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MaineGeneral Health Coder II in Waterville, Maine
Job Summary:At MaineGeneral Health, we are dedicated to improving the health and well-being of our patients, families, and communities every day. If you're looking for a career where you can make an impact while enjoying a supportive team environment we invite you to apply!
Job Description:
The Opportunity
We are seeking a Coder II to join our growing team! This role offers the opportunity to work in a dynamic healthcare environment, applying your expertise to ensure accurate coding, compliance, and optimal reimbursement. Remote work eligibility is available once productivity and quality standards are met.
What You’ll Do
Reconcile patient lists, census, and discharge reports to ensure complete and accurate documentation and charge capture.
Abstract key non-coding elements necessary for billing, such as surgeon details, surgical episodes, and discharge dispositions.
Manage and correct billing discrepancies , ensuring claims are accurate and complete while reporting missing information to providers or administrators.
Review complex visit documentation from outpatient and ancillary areas (e.g., Emergency Department, Cancer Center, Outpatient Surgery, Observation, Infusion) to assign appropriate diagnostic and procedural codes.
Assign and sequence accurate codes for 3-5 outpatient and/or ancillary patient areas in clinical systems, including necessary modifiers.
Query providers when needed to clarify documentation, ensuring coding accuracy and compliance with guidelines.
What We’re Looking For
Certification by AHIMA or AAPC (Required).
3-5 years of surgical coding experience (Preferred).
Strong knowledge of anatomy, physiology, medical terminology, and pharmacology .
Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications .
Detail-oriented with strong organizational and multitasking skills .
Effective communication skills (both written and verbal).
Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40
Scheduled Work Shift:
Job Exempt: No
Benefits:
Supporting all aspects of our employees’ wellness – physical, emotional and financial – is a critical component of being a great place to work. With the wide range of benefits and programs available, employees have the resources they need to be well at every stage of life and plan for the future.
Physical Wellness:
We offer quality health, dental, and vision benefits and wellness programs and resources to provide employees access to resources for a healthy lifestyle and help manage health care costs.
Employees have access to industry-leading leave for new parents.
A generous earned time plan is offered to all employees - We believe employees need and deserve time away from work to observe holidays, be with family, go on vacation, or simply take care of themselves.
Emotional Wellness:
When life gets challenging, employees have access to our Employee Assistance Program for employees and anyone in their household.
Financial Wellness:
An employee discount program is available to all employees for services provided by MaineGeneral Medical Center.
Tuition Reimbursement is available to all employees to further develop skills and career.
We offer eligible employees up to 2% of eligible pay in 403(b) company-matching contributions plus another 2% in the 401(a) retirement income plan.
Three insurance plans are available to protect your family from the sudden loss of income in the event of your death, terminal illness or serious injury from accident.
We offer both short-term and long-term disability insurance to replace a portion of your income if you become disabled and cannot work for a period of time.
Career Mobility:
Helping our employees develop their skills and grow their careers is critical to how we retain our talent and sustain our business. We do this by offering our teammates a variety of leadership-supported programs and learning and development resources for every stage of their professional development. We know that our employees are our most valuable resource – they’re how we grow our business and care for our community.
Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/Vet/Disability Assistive technologies are available. Application assistance for those requesting reasonable accommodation to the career site is available by contacting HR at (207) 861-3440 .
Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/Vet/Disability: In furtherance of MaineGeneral's policy regarding Equal Employment Opportunity, MaineGeneral has developed a written Affirmative Action Program which sets forth the policies, practices and procedures that MaineGeneral is committed to in order to ensure that its policy of nondiscrimination and affirmative action is accomplished.
The Affirmative Action Plan for Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities is available for inspection by any employee or candidate for employment upon request, during normal business hours, in the Human Resources Department. Assistive technologies are available. Application assistance for those requesting reasonable accommodation to the career site is available by contacting HR at (207) 861-3440 . EEO is Law (https://www.dol.gov/ofccp/regs/compliance/posters/pdf/eeopost.pdf)
