• Job Description

  Req#: 435079

  Your future role at a glance

  • Department: Revenue Cycle
  • Schedule: Full Time: Monday-Friday
  • Location: Remote
  • Salary: $93,857.00 - $126,983.00 per year
  • Eligible for an annual bonus incentive

  How you'll make an impact in this role

  • Manage end to end billing operations for complex NICU and transplant claims, ensuring accuracy from pre bill review through final resolution.
  • Ensure compliant billing across DRG methodologies, including NICU weighted DRGs, MS DRGs, APR DRGs, and transplant global case rates.
  • Oversee transplant episode billing across pre transplant, admission, and post transplant phases, including organ acquisition costs.
  • Support high acuity and complex cases such as long length of stay neonates, ECMO, ventilation, specialty pharmaceuticals, multiple births, transfers, and interim billing.
  • Monitor payer specific reimbursement policies, address denials related to level of care and medical necessity, and drive optimal reimbursement outcomes.

  What minimum qualifications you'll need

  Licensure / Certification / Registration:

  • Certified Coding Specialist (CCS) credentialed from the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA) preferred. Licensure required relevant to state in which work is performed.

  Education:

  • High School diploma equivalency with 3 years of cumulative experience OR Associate's degree/Bachelor's degree with 2 years of cumulative experience OR 7 years of applicable cumulative job specific experience required.
  • 3 years of leadership or management experience preferred.

  What additional requirements you'll need

  • 5+ years of healthcare experience
  • 5+ years of data analysis

  Life at Ascension: Where purpose meets opportunity

  Ascension is a leading nonprofit Catholic health system with a culture and associate experience grounded in service, growth, care and connection. We empower our 99,000+ associates to bring their skills and expertise every day to reimagining healthcare, together. Recognized as one of the Best 150+ Places to Work in Healthcare and a Military-Friendly Gold Employer, you’ll find an inclusive and supportive environment where your contributions truly matter.

  Equal employment opportunity employer

  Ascension provides Equal Employment Opportunities (EEO) to all associates and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex/gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions, lactation, breastfeeding, national origin, citizenship, age, disability, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, all as defined by applicable law, and any other legally protected status or characteristic in accordance with applicable federal, state and local laws. For further information, view the EEO Know Your Rights (English) poster or EEO Know Your Rights (Spanish) poster.

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  Benefits

  Paid time off (PTO)Various health insurance options & wellness plansRetirement benefits including employer match plansLong-term & short-term disabilityEmployee assistance programs (EAP)Parental leave & adoption assistanceTuition reimbursementWays to give back to your community

  Benefit options and eligibility vary by position. Compensation varies based on factors including, but not limited to, experience, skills, education, performance, location and salary range at the time of the offer.

• About the company

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