Optum hiring Home Health Coder - Remote near Minneapolis, MN in Minneapolis, MN | LinkedIn (2024)

Opportunities at Optum, in strategic partnership with Allina Health. As an Optum employee, you will provide support to the Allina Health account. The work you do with our team will directly improve health outcomes by connecting people with the care, pharmacy benefits, data, and resources they need to feel their best. Here, you will find a culture guided by diversity and inclusion, talented peers, comprehensive benefits, and career development opportunities. Come make an impact on the communities we serve as you help us advance health equity on a global scale. Join us to start Caring. Connecting. Growing together.Job Summary: Codes medical records using coding classifications to ensure data integrity and proper assignment of codes based on coding guidelines. Ensures accurate record documentation to support correct code assignment, reimbursem*nt, precise reporting of services rendered, and compliance with government regulations.

If you reside near Minneapolis, MN, you’ll enjoy the flexibility to telecommute* as you take on some tough challenges.

Primary Responsibilities

• Codes medical records using coding classifications to ensure data integrity and proper assignments
• Analyzes medical records to ensure accurate coding and sends provider feedback to improve the quality of documentation
• Collects and abstracts data elements
• Addresses unbilled and incomplete records
• Identifies and suggests areas of improvement in high compliance risk coding areas
• May train new staff and answering specialty related process questions
• May guide work of associate staff

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

• Professional coder certification with credentialing from AHIMA and/or AAPC (CCS, RHIA, RHIT, CIC, CPC, COC, CPC-P) to be maintained annually
• 2+ years of coding experience
• 18 years or older

Preferred Qualifications

• Home Health coding experience
• PDGM payment experience
• Bachelor's degree in Health Information Administration
• Associate's or Vocational degree in Health Information Technician
• Coding experience for credentialed RHIT or RHIA
• Experience in ICD10 CM & PCS
• Epic Experience
• All Telecommuters will be required to adhere to UnitedHealth Group’s Telecommuter Policy.

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.Diversity creates a healthier atmosphere: UnitedHealth Group is an Equal Employment Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.UnitedHealth Group is a drug - free workplace. Candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning employment.#RPO #Yellow