Senior Medical Coding Professional
Remote US
The Senior Medical Coding Professional acts as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) for the clinical review team, supporting processes and trends to assist team in meeting organizational goals. The Senior Medical Coding Professional work assignments involve moderately complex to complex issues where the analysis of situations or data requires an in-depth evaluation of variable factors.
The Senior Medical Coding Professional confirms appropriate Outpatient and Physician CPT Coding. Analyzes, enters and manipulates database. Responds to or clarifies internal requests for medical information. Begins to influence department’s strategy. Makes decisions on moderately complex to complex issues regarding technical approach for project components, and work is performed without direction. Exercises considerable latitude in determining objectives and approaches to assignments.
• Reviewing provider escalations and responding the same day.
• Reviewing staff monthly QA review
• Developing new review concepts
• Daily inventory monitoring and assignment of escalated inventory
• Research on guidelines- CMS, AAPC, etc.
• Training new coders
• Responsible for updates to processes/resources/guidelines
Use your skills to make an impact
WORK STYLE: Remote/Work at home but with the possibility of minimal travel for on-sites, meetings, conferences, and/or trainings
WORK HOURS: Associates will work on EST, regardless of where the associate resides. Work hours can vary, slightly, but all associates start between 6AM-9AM EST. Some flexibility is available, depending on business needs.
Required Qualifications
AAPC or AHIMA Coding Certification, (CPC, RHIA, RHIT, CCS) with at least 4 years post-certification experience focused on outpatient surgical coding/auditing
Proven ability analyzing and solving complex issues
Comfortable working with minimal supervision and exercising latitude in decision making
Comprehensive knowledge of MS Word, Excel, and PowerPoint
Must be passionate about contributing to an organization focused on continuously improving consumer experiences
Candidates must be able to work business hours aligning to EST
Preferred Qualifications
Bachelor's Degree
Previous leadership experience
Bilingual English/Spanish
Additional Information
Work at Home Requirements
• At minimum, a download speed of 25 Mbps and an upload speed of 10 Mbps is recommended; wireless, wired cable or DSL connection is suggested
• Satellite, cellular and microwave connection can be used only if approved by leadership
• Associates who live and work from Home in the state of California, Illinois, Montana, or South Dakota will be provided a bi-weekly payment for their internet expense.
• Humana will provide Home or Hybrid Home/Office associates with telephone equipment appropriate to meet the business requirements for their position/job.
• Work from a dedicated space lacking ongoing interruptions to protect member PHI / HIPAA information
Interview Format
As part of our hiring process for this opportunity, we will be using an exciting interviewing technology called Hire Vue (formerly Modern Hire) to enhance our hiring and decision-making ability. Hire Vue (formerly Modern Hire allows us to quickly connect and gain valuable information from you pertaining to your relevant skills and experience at a time that is best for your schedule.
If you are selected to move forward from your application prescreen, you will receive correspondence inviting you to participate in a pre-recorded Voice Interview and/or an SMS Text Messaging interview. If participating in a pre-recorded interview, you will respond to a set of interview questions via your phone. You should anticipate this interview to take approximately 10-15 minutes.
If participating in a SMS Text interview, you will be asked a series of questions to which you will be using your cell phone or computer to answer the questions provided. Expect this type of interview to last anywhere from 5-10 minutes. Your recorded interview(s) via text and/or pre-recorded voice will be reviewed and you will subsequently be informed if you will be moving forward to next round of interviews.
Scheduled Weekly Hours
40Pay Range
The compensation range below reflects a good faith estimate of starting base pay for full time (40 hours per week) employment at the time of posting. The pay range may be higher or lower based on geographic location and individual pay will vary based on demonstrated job related skills, knowledge, experience, education, certifications, etc.
Description of Benefits
Humana, Inc. and its affiliated subsidiaries (collectively, “Humana”) offers competitive benefits that support whole-person well-being. Associate benefits are designed to encourage personal wellness and smart healthcare decisions for you and your family while also knowing your life extends outside of work. Among our benefits, Humana provides medical, dental and vision benefits, 401(k) retirement savings plan, time off (including paid time off, company and personal holidays, volunteer time off, paid parental and caregiver leave), short-term and long-term disability, life insurance and many other opportunities.About us
Humana Inc. (NYSE: HUM) is committed to putting health first – for our teammates, our customers and our company. Through our Humana insurance services and CenterWell healthcare services, we make it easier for the millions of people we serve to achieve their best health – delivering the care and service they need, when they need it. These efforts are leading to a better quality of life for people with Medicare, Medicaid, families, individuals, military service personnel, and communities at large.
Equal Opportunity Employer
It is the policy of Humana not to discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, marital status, genetic information, disability or veteran status. It is also the policy of Humana to take affirmative action to employ and to advance in employment, all persons regardless of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, marital status, genetic information, disability or protected veteran status, and to base all employment decisions only on valid job requirements. This policy shall apply to all employment actions, including but not limited to recruitment, hiring, upgrading, promotion, transfer, demotion, layoff, recall, termination, rates of pay or other forms of compensation and selection for training, including apprenticeship, at all levels of employment.
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Benefits/Perks401k retirement 401k Retirement Savings Bonus Incentive Bonus incentive plan Caring community Competitive benefits Dental Disability Flexible work hours Holidays Internet expense reimbursement Life Life Insurance Medical Minimal travel Paid parental and caregiver leave Paid Time Off Parental and Caregiver Leave Personal holidays Smart healthcare decisions Support whole-person well-being Telephone equipment provided Time off Vision Vision Benefits Volunteer time Volunteer time off Work From Home
Tasks- Act as SME
- Analysis
- Analyze and manipulate data
- Decision making
- Determining objectives and approaches
- Research
- Respond to medical information requests
- Review provider escalations
- Training
- Train new coders
- Update processes and guidelines
Analysis Analyzing Auditing BI Bilingual Bilingual English/Spanish Business Clinical Clinical Review CMS Coding Coding certification Compensation Computer Consumer Experiences CPT CPT coding Data Data analysis Database Management Decision making Dental Excel Guideline research Healthcare Healthcare services HIPAA Insurance IT Leadership Life Insurance Medicaid Medical Coding Medicare Monitoring MS Excel MS PowerPoint MS Word Organization Organizational Policy PowerPoint Problem-solving Recruitment Research Spanish Strategy Technical Technology Training Travel Vision Wellness Word
Experience4 years
EducationAssociate Associates Bachelor's Bachelor's degree Business CCS Education Healthcare Higher IT MS RHIA RHIT
CertificationsAAPC AAPC Certification AHIMA AHIMA certification AHIMA Coding Certification CCS CPC RHIA RHIT
TimezonesAmerica/Anchorage America/Chicago America/Denver America/Los_Angeles America/New_York Pacific/Honolulu UTC-10 UTC-5 UTC-6 UTC-7 UTC-8 UTC-9