Team Lead - Anesthesia Coding

Company Overview

National Partners in Healthcare (NPH) is a progressive healthcare company specializing in anesthesiology. We partner with physicians and health systems to deliver high quality care, aligning synergies and best practices to achieve superior outcomes. As a leader in the industry, we believe in developing a foundation of trust, transparency, and excellence in everything we do. The success of our company has created excellent career advancement opportunities that support a healthy work/life balance.

Position Summary:

The Team Lead will provide support to a team of coders (CPC’s).  This person will act as the “go to” person for questions related to CPT, ASA, DX and modifiers.  This includes but is not limited to; training and mentoring of team, reviewing coding documents, delegating work assignments, manage workflows, work with the manager to resolve personnel issues. This position will code charge tickets work special projects assigned by manager.   A coder is a highly proficient employee with a solid understanding of the entire billing workflow. Performs all coding functions and assists other areas in the billing department as assigned by the manager.  Will be the first line to identify and resolve problems and/or reports more difficult issues to the manager.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Aids in monitoring coding team of Certified Professional Coders specializing in Anesthesia.
• Research and answer questions and concerns of team members
• Communicate management goals and objectives to team
• Communicate changes to the rules and guidelines to the staff
• Work with the department manager to resolve personnel issues. 
• Assist with staff evaluations
• Coordinate/provide training of new employees
• Identify training needs of staff and coordinate learning sessions on these matters
• Codes Anesthesia charge tickets
• Reviews CPT, ICD-10, ASA and HCPCS coding on charge tickets
• Reviews anesthesia records for supporting documentation for charge tickets
• Reviews medical records for supporting documentation for charge tickets
• Aids in monitoring additional information tracking logs of coders ensuring resolution is achieved. 
• Participate in reviewing charge tickets that are sent back from the billers for additional information providing feedback where necessary.
• Identify cosmetic and/or prepaid cases where the anesthesia record does not stipulate start/end times for each procedure.
• Communicates issues and questions to management when appropriate.
• Assists with updating and maintaining all policies and procedures for the department.
• Maintains strictest confidentiality.
• Performs other duties as assigned.
• Adhere to all company policies and procedures.
• Adherence to and compliance with information systems security is everyone’s responsibility. It is the responsibility of every computer user to: Know and follow Information Systems security policies and procedures. Attend Information Systems security training, when offered.  Report information systems security problems.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Education/Licensing/Certification:

• High School graduate. Associate degree in business administration or related area preferred.
• CCSP or CPC professional certification is required. 

Experience:

• 3+ years of coding experience in business office, hospital, or physician practice setting required.
• 1 + year of anesthesia coding required

Knowledge and Skills:

• Excellent customer service skills
• Detail oriented, capable of juggling multiple projects and accustomed to tight deadlines
• Accustomed to working well under stressful situations.
• Accustomed to working in a fast paced/metrics system
• Must display a positive “teamwork” attitude and strong interpersonal skills
• Knowledge of CPT, ICD-10, ASA and HCPCS coding.
• Knowledge of Medicare, Medicaid and Workers Compensation rules and regulations.
• Knowledge of organization policies, procedures, and systems. 
• Skill in computer applications including MS Word, MS Excel. 
• Skill in verbal and written communication. 
• Skill in gathering and reporting information. 
• Some understanding of clearinghouse rejections for coding is a plus.
• Ability to work effectively with staff, physicians and external customers.
• Ability to work independently with limited supervision.
• Must report to work consistently on time, and for expected duration.

Advantages of Working at NPH

• Competitive Pay and Benefits Package.
• Annual Bonus.
• Generous Paid Time Off.
• 401K Contribution/Safe Harbor.
• Flexible Work Environment.
• Career Advancement Opportunities with a Growing Company.

Please note that quoted pay ranges are not guarantees of what final salary offers may be. Base pay is based on market location and will vary depending on job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Base pay is only one part of the Total Rewards that NPH provides to compensate and recognize our staff for their work. Full time positions are eligible for a discretionary bonus and a comprehensive benefits package.