Coder Trainer – Remote in MN or WI

If you are located within the state of Minneapolis OR Wisconsin, you will have the flexibility to telecommute* (work from home) as you take on some tough challenges. 

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.  

This position is full-time in office. Employees are required to work our normal business hours. It may be necessary, given the business need, to work occasional overtime. 

We offer weeks of on-the-job training. The hours of training will be aligned with your schedule. 

*All Telecommuters will be required to adhere to UnitedHealth Group’s Telecommuter Policy.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Provides coder training, ongoing coder education, responds to coding questions received from the train trainee, and specialty coder, performs quality monitoring mentors and supports coders by shadowing coders and making recommendations for efficiency and quality opportunities.
• Codes medical records using coding classifications to ensure data integrity and proper assignments.
• Analyzes medical records to ensure accurate coding.
• Collects and abstracts data elements.
• Addresses unbilled and incomplete records.
• Identifies and suggests areas of improvement in high compliance risk coding areas and improves the quality of the health care provider documentation to support code assignment.
• Mentors’ coders because of the strong problem-solving quality which helps others benefit from their experience.
• Other duties as assigned.

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:

• High School Diploma / GED
• 18 years of age or older
• 1+ years professional outpatient coding experience with Allina Excellian.
• 3+ years of medical coding experience.
• Must have the ability to come onsite for day one training and to pick up equipment at 2925 Chicago Avenue Minneapolis, MN 55440   
• Must have one of the following certifications:
  • RHIT
  • RHIA
  • CPC
  • CCS
• Ability to work full time. Employees are required to work our normal business hours. It may be necessary, given the business need, to work occasional overtime.  

Preferred Qualifications:  

• Certified Clinical Documentation Improvement Specialist Credential from ACDIS/AHIMA  
• ICD-10-CM AHIMA approved trainer  
• Experience leading projects.
• Experience in medical record review.
• Knowledge/familiarity with adult learning concepts  
• Development and delivery of ICD documentation and coding education to medical audience  

Telecommuting Requirements: 

• Reside within the state of Minneapolis OR Wisconsin.
• Ability to keep all company sensitive documents secure (if applicable) 
• Required to have a dedicated work area established that is separated from other living areas and provides information privacy. 
• Must live in a location that can receive a UnitedHealth Group approved high-speed internet connection or leverage an existing high-speed internet service. 

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. 

 

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