UnitedHealth Group

UnitedHealth Group

  • Dallas, TX
  • Permanent
  • Full-time
You’ll delight in the versatility to telecommute from anywhere within the U.S. as you handle some hard difficulties.

Health care isn’t simply altering. It’s growing more intricate every day. Since of this healthcare facilities and healthcare companies continue to adjust, and we are an important part of their development. If you’re searching for a much better location to utilize your enthusiasm, your concepts and your desire to drive modification, this is the location to be. It’s a chance to do your life’s finest work.SM

Delivering quality care begins with guaranteeing our procedures and paperwork requirements are being satisfied and kept at the greatest level possible. This indicates working behind the scenes guaranteeing a member-centric technique to care. As an Inpatient Medical Coder you will figure out and tape-record the proper medical codes for all treatments and health services. Making sure correct records is simply one method your work will affect the health and health of our members on a substantial scale.

Who are we? We’re Optum360 We’re a vibrant brand-new collaboration formed by Dignity Health and Optum to integrate our special know-how. As part of the growing household of UnitedHealth Group, we’ll utilize our empathy, our skill, our resources and experience to bring monetary clearness and a complete suite of profits management services to healthcare companies across the country.

As a Senior Medical Coder/Claims Analyst you will work from another location to fix CCI, MUE, and Medical Necessity Edits on accounts of all client enters addition to routine coding. You will guarantee that all coding tasks are precise according to coding policies and based upon the paperwork supplied in the medical record. Utilizing an extensive understanding of coding policies and treatments in addition to medical terms and innovation, you will be accountable for offering documents feedback to doctors under the instructions of the Coding Operations Manager or Quality Management workers.

This position is full-time, Monday – Friday. Staff members are needed to work our regular service hours of 8: 00 am– 5: 00 pm. It might be needed, provided the service requirement, to work periodic overtime or weekends.

All Telecommuters will be needed to abide by UnitedHealth Group’s Telecommuter Policy.

Primary Responsibilities:

  • Identify suitable project of ICD-10- CM and ICD-10- PCS Codes for inpatient services offered in a medical facility setting and comprehend their effect on the DRG with recommendation to CC/MCC, while sticking to the main coding standards and developed customer coding standards of the appointed center
  • Identify proper task of CPT and ICD-10 Codes for outpatient surgical treatment, observation, emergency situation, and supplementary services while sticking to the main coding standards and developed customer coding standards of the designated center
  • Understand the Medicare Ambulatory Payment Classification (APC) codes
  • Abstract extra information aspects throughout the Chart Review procedure when coding, as required
  • Adhere to the ethical requirements of coding as developed by AAPC and/or AHIMA
  • Adhere to and keep necessary levels of efficiency in both coding quality and efficiency as developed by Optum360
  • Provide documents feedback to suppliers and inquiry doctors when proper
  • Maintain updated Coding understanding by evaluating products disseminated/recommended by the QM Manager, Coding Operations Managers, and Director of Coding/Quality Management, and so on
  • Participate in coding department conferences and instructional occasions
  • Review and preserve a record of charts coded, held, and/or missing out on
  • Additional obligations as recognized by supervisor

You’ll be rewarded and acknowledged for your efficiency in an environment that will challenge you and provide you clear instructions on what it requires to prosper in your function in addition to supply advancement for other functions you might have an interest in.

Required Qualifications:

  • High School Diploma/ GED (or greater)
  • Professional coder accreditation with credentialing from AHIMA and/or AAPC (CCS, RHIA, RHIT, CIC, ROCC, CPC, COC, CPC-P) to be preserved yearly
  • 3+ years of current Inpatient medical coding experience (medical facility, center, and so on)
  • 2+ years of current working experience with OCE, MUE and NCCI category and repayment structures.
  • Experience operating in a level I trauma center and/or mentor medical facility with a proficiency of intricate treatments, significant injury ER encounters, heart catheterization, interventional radiology, orthopedic and neurology cases, and observation coding.
  • Must have ICD-10 and DRG coding experience
  • Ability to utilize a PC in a Windows environment, consisting of MS Excel and EMR systems

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Experience with OSHPD reporting
  • Experience with different encoder systems (eCAC,3 M, EPIC)
  • Intermediate level of experience with Microsoft Excel

Telecommuting Requirements:

  • Required to have a devoted workspace developed that is separated from other living locations and offers info personal privacy
  • Ability to keep all business delicate files safe (if suitable)
  • Must reside in an area that can get a UnitedHealth Group authorized high-speed web connection or utilize an existing high-speed web service

UnitedHealth Group needs all brand-new hires and workers to report their COVID-19 vaccination status.

Military & Veterans discover your next objective: We understand your background and experience is various and we like that. UnitedHealth Group values the abilities, experience and devotion that serving in the military needs. Numerous of the worths specified in the service mirror what the UnitedHealth Group culture holds real: Integrity, Compassion, Relationships, Innovation and Performance. Whether you are wanting to shift from active service to a civilian profession, or are a knowledgeable veteran or partner, we wish to assist your profession journey. Find out more at

Learn how Teresa, a Senior Quality Analyst, deals with military veterans and guarantees they get the very best advantages and experience possible.

Careers with OptumInsight. Info and innovation have fantastic power to change the Healthcare market and enhance individuals’s lives. This is where it’s occurring. This is where you’ll assist fix the issues that have actually never ever been resolved. We’re releasing details so it can be utilized securely and safely anywhere it’s required. We’re developing the best concepts that can most quickly be used to assist our customers enhance the quality of care and lower expenses for millions. This is where the very best and the brightest interact to make favorable modification a truth. This is the location to do your life’s finest work.SM

Colorado, Connecticut or Nevada Residents Only: The income variety for Colorado locals is $2168 – $3856 The income variety for Connecticut/ Nevada citizens is $2394 – $4240 Pay is based upon numerous elements consisting of however not restricted to education, work experience, accreditations, and so on. In addition to your wage, UnitedHealth Group provides advantages such as, an extensive advantages bundle, reward and acknowledgment programs, equity stock purchase and 401 k contribution (all advantages undergo eligibility requirements). No matter where or when you start a profession with UnitedHealth Group, you’ll discover a significant option of advantages and rewards

Diversity produces a much healthier environment: UnitedHealth Group is an Equal Employment Opportunity/ Affirmative Action company and all certified candidates will get factor to consider for work without regard to race, color, faith, sex, age, nationwide origin, secured seasoned status, special needs status, sexual preference, gender identity or expression, marital status, hereditary info, or any other particular safeguarded by law.

UnitedHealth Group is a drug – complimentary office. Prospects are needed to pass a drug test prior to starting work.

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