**Job Summary** The Charge Capture Specialist is responsible for ensuring that all billing charges are captured in an appropriate manner. **Essential Functions** + Performs daily account review of discharged accounts as identified on the daily unbilled reports, reconciling charges and documentation. + Provides support and education to all charging departments for increased compliance and timely charge capture. + Monitors outstanding accounts for notification to department directors and medical staff to ensure organizational unbilled goals are achieved (less than 3 days). + Ensures accounts receivable and unbilled opportunities are realized and captured. + Develops and presents basic, intermediate and advanced education for facility personnel on accounts receivable / unbilled edits and revenue cycle improvement opportunities. + Identifies trends in underpayments / overpayments, denials, revenue opportunities and revenue leakage to maximize facility reimbursement. + Identifies, analyzes and reconciles billing errors and omissions. + Adheres to official coding compliance regulations, organizational policies regarding billing and industry best practices. + Performs other duties as assigned. + Complies with all policies and standards. **Qualifications** + Associate Degree or 3 years relevant experience required + 1-3 years of progressive revenue cycle healthcare experience, clinical background or comparable clinical experience required + 1-3 years Previous experience working in a hospital revenue cycle experience required + Less than 2 years auditing experience required **Knowledge, Skills and Abilities** + Must have broad knowledge of documentation requirements for accurate ICD-9-CM, ICD-10-CM//PCS and MS-DRG assignment. **Licenses and Certifications** + Certified Professional Coder (CPC) Certified Professional Coder (CPC) required + RHIT - Registered Health Information Technician preferred Equal Employment Opportunity This organization does not discriminate in any way to deprive any person of employment opportunities or otherwise adversely affect the status of any employee because of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, genetic information, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, citizenship, veteran status, or military or uniformed services, in accordance with all applicable governmental laws and regulations. In addition, the facility complies with all applicable federal, state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment. This applies to all terms and conditions of employment including, but not limited to: hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation and training. If you are an applicant with a mental or physical disability who needs a reasonable accommodation for any part of the application or hiring process, contact the director of Human Resources at the facility to which you are seeking employment; Simply go to http://www.chs.net/serving-communities/locations/ to obtain the main telephone number of the facility and ask for Human Resources.