Business Analyst-W2 Only Local to SC Only

WE ARE HIRING for State of South Carolina DHHS - Business Analyst-W2 Only Local to SC OnlyCandidate MUST be a SC resident. No relocation allowed. This project is an immediate support need that will primarily focus on providing consultingservices to operations and policy staff for the current medical coding federal requirements,quarterly and intermittently, and all coding changes associated with agency initiatives toensure compliance policy and code change alignment. Note - Medicaid ManagementInformation System (MMIS) is the system of record.Required Skills:Bachelor’s degree in Health Information, Healthcare Administration, or related field; equivalent experience may be considered with a minimum of 3+ years of direct supervisor experience.5+ years’ experience in healthcare insurance; medical review, program integrity, or appeals.5+ years’ experience working with IT developers/programmers in a payor environment.5+ years' experience Medical Coding in payer environment.3+ years' clinical experience in a healthcare environment 5+ years' strong knowledge of ICD/CPT/HCPCS translation and coding methodologies.Preferred Skills5+ years' experience in policy remediation.5+ years' Medical Claim processing systems experience.Knowledge of Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Optum Encoder and / or other medical coding software programs).