hour based on full-time employment. We comply with all minimum wage laws as applicable.

At UnitedHealth Group, our mission is to help people live healthier lives and make the health system work better for everyone. We believe everyone-of every race, gender, sexuality, age, location, and income-deserves the opportunity to live their healthiest life. Today, however, there are still far too many barriers to good health which are disproportionately experienced by people of color, historically marginalized groups, and those with lower incomes. We are committed to mitigating our impact on the environment and enabling and delivering equitable care that addresses health disparities and improves health outcomes - an enterprise priority reflected in our mission.

UnitedHealth Group is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer under applicable law and qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, national origin, religion, age, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by local, state, or federal laws, rules, or regulations.

UnitedHealth Group is a drug - free workplace. Candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning employment.

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