Billing Coordinator - CPC/Radiation Oncology/Mineola

Mineola, NY

Employer:	NYU Langone Health
Category:	Health Care
Job Type:	Full Time
Description
NYU Langone Hospital-Long Island is a 591-bed university-affiliated medical center, which offers sophisticated diagnostic and therapeutic care in virtually every specialty and subspecialty of medicine and surgery. We are a major regional healthcare resource with a deep commitment to medical education and research, offering a full complement of inpatient and outpatient services. At NYU Langone Health, equity, diversity, and inclusion are fundamental values. We strive to be a place where our exceptionally talented faculty, staff, and students of all identities can thrive. We embrace diversity, inclusion, and individual skills, ideas, and knowledge. For more information, go to nyulangone.org, and interact with us on LinkedIn, Glassdoor, Indeed, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and Instagram. Position Summary: We have an exciting opportunity to join our team as a Billing Coordinator - CPC/Radiation Oncology/Mineola. In this role, the successful candidate will be responsible for managing and coordinating all aspects of charge submission in the Department of Radiation Oncology Oversee practice operations as they relate to the aforementioned and implement change where necessary Capture all professional charges deposit all checks received and will interact with other Radiation Oncology staff members to ensure that all procedures performed are accurately documented coded and billed Audits charts to ensure all services are documented and billed correctly Reviews and advises physicians and staff with regard to local and national coding and reimbursement policies Job Responsibilities: Coordinates, monitors, and maintains the billing activities of the Radiation Oncology department. Demonstrates working knowledge of Radiation Therapy procedures and corresponding CPT codes as related to disease and diagnosis. Builds general knowledge base of policies, procedures and documentation associated with FGP billing using appropriate source material and doing research as needed. Maintains awareness of changes in regulatory and third party guidelines which pertain to billing processes. Coordinates, monitors, and maintains the billing activities of the Radiation Oncology department. Ensures timeliness, completeness and accuracy of all charges that are entered into Aria and submitted to the billing company through thorough weekly review of patient charts. Reviews medical records upon completion of treatment to ensure that all services billed have been documented to ensure compliance with government regulations. Identifies and captures missed charges and errors and notifies FGP billing groups and staff in a timely manner. Identifies and analyzes issues and discrepancies and appropriate resolutions are initiated with the billing company. Recommends positive changes and additions to billing methodology and charge capture process to supervisor. Assists in the development and documentation of policies and procedures. Facilitates response to patient circumstances based on thorough assessment of the situation. Responds to requests from the professional billing company and patient accounting for patient billing information. Escalates payment schedule issues and initiates hardship process with Department and FGP managers. Maintains the confidentiality of all patient, physician and hospital related information. Ensures EPIC work queues are cleared out daily in an efficient and compliant manner. Prepares status and ad-hoc reports in accordance with departmental guidelines. Exercises skill in prioritizing assignments in order to complete work in a timely manner when there are changes in workload, assignments, pressures of deadlines, competitive requirements and/or a heavy workload. Demonstrates alertness and adaptability to changing patient and employee conditions and responds appropriately. Exercises sound judgment, solve problems and ask supervisor for advice when appropriate. Has the ability to work on multiple projects and deliver them on time and complete. Performs other duties as assigned. Minimum Qualifications: To qualify you must have a Bachelor s Degree and a minimum of 2-5 years of relevant work experience or equivalent combination of training and relevant work experience Current medical coding certification CPC required Excellent analytical organizational interpersonal and written and verbal communication skills required Compliance with regulatory requirements i e JCAHO appropriate for position Extensive experience and competency with varied computer hardware and software including word processing spreadsheet database scheduling billing communications and presentation applications Ability to communicate effectively and harmoniously with superiors peers subordinates physicians other Medical Center staff patients their families and the general public in a courteous and professional manner Superior typing skills to prepare correspondence with speed and accuracy Knowledge of insurance companies admission procedures and policies to assist and train staff in completing preauthorization/referral requirements Adherence to departmental and Medical Center guidelines concerning safety confidentiality and rules of conduct as outlined in the Employee Staff Handbook Skill in communicating with patients families physicians nurses staff and peers with diplomacy and tact Knowledge of medical terminology preferably oncology/hematology Ability to recognize and identify problems recognize implications and propose and implement alternative solutions Skill in working independently and in following through on assignments with minimal direction. Required Licenses: Certified Professional Coder Preferred Qualifications: None Qualified candidates must be able to effectively communicate with all levels of the organization. NYU Langone Hospital-Long Island provides its staff with far more than just a place to work. Rather, we are an institution you can be proud of, an institution where you'll feel good about devoting your time and your talents. NYU Langone Hospital-Long Island is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer committed to diversity and inclusion in all aspects of recruiting and employment. All qualified individuals are encouraged to apply and will receive consideration without regard to race, color, gender, gender identity or expression, sex, sexual orientation, transgender status, gender dysphoria, national origin, age, religion, disability, military and veteran status, marital or parental status, citizenship status, genetic information or any other factor which cannot lawfully be used as a basis for an employment decision. We require applications to be completed online. If you wish to view NYU Langone Hospital-Long Island's EEO policies, please click here. Please click here to view the Federal "EEO is the law" poster or visit https://www.dol.gov/ofccp/regs/compliance/posters/ofccpost.htm for more information. NYU Langone Health provides a salary range to comply with the New York state Law on Salary Transparency in Job Advertisements. The salary range for the role is $62,400.00 - $81,137.04 Annually. Actual salaries depend on a variety of factors, including experience, specialty, education, and hospital need. The salary range or contractual rate listed does not include bonuses/incentive, differential pay or other forms of compensation or benefits. To view the Pay Transparency Notice, please click here

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Billing Coordinator - *CPC/Radiation Oncology/Mineola*

Mineola, NY

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Billing Coordinator - CPC/Radiation Oncology/Mineola