• Job Description

  Req#: 16190
  • JOB SUMMARY
    • The Coord-PB Coding works closely with department supervisors, educators, and auditors, and other UK King's Daughters entities to provide ongoing coding communication and support to coders throughout the organization.
  • DUTIES & ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
    • Overall performance rating of below indicated essential job duties:
    • Maintains knowledge of up-to-date coding regulations and guidelines.
    • Works closely with the revenue cycle functions regarding billing issues and questions regarding coded claims
    • Analyzes coding related denials to determine coding team educational needs
    • Reviews payer policies to ensure payer specific guidelines are followed.
    • Monitors work queues for charge review, claim edit and follow up issues.
    • Processes team payroll and tracks time-off
    • Provides coverage in absence of department supervisor
    • Encourages effective team member relationships
    • Creates an ethical, non-discriminatory and safe work environment
    • Establishes effective communication lines/methods
    • Responds and resolves team member concerns and helps resolve conflict.
    • Continuously works to improve or recommend changes to enhance the level of service, quality and efficiency of the team’s contribution to the organization.
    • Seeks new information on industry trends, and revises strategies to reflect new thinking.
    • Remains open to others’ ideas and tries new things.
    • Contributes to building a positive team spirit.
    • Able to build morale and group commitments to goals and objectives; supports everyone’s efforts to succeed.
    • Analyzes workflows and procedures for improvement opportunities.
    • Identifies and resolves problems in a timely manner by gathering and analyzing information
    • Works well in group problem solving situations
    • Uses reason even when dealing with emotional topics.
    • Provides support and coaching to enhance the individual impact on group and organization-wide effectiveness.
    • Looks for ways to improve and promote quality, accuracy, and thoroughness.
    • Treats people with respect, keeps commitments, inspires the trust of others, acts with integrity, and upholds organizational values.
    • Follows policies and procedures
    • Completes administrative tasks correctly and on time
    • Supports organization’s goals and values
    • Benefits organization through outside activities
    • Displays willingness to make decisions
    • Exhibits sound and accurate judgement
    • Supports and explains reasoning for decisions
    • Includes appropriate people in decision-making process
    • Makes timely decisions.
    • Prioritizes and plans work activities
    • Uses time efficiently, and plans for additional resources as needed
    • Sets goals, objectives, and schedules for team, adn develops realistic action plans
  • EDUCATION/LICENSE/CERTIFICATION/OTHER REQUIREMENTS
    • Minimum requirement:
      • • Physician Coding Certification (CPC or CCS)
    • Preferred qualifications:
      • • Current UK King's Daughters PO Charge Capture Specialist
  • WORKING ENVIRONMENT
    • This job operates in a professional office environment routinely using standard office equipment such as computers.
    • Occasionally requires travel to and from off-site locations
    • The noise level in this position is usually low
  • PHYSICAL DEMANDS
    • Frequently required to maintain a stationary position behind a computer or while presenting to individuals or groups.
    • Frequently required to move about throughout the Medical Center or while rounding.
    • Constantly required to communicate with people electronically, telephonically and in-person requiring talking and hearing.
    • Constantly required to operate a computer and telephone.
    • Constantly required to lift and/or move up to 15 pounds.
    • Frequently required to lift and/or move up to 25 pounds.
    • Occasionally required to lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
    • Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, and depth perception.

• About the company

  63444 King's Daughters Medical Center is in Ashland, Kentucky and is the city's largest employer at over 4,000 employees, generating more than $200 million in payroll a year.

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