Certified Medical Coder - Atlanta GA

Energize your career with one of Healthcare's fastest growing companies.    
   
You dream of a great career with a great company - where you can make an impact and help people.  We dream of giving you the opportunity to do just this.  And with the incredible growth of our business, it's a dream that definitely can come true. Already one of the world's leading Healthcare companies, UnitedHealth Group is restlessly pursuing new ways to operate our Service Centers, improve our Service levels and help people lead healthier lives. We live for the opportunity to make a difference and right now, we are living it up.  
   
This opportunity is with one of our most exciting business areas: Optum - a growing part of our family of companies that make UnitedHealth Group a Fortune 14 leader.  
   
Optum helps nearly 60 million Americans live their lives to the fullest by educating them about their symptoms, conditions, and treatments; helping them to navigate the system, finance their Healthcare needs, and stay on track with their Health goals. No other business touches so many lives in such a positive way. And we do it all with every action focused on our shared values of Integrity, Compassion, Relationships, Innovation, and Performance.
Work in an office setting, located at 4170 Ashford Dunwoody, Atlanta, GAMonday through Friday, 8:00am to 5:00pm
The Medical Record Coder will code medical records in electronic formats using ICD-9-CM and ICD-10 for charts in dates of service over a two-year range. Monitor regulatory changes as they apply to ICD-9 and ICD-10 coding guidelines. Serve as a resource to Medicare Advantage Coding to ensure reimbursement accuracy. Perform ongoing analysis of charts for the appropriate coding compliance. Research and resolve assigned Coding projects.  Primary Responsibilities:

Perform Clinical chart reviews on Medical records following Coding guidelines and convention as established by the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS), National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), American Hospital Association (AHA), and American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA)
Extract the appropriate diagnostic codes based on the type of encounter
Maintain production and quality standards
Navigate through Chart Review tool

Required Qualifications:

High School Diploma/GED
AAPC or AHIMA Coding Certification
1+ year of coding experience (externship or experience while in coding education programs does not count towards experience)
Understanding of Pathophysiology and Medical Terminology
Experience coding either Physician or Hospital based charts
Proficient using a computer, different programs/systems, and Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, and Outlook)
Familiar with Adobe Acrobat
Preferred Qualifications: 

Risk Adjustment/HCC coding experience
2+ years of coding experience
Experience coding both Physician AND Hospital based charts
Knowledge of conducting Coding Audits
 
 
Careers with Optum. Here's the idea. We built an entire organization around one giant objective; make health care work better for everyone. So when it comes to how we use the world's large accumulation of health-related information, or guide health and lifestyle choices or manage pharmacy benefits for millions, our first goal is to leap beyond the status quo and uncover new ways to serve. Optum, part of the UnitedHealth Group family of businesses, brings together some of the greatest minds and most advanced ideas on where health care has to go in order to reach its fullest potential. For you, that means working on high performance teams against sophisticated challenges that matter. Optum, incredible ideas in one incredible company and a singular opportunity to do your life's best work.(sm)
Diversity creates a healthier atmosphere: All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.
 
UnitedHealth Group is a drug-free workplace. Candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning employment.
 
 
Job Keywords: Coding certification, CPC, CCS,  Coding experience, Medical terminology, Risk adjustment, Coding Audits, Atlanta, GA, Georgia