Job Description

Northside Hospital is award-winning, state-of-the-art, and continually growing. Constantly expanding the quality and reach of our care to our patients and communities creates even more opportunity for the best healthcare professionals in Atlanta and beyond. Discover all the possibilities of a career at Northside today.

Responsibilities

Processes charges for all surgical and procedural areas for Atlanta, Cherokee, Forsyth, Gwinnett and Duluth hospitals. Assists in the supervision of the workload of the Charge team, including shifting personnel to areas

needing assistance. Reports the status of the department to the surgery Systems Supervisor overseeing charge

processing. Provides support to the Charge Capture Team and ensures all charges are processed in a timely manner. Provides leadership to the Charge Capture Team and assist in ongoing training of the staff. Develops relationships with the clinical staff in all supported areas to ensure timely charging.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Coding or Healthcare related field and two (2) years related medical/coding experience OR
• Associate’s Degree in Healthcare Administration, Medical Billing/Coding, or other health related degree and four (4) years related medical/coding experience OR
• High School diploma or equivalent and six (6) years previous related medical/coding experience.
• Demonstrated knowledge of Medical Terminology
• Demonstrated ability to prioritize, organize, exercise independent judgment and maintain confidentiality.
• Must possess excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Demonstrated knowledge and skill in the MS Office suite including Outlook, Word and Excel.
• Demonstrated problem solving, organizational, technical, analytical and decision making skills.
• Demonstrated ability to effectively communicate with individuals in all levels of responsibility.

PREFERRED

• Previous experience in hospital/medical office environment
• Coding degree or Certificate such as RHIA, RHIT or CPC
• Demonstrated knowledge and skill in the use of a computerized electronic health record (EHR) system.
• Ability to work independently.

Work Hours:

7:30a-4p

Weekend Requirements:

No