Orthopedic Coding Associate

Title: Coder
Mandate: To perform and complete all tasks at the highest level of professionalism and competence within the scope of authority and responsibility of the overall function.

Responsibilities

• Coding
• Administration
• Professional Development

Objectives (by Responsibility)

Coding

• To ensure that all relevant assigned coding tasks, and requests are accurately coded, all
  coding clarification and review requests are addressed and dealt with in a timely fashion at
  all times and on an ongoing basis. This includes:
  • Reviewing and vetting SOAP Notes (E&M, CPT, HCPCS, Modifier and ICD-10)
  • Assigning relevant codes to Operative Reports and SOAP Notes (E&M, CPT, HCPCS,
    Modifier and ICD-10)
  • Guiding staff around coding and denial issues
  • Achieving complete coding accuracy
  • Doing necessary ongoing research to stay current with all relevant industry, medical specialty and regulatory coding issues
  • Keeping all certifications and association memberships current and valid

Administration

• Attend and participate in all relevant team meetings as requested.
• Ensure that effective interdepartmental communication is adhered to at all times.
• Adhere to all relevant departmental, company, and compliance policies and procedures at
  all times.

Professional Development

• To attend all relevant skill building workshops as requested.
• To stay current with all relevant skills, subjects and materials as it applies to the overall
  function.
• To drive your own Performance Appraisal process every 90 days as supported and
  formalized by your manager.
• To ensure that appropriate Self-Management is exercised at all times as it applies to the
  overall function and specifically as it relates to:
  • Overall Professionalism
  • Judgment
  • Poise and Etiquette
  • Propriety
  • Dress code (business casual)
  • Confidentiality (at all times)
  • Managing Emotions (Emotional Maturity and control in all situations)
  • Taking Initiative (may involve personal discomfort)
  • Being self-directed
  • Accepting responsibility
  • Being accountable
  • Self-critiquing
  • Accepting and growing with others’critique
  • Being objective (when relevant)
  • Building and maintaining workable relationships (based on mutual trust and respect)
  • Suspending judgment (when relevant)
  • Not discriminating
  • Being accepting rather than judgmental (when appropriate)
  • Allowing others their feelings
  • Extending common courtesies
  • Behaving out of a sense of urgency (when appropriate)
  • Striving for Balance
  • Appropriately delegating
  • Evolving self-awareness
  • Problem Solving and Decision Making (within scope of the function)
  • Overall versatility (knowledge of Neighborhood Specialties and Profile information and appropriate application
    of this knowledge)

About Us:

Fellow Health Partners Inc. is a leading-edge medical business solutions company that helps healthcare professionals and institutions to improve their bottom line by applying innovative methods of streamlining and enhancing the medical billing process. Supported by an active advisory board of leading doctors, Fellow Health Partners acts as an extension to any medical practice or facility by providing billing expertise, office and workflow solutions, customer service assistance, Advisory services, and administrative support.

We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those selected for interview will be contacted.

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