Billing / Coding Coordinator - Laboratory

WHY UT SOUTHWESTERN?
With over 75 years of excellence in Dallas-Fort Worth, Texas, UT Southwestern is committed to excellence, innovation, teamwork, and compassion. As a world-renowned medical and research center, we strive to provide the best possible care, resources, and benefits for our valued employees. Ranked as the number 1 hospital in Dallas-Fort Worth according to U.S. News & World Report, we invest in you with opportunities for career growth and development to align with your future goals. Our highly competitive benefits package offers healthcare, PTO and paid holidays, on-site childcare, wage, merit increases and so much more. We invite you to be a part of the UT Southwestern team where you'll discover a culture of teamwork, professionalism, and a rewarding career! 
 

BENEFITS
UT Southwestern is proud to offer a competitive and comprehensive benefits package to eligible employees. Our benefits are designed to support your overall wellbeing, and include:

• PPO medical plan, available day one at no cost for full-time employee-only coverage
• 100% coverage for preventive healthcare-no copay
• Paid Time Off, available day one
• Retirement Programs through the Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS)
• Paid Parental Leave Benefit
• Wellness programs
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) Qualified Employer
• Learn more about these and other UTSW employee benefits!

This is a hybrid position with the ability to WFH. Additional details shall be discussed as part of the interview process. Candidates must live in the Dallas/Fort Worth metroplex.  

Shift: 8am-5pm, Monday thru Friday during the first 6 months. The future shift can be discussed with management at the conclusion of probation

EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATION

Required

• Education
  High School Diploma or GED
   

• Experience
  4 years medical billing or medical coding experience
   

Preferred

• Licenses and Certifications
  (CPC) CERT PROFESSIONAL CODER Certified Professional Coder (CPC), Upon Hire or
  Advanced Records Technician (ART), Upon Hire or
  (RRA) REGISTERED RECORDS ADMIN Registered Records Administrator (RRA) Upon Hire 
• Experience
  Laboratory and imaging billing and coding knowledge is strongly preferred

JOB DUTIES

• Participates in development and maintenance of departmental fee schedule to ensure compliance with new billing regulations and policy changes.
• Workque responsibilities include: Assignment of workques, review of claims, resolve claim edits and document review for appropriate coding.
• Report assignment include: Workque inventory, denial report review and other analytical assignments when required.
• Responsible for daily billing on IDX system; ensures charges are entered accurately and in timely manner; ensures charges are consistent with services rendered.
• Receives, researches, and resolves billing discrepancies from patients, insurance carriers, and MSP representatives.
• Functions as liaison between departmental administration and MSP.
• Analyzes monthly reports; reviews all reports for errors and inconsistencies.
• Analyzes variations in collection forecasts and actual collections; determines reasons for variances; develops recommendations for improving collections; presents findings to supervisor.
• Requests charts needed to complete charge entry, including attachments necessary for prompt claim payment.
• Verifies Medicaid DRG charts to ensure procedures have been billed; if not, creates list of patients whose services rendered form wil