Summary:

Oversees processing of surgical/hospital/physician charges for assigned center, including updating of procedure and diagnosis codes in computer files, coordinating reports and maintaining fee ticket files.

Essential Job Duties:

• Obtains dictation and charge slips from physicians to code.
• Responsible for verifying and updating all patients demographic information before posting charges on patient accounts
• Responsible for posting charges appropriately, including comment entries for global period, correct codes with proper modifiers and pricing.  Correct coding in all procedure entry fields to ensure accurate tracking for reporting purposes.
• Receives DRG statements, verifies codes and calls if there is a conflict.
• Responsible for distribution of  dictation to the insurance department
• Responsible for noting global period on comment line of patient’s account in the computer
• Responsible for posting, billing, and recording attorney deposition and conference charges.
• Responsible for recording and balancing all posted charges, daily
• Responsible for remaining current about state and federal legislative changes that affect outcomes

Requirements:

Knowledge of coding policies and procedures, reimbursement practices. Knowledge of coding and clinic operating policies.  Ability to examine documents for accuracy and completeness.  Ability to prepare records in accordance with detailed instructions.  Responsible for maintaining accreditation and or licensing.

Education:  High school diploma.  Some college preferred.

Experience:  Two years of medical coding.

Optim Healthcare offers;

• Excellent Benefit Plan including; Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, FSA, LTD and STD
• Vacation, Personal Time Off and Sick Leave
• Holiday Pay
• 401K Plan

Optim Healthcare is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Interested applicants, please email resume to arichardson@optimhealth.com or fax to 912-644-3333 for immediate consideration.

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The internship is available for a project focused on our various services. The intern will be responsible for designing/formatting multiple service brochures. This is an opportunity to be a part of workflow and process of a large print project from start to completion.

Minimum Qualifications:

Must be at least 18 years of age
Must be enrolled in college or a recent graduate
Highly motivated, hard-working and proactive
Ability to prioritize and form an efficient workflow
Must be proficient in CS6 (Mac)
Must be able to work at least 10 hours per week

How to Apply:

Interested applicants should send their resume and cover letter along with their availability to:

marketing@optimhealth.com
Subject line: Graphic Design Intern

This is an unpaid internship.

It was Monday night 9/26/2011. I was warming up for a weightlifting session by jumping rope. Unfortunately I was set up on a weightlifting platform and not paying attention to what I was doing. The end result was that I strayed off the platform and came down halfway on and halfway off. My ankle rolled and there was a nice crisp “pop”. Ouch. Something wasn’t right. I tried to walk it off but it didn’t help. It was swelling and the pain was getting worse. I drove home and showed the damage to my wife. We decided that I needed to get in to see a doctor as soon as possible. I feared the worst. My wife and I had planned a big vacation to India in six weeks and who knows what I had done to myself or to our plans.

The next morning we drove to Optim Orthopedics and checked in. Within a half hour I was in a patient room and being briefed by Dr. Kamaleson. I had x-rays taken and then awaited the diagnosis. It came back that it was a break, or rather an avulsion fracture of the 5th metatarsal. This was bad news but not the worst thing in the world. I needed to take it easy and wear an “air cast” for 6 weeks. I didn’t have to miss work and I could still get myself around. I received my air cast and was on my way. The whole ordeal took about two hours.

Five weeks later I went in for a follow up appointment and everything had healed perfectly. I could start to walk around on my own without the air cast. A week later I was walking unassisted and we were on our way to India.

The care and precision that I experienced at Optim was impeccable. Dr. Kamaleson took immediate action for my fractured foot. The staff at provided efficient and excellent care to which I cannot thank them enough.

– Grant Etheridge, March 2013

Residency
Mercer University School of Medicine at Memorial University Medical Center, (Savannah, GA)

Board Certification
American Academy of Family Physicians

I suffered with heel pain in my left foot for many years thinking the way I walked was the cause of the pain. After mentioning my heel pain to my primary doctor, I was referred to Optim Orthopedics. Since Dr. Jaakkola specializes in the foot and ankle, I made my appointment with him. He diagnosed me with “Plantar Fascitis”. After many months of trying to heal the pain, through cortisone shots, exercises, a boot and a night brace, Dr. Jaakkola finally completed the Plantar Fascitis release on July 8, 2004. Oh, such joy to be pain free! Two years later, believe it or not, the pain began to occur in my right foot. Again, after trying again to correct it without surgery, I had my 2nd release completed on September 12, 2007, Although the recovery was worse the second time because I was unable to drive, I had a full and complete recovery after both releases.

In June of 2011, I began to experience a different pain on the ball of my foot right under my second toe. Knowing my foot history, I did not waste a day and went right back to visit Dr. Jaakkola. He diagnosed me with “Morton’s Neuroma”. On a follow up visit, Dr. Jaakkola noticed that my second and third toes were separating slightly. Over the next four months, the separation worsened and my second toe started becoming a hammer and looked totally disfigured. Dr. Jaakkola wasn’t 100% sure he would be able to flatten it all the way, but we decided that surgery was my best option. On, January 13, 2012, I visited the surgery center at Optim and had my toe corrected by shortening the bones, inserting pins and removing the Neuroma. Even though the recovery was difficult and painful, a year later, I can wear ANY shoe I wish without pain. I can walk and exercise as well as get up on my toes with no pain at all. The scars are minimal and I’m thankful to Dr. Jaakkola for straightening and flattening my toes to look normal again.

Dr. Jaakkola is extremely thorough and compassionate and was knowledgeable and patient when answering my questions. He understood my pain and worked hard to alleviate my issues before attempting surgery. He was eager to show me my x-rays and how the changes occurred in my foot between the x-rays.

I believe seeing a specialist is the only way to correct a problem. I would much rather see a doctor who has a great amount of experience correcting particular problems in specialized areas. As they say, “practice makes perfect” and the specialists get plenty of practice at Optim.

I would definitely recommend Optim Orthopedics to family and friends. The office is clean, organized and the staff is friendly It’s extremely helpful and convenient to see your doctor, get necessary x-rays, complete your MRI, have surgery and Physical Therapy, if needed, all in one building. I like the use of pagers compared to a nurse calling my name out loud and “Check In and Out” is efficient. Overall, I believe Optim employs the best Orthopedics in Savannah.

– Beth Buttimer, February 2013