UnitedHealth Group Hiring For Medicare Consultant – Telecommute in Chicago, IL Regional Area at Chicago, IL  Full Time

The Medicare Consultant is responsible for providing expertise in the area of primarily risk adjustment coding for provider clients. The Medicare Consultant supports the work of the Practice Performance Manager in discussing coding for quality performance reporting.

NOTE: Qualified candidates must live in the Chicago IL regional area to perform onsite visits if needed.
 

Required Qualifications:

• Certified Risk Adjustment Coder or Certified Professional Coder with AAPC with the requirement to obtain both certifications, CRC, and CPC, within first year in position (CRC within 6 months of hire and CPC within 1 year of hire)
• 3+ years of clinic or hospital experience and/or managed care experience
• 1+ years of experience in Risk Adjustment
• Experience with communication/presentation to stakeholders and leaders
• Knowledge of ICD-10-CM and CPT II coding
• Intermediate or Advanced proficiency in MS Office – specifically Excel (Pivot Tables, VLOOKUP), PowerPoint (Creating/Formatting Presentations), and Word
• Ability to work effectively with common office software, coding software, EMR and abstracting systems
• Ability to provide proof of a valid, unrestricted Driver’s License and current Auto Insurance
• Ability to travel up to 20% within the Chicago IL Regional Area (qualified candidates must live in the Chicago IL regional area to perform onsite visits if needed) .