Our Client is currently in need of a NASCO Process System (NPS) Benefits Coder to fulfill a 6+ Months Contract. Under General supervision, the benefit coder role is accountable for performing quality testing on benefit coding completed within the NPS benefit file, as well as to perform extensive NPS benefit file coding and support duties. This position will review NAEGs, Certificates and Riders, and other benefit related documentation in order to build benefit coding requirements and test matrices, run test claims using tools such as NPS Electronic Error Correction (EEC) and Compuware tools, clarify requirements with internal and external sources, document and report quality results, make coding changes to the benefit file, and ensure that a high quality benefit code is moved into the system. Communicates with the Client’s customers and Team leads on status of assignments in the performance of day to day testing.Required:· Training on NASCO Processing System (NPS) claim processing· Experience with Benefit Coding on the NASCO Processing System (NPS)· Must be able to travel to the client locationEssential Roles and Responsibilities: · Reads customer documentation, such as a “NAEG”, to clarify business coding requirements for benefit coding. · Builds coding grids for the benefit coder. · Builds unit test plans and schedules · Enters data into NPS table and GENO tables utilizing input from customer submitted CSR’s. · Enters coding into the NPS Benefit File utilizing input from customer submitted CSR’s or Benefit Analyst submitted instructions.· Performs product validation activities including test planning, test development, issue/defect triage and test execution by performing a variety of tests on the NPS code to ensure claims process according to specifications or to determine cause of claim failure using EEC or Compuware tools 1· Communicates with Plan customers and team leaders to validate testing desired outcomes · Analyzes quality problems as related to customer assigned problem logs.1· Builds and Runs Test Claims from subscriber information on NPS, working those claims to ensure that they process through the system, and obtaining the results from the claim processes. · Builds Test membership in membership system in order to run test claims · Nominal time spent· Documents and distributes results to team lead through email.· Verifies needs and impacts of test issues on users’ and Client’s system environments· Performs various reporting on quality analysis and trends · Compares results with specifications and records test data· Analyzes test results to determine cause of failure, applying knowledge of claims process and benefit terminology