Puyallup, Washington
Coding Auditor/ Billing Office Supervisor Job Opening in Puyallup, Washington - Indeed Hire is in partnership with Sound Family Medicine to find a Coding Auditor/Billing Office Supervisor to help support their team in Puyallup, WA.
Role: Medical Chart Auditor/Billing Office Supervisor
Department: Business Office
Reports to: Billing Office Manager
About:
Sound Family Medicine is one of the leading medical centers providing primary and urgent care in Pierce County for more than 30 years. Sound Family Medicine is committed to providing excellent, comprehensive and compassionate family medicine to our patients while treating our patients, our employees, our families, and ourselves with respect and honesty. We are an innovative, technologically advanced practice, committed to offering cutting edge services to our patients and making access more convenient with their lifestyles.
Position Summary:
The Medical Chart Auditor/Billing Office Supervisor is responsible for reviewing and auditing to ensure compliance and accuracy. This position will also serve as a leader in the Billing Office and be the first point of contact for staff. Supervisory responsibilities include overseeing the day-to-day department operations, performance management, workflow, and staffing. To be successful in this position the individual must be knowledgeable on department and company policies related to the Business Office. Knowledge of best practices for chart documentation compliance and auditing required. Effective communication, both written and oral, working under pressure, meeting deadlines, and making decisions using sound judgement are essential to this role.
Essential Functions:
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Ensures coding and documentation are in compliance with the national guidelines from CMS and Sound Family Medicine?s standards and protocols.
Performs chart audits and reviews; Reviews charges and documentation for compliance meeting national requirements and Sound Family Medicine protocols; Initiates correction as needed.
Serves as a subject matter expert to staff, including providers, billing staff, payment posters and collectors.
Maintains current knowledge on coding compliance and provides suggestions to the Business Office Manager regarding improvements to protocols and processes; Stays current on best practices and changes related to coding and chart auditing compliance.
Acts as a primary contact for the Billing Office team and serves as resource for the staff.
Responsible for maintaining efficient workflow processes throughout the department; Identifies staffing needs and works with the Business Office Manager to properly staff the department; Tracks productivity and accuracy of all business office staff with use excel reports and best practice knowledge. Responsible for reviewing timecards and time off requests from the staff.
Oversees performance and communicates with all billing staff frequently regarding expectations and professional development.
Competencies/Skills:
Leadership: Promotes the departments mission and goals to the staff and motivates staff to meet the goals through a positive work environment.
Job Knowledge: Understands the expectations of the position and consistently meets the objective of the role.
Productive: Consistently provides high-quality work in a timely manner as expected.
Communication: Keeps staff informed and promotes open communication throughout the department and the company. Communicates effectively either orally or in writing.
Problem Solving/Decision Making: Uses sound judgement to gather and analyze data to make decisions that will produce the best outcome.
Supervisory Responsibilities:
This position is responsible for overseeing and managing the performance of all employees in the department. This position will also have the authority to make staffing decisions for the department in conjunction with the Business Office Manager.
Work Environment:
This position will work in a typical office environment with a moderate noise level. This role will use standard office equipment such as computers, phones, copiers, filing cabinets, and fax machines.
Physical Demands:
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individual with disabilities to perform the physical requirements of this position is primarily a sedentary role; however, this position needs to file, communicate over the phone and in-person, and use standard office equipment.
Travel:
Minimal local travel may be required for this position.
Education and Experience:
Education:
High School Diploma or Equivalent: Required
Bachelor?s Degree in Healthcare Management or related field: Preferred
Certified Professional Coder (CPC) Certification: Required or must obtain within 6 months of employment
Certified Professional Medical Auditor (CPMA) Certification: Required or must obtain within 6 months of employment
Experience:
2+ years? experience auditioning medical charts and coding: Required
2+ years? supervisory experience: Required
Intermediate to advanced Excel skills
Sound Family Medicine is a smoke-free, drug-free workplace. All employment offers are conditioned upon acceptable pre-employment drug tests which include testing for the use of marijuana and nicotine. As part of our commitment to a healthy workplace, we require employees to obtain an annual flu immunization.
Job Type: Full-time
Job Location:
Puyallup, WA
Required education:
Bachelor's
Required experience:
Billing Office Supervisor: 2 years
knowledge on coding compliance: 2 years
Medical Billing And Coding: 2 years
Required licenses or certifications:
Certified Professional Coder (CPC) Certification
Certified Professional Medical Auditor (CPMA) Certification
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