Medical Coder - National Remote Job at UnitedHealth Group, United States

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  • UnitedHealth Group
  • United States

Job Description

At UnitedHealthcare, we're simplifying the health care experience, creating healthier communities and removing barriers to quality care. The work you do here impacts the lives of millions of people for the better. Come build the health care system of tomorrow, making it more responsive, affordable, and equitable. Ready to make a difference? Join us to start **Caring. Connecting. Growing together.** The key challenge of this role centers around your ability to work quickly, accurately, and independently. You'll be challenged with daily production goals as well as maintaining a high accuracy rate to achieve your quality goals. Extensive use of electronic medical records in an ICD-10 environment is also required. **Hours** : This position is full-time (40 hours/week) Monday - Friday. Employees are required to have flexibility to work any of our 8-hour shift schedules during our normal business hours of 5am - 5pm. It may be necessary, given the business need, to work occasional overtime. We offer 2-3 weeks of paid training. The hours during training will be 7am to 3:30 pm CST, Monday - Friday. You'll enjoy the flexibility to work telecommute* from anywhere within the U.S. as you take on some tough challenges. **Primary Responsibilities:** + Receive assigned provider inquiries and perform a code review on both professional and facility claims + Make determinations on cases after a coding review is complete + Review various edits on cases and complete audit of medical records received to ensure proper editing is applied + Review medical charts electronically + Abstract and code diagnosis and procedures from the medical record + Review and supply procedure and diagnosis codes for benefit coding requests + Document requested information from the medical record + Perform ongoing analysis of medical record charts for the appropriate coding compliance You'll be rewarded and recognized for your performance in an environment that will challenge you and give you clear direction on what it takes to succeed in your role as well as provide development for other roles you may be interested in. **Required Qualifications:** + High School Diploma / GED (or higher) + Active coding certification to include one of the following: CPC, CPC-A, COC, CCS, CCS-P, CCA, RHIA or RHIT + 1+ years of medical coding experience with CPT + 1+ years of medical coding experience with ICD-10 **Preferred Qualifications:** + AAPC credentials + 1+ years of facility-based coding experience + 1+ years of managed care experience + Pharmacology knowledge **Telecommuting Requirements:** + Required to have a dedicated work area established that is separated from other living areas and provides information privacy + Ability to keep all company sensitive documents secure (if applicable) + Must live in a location that can receive a UnitedHealth Group approved high-speed internet connection or leverage an existing high-speed internet service *All Telecommuters will be required to adhere to UnitedHealth Group's Telecommuter Policy. The salary range for this role is $19.86 to $38.85 per hour based on full-time employment. Pay is based on several factors including but not limited to local labor markets, education, work experience, certifications, etc. UnitedHealth Group complies with all minimum wage laws as applicable. In addition to your salary, UnitedHealth Group offers benefits such as, a comprehensive benefits package, incentive and recognition programs, equity stock purchase and 401k contribution (all benefits are subject to eligibility requirements). No matter where or when you begin a career with UnitedHealth Group, you'll find a far-reaching choice of benefits and incentives. Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records. **_Application Deadline:_** _This will be posted for a minimum of 2 business days or until a sufficient candidate pool has been collected. Job posting may come down early due to volume of applicants._ _At UnitedHealth Group, our mission is to help people live healthier lives and make the health system work better for everyone. We believe everyone-of every race, gender, sexuality, age, location, and income-deserves the opportunity to live their healthiest life. Today, however, there are still far too many barriers to good health which are disproportionately experienced by people of color, historically marginalized groups, and those with lower incomes. We are committed to mitigating our impact on the environment and enabling and delivering equitable care that addresses health disparities and improves health outcomes - an enterprise priority reflected in our mission._ _UnitedHealth Group is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer under applicable law and qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, national origin, religion, age, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by local, state, or federal laws, rules, or regulations._ _UnitedHealth Group is a drug - free workplace. Candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning employment._ \#RPO #GREEN

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Hourly pay, Minimum wage, Full time, Work experience placement, Local area, Shift work, Monday to Friday,

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