What are the responsibilities and job description for the Charge Description Master position at Providence Health?
Description
Providence St. Joseph Health is calling a Charge Description Master Specialist to work remotely within our footprint states: AK, CA, MT, OR, TX and/or WA. This position has multiple openings.
As a member of the PSJH System Revenue Integrity Chargemaster (RICDM) team, the CDM Specialist shall ensure that the Chargemaster (CDM) is consistent with all coding and billing regulations and accurately represents services provided. The CDM Specialist acts as the liaison between the Hospital ministry and the PSJH System Revenue Integrity/Chargemaster (RI/CDM Department), and researches CDM maintenance requests for adherence to the PSJH System standard CDM in a timely manner. The CDM Specialist responds to Hospital ministry inquiries regarding Chargemaster issues and is responsible for the training of Hospital ministry staff regarding the CDM Maintenance process, coding updates and charge capture improvement. The CDM Specialist is entry level RICDM position, and works collaboratively with other CDM Leads, Sr. Specialists and CDM Specialists, to research and resolve requests in a timely manner. The CDM Specialist uses available department CDM tools and resources to ensure chargemaster compliance. The CDM Specialist coordinates the daily CDM maintenance workflow between the PSJH System and the Ministries and monitors the alignment of the individual ministries to the PSJH System's standard CDM. The CDM Specialist is responsible for the documentation of all policies and procedures regarding CDM Maintenance and charge process. The CDM Specialist reviews clinical department charges to ensure Chargemaster and coding compliance. The CDM Specialist also coordinates with Hospital ministry, IS, Clinical Informatics and Integration personnel on technology projects impacting charge entry, charge dictionaries, and charge interfaces.
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Required Qualifications:
- Bachelor's Degree in Healthcare, Nursing, Sciences, Finance, Accounting or other related field of study Or equivalent educ/experience
- Driving may be necessary as part of this role. Caregivers are required to comply with all state laws and requirements for driving. Caregivers will be expected to provide proof of driver license and auto insurance upon request.
- Min 3 years Hospital chargemaster experience.
- 2 years of experience working with Hospital EMR related to Chargemaster, preferably Epic EAP.
- 3 years of experience with Hospital charging practices.
Preferred Qualifications:
- 1-2 years Coding experience.
Salary range by location:
NorCal (Napa, Sonoma)
Min: $40.09, Max: $64.71
Southern California, NorCal (Humboldt) Alaska (Kodiak, Seward, Valdez)
Min: $35.73, Max: $57.67
WA Puget Sound Oregon (Portland) Alaska (Anchorage)
Min: $34.28, Max: $55.33
Oregon (Hood River, Medford, Seaside)
Min: $31.96, Max: $51.58
Eastern Washington (Richland, Spokane, Walla Walla)
Min: $30.50, Max: $49.23
Montana
Min:$27.60, Max: $44.55
Texas
Min:$26.15, Max: $42.20
Why Join Providence?
Our best-in-class benefits are uniquely designed to support you and your family in staying well, growing professionally, and achieving financial security. We take care of you, so you can focus on delivering our Mission of caring for everyone, especially the most vulnerable in our communities.
About Providence
At Providence, our strength lies in Our Promise of “Know me, care for me, ease my way.” Working at our family of organizations means that regardless of your role, we’ll walk alongside you in your career, supporting you so you can support others. We provide best-in-class benefits and we foster an inclusive workplace where diversity is valued, and everyone is essential, heard and respected. Together, our 120,000 caregivers (all employees) serve in over 50 hospitals, over 1,000 clinics and a full range of health and social services across Alaska, California, Montana, New Mexico, Oregon, Texas and Washington. As a comprehensive health care organization, we are serving more people, advancing best practices and continuing our more than 100-year tradition of serving the poor and vulnerable.
The amounts listed are the base pay range; additional compensation may be available for this role, such as shift differentials, standby/on-call, overtime, premiums, extra shift incentives, or bonus opportunities.
Check out our benefits page for more information about our Benefits and Rewards.
About the Team
Providence Shared Services is a service line within Providence that provides a variety of functional and system support services for our family of organizations across Alaska, California, Montana, New Mexico, Oregon, Texas and Washington. We are focused on supporting our Mission by delivering a robust foundation of services and sharing of specialized expertise.
We are committed to the principle that every workforce member has the right to work in surroundings that are free from all forms of unlawful discrimination and harassment.
We are committed to cultural diversity and equal employment for all individuals. It is our policy to recruit, hire, promote, compensate, transfer, train, retain, terminate, and make all other employment-related decisions without regard to race, color, religious creed (including religious dress and grooming practices), national origin (including certain language use restrictions), ancestry, disability (mental and physical including HIV and AIDS), medical condition (including cancer and genetic characteristics), genetic information, marital status, age, sex (which includes pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding and related medical conditions), gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, genetic information, and military and veteran status or any other applicable legally protected status. We will also provide reasonable accommodation to known physical or mental limitations of an otherwise qualified caregiver or applicant for employment, unless the accommodation would impose undue hardship on the operation of our business.
We are a community where all people, regardless of differences, are welcome, secure, and valued. We value respect, appreciation, collaboration, diversity, and a shared commitment to serving our communities. We expect that all workforce members in our community will act in ways which reflect a commitment to and accountability for, racial and social justice and equality in the workplace. As such, we will maintain a workplace free of discrimination and harassment based on any applicable legally protected status. We also expect that all workforce members will maintain a positive workplace free from any unacceptable conduct which creates an intimidating, hostile, or offensive work environment.
Requsition ID: 218316
Company: Providence Jobs
Job Category: Patient Financial Services
Job Function: Revenue Cycle
Job Schedule: Full time
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Department: 4001 SS RC CHARGE DECR MSTR
Address: OR Portland 4400 NE Halsey St
Work Location: Providence Office Park Portland Bldg 1-Portland
Pay Range: $See posting - $See posting
The amounts listed are the base pay range; additional compensation may be available for this role, such as shift differentials, standby/on-call, overtime, premiums, extra shift incentives, or bonus opportunities.
Check out our benefits page for more information about our Benefits and Rewards.
Providence is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. Providence does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender, disability, veteran, military status, religion, age, creed, national origin, sexual identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, genetic information, or any other basis prohibited by local, state, or federal law.
Salary : $40 - $65
