Clinical Documentation Specialist PB

You Belong Here.

At MultiCare, we strive to offer a true sense of belonging for all our employees. Across our health care network, you will find a dynamic range of meaningful careers, opportunities for growth, safe workplaces, and flexible schedules. We are connected by our mission - partnering and healing for a healthy future - and dedicated to the health and well-being of the communities we serve.

MultiCare welcomes and encourages all qualified applicants to apply. This position will work remotely but primary residence cannot be located in the following states:
California, Connecticut, Florida, Hawaii, Illinois, Louisiana, Maryland/Washington DC, Massachusetts, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, and Vermont.
MultiCare is an equal opportunity employer. Hiring decisions are made without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, veteran status or age. EOE/AA/M/F/D/V

FTE: 1.0, Shift: Day, Schedule: Day

Position Summary

The reasons to work at MultiCare are as unique as the people who do. Join us for the professional challenges you seek. In the settings you prefer. With schedules that fit your life. Learn more at www.multicarejobs.org


The Clinical Documentation Specialist for Professional Billing (PB) conducts billing integrity reviews/audits, including reviewing billing submitted with all supporting clinical documentation to assess the extent to which applicable documentation and coding criteria have been met and to identify clinical documentation improvement opportunities. The incumbent assists in the production/delivery of education/training to providers and staff related to clinical documentation improvement, coding, billing regulations and standards; assists with quality assurance audits; produces reports on findings; research billing compliance related questions and prepares complete and accurate responses and keeps current on all related regulatory matters. This is a virtual position with onsite meetings and travel as needed.

Requirements

• Post-secondary coursework in medical science and coding or 3 years of recent relevant coding experience may be considered in lieu of education
• Two (2) years of ICD-10 CPT coding experience in an outpatient and/or inpatient setting required

• CPC, RHIT, or CCS-P required

• Experience in Microsoft Excel and Word

• Experience in payor denial management and appeals process preferred

Our Values

As a MultiCare employee, we'll rely on you to reflect our core values of Respect, Integrity, Stewardship, Excellence, Collaboration and Kindness. Our values serve as our guiding principles and impact every aspect of our organization, including how we provide patient care and what we expect from each other.

Why MultiCare?

• Belonging: We work to create a true sense of belonging for all our employees
• Mission-driven: We are dedicated to our mission of partnering for healing and a healthy future and the patients and communities we serve
• Market leadership: Washington state's largest community-based, locally governed health system
• Employee-centric: Named Forbes “America’s Best Employers by State” for several years running
• Technology: "Most Wired" health care system 15 years in a row
• Leading research: MultiCare Institute for Research & Innovation, 40 years of ground-breaking, clinical and health services research in our communities
• Lifestyle: Live and work in the Pacific Northwest - offering breathtaking water, mountains and forest at every turn

Pay and Benefit Expectations

We provide a comprehensive benefits package, including competitive salary, medical, dental and retirement benefits and paid time off. As required by various pay transparency laws, we share a competitive range of compensation for candidates hired into each position. The pay scale is $71,677.00 - $103,168.00 USD. However, pay is influenced by factors specific to applicants, including but not limited to: skill set, level of experience, and certification(s) and/or education. If this position is associated with a union contract, pay will be reflective of the appropriate step on the pay scale to which the applicant’s years of experience align.

Associated benefit information can be viewed here.