Offer summary

Qualifications:

High school diploma or GED; or associate's degree from a two-year college or technical school., 1-3 years of related experience or training in coding., Certification as CCA, CCS, CCS-P, CPC, CPC-H, RHIT, or RHIA is required., Must maintain continuing education hours to keep certification active..

Key responsabilities:

Assign ICD and CPT codes to outpatient medical records including ED, Clinic, and Urgent Care.

Maintain confidentiality and adhere to hospital policies and procedures.

Respond to coding requests from internal and external customers and request diagnoses as needed.

Participate in educational programs and departmental meetings as required.

Job description

Where compassion meets innovation and technology and our employees are family.

Thank you for your interest in joining our team! Please review the job information below.

GENERAL PURPOSE OF JOB:

Assign ICD and CPT/Surgery codes and abstracting to outpatient medical record types including ED, Clinic, Urgent Care, and Ancillary from a full-time remote location in accordance with the department’s established accuracy and productivity requirements.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. This job description is not intended to be all-inclusive; employees will perform other reasonably related business duties as assigned by the immediate supervisor and/or hospital administration as required.

Maintains utmost level of confidentiality at all times.
Adheres to hospital policies and procedures.
Demonstrates business practices and personal actions that are ethical and adhere to corporate compliance and integrity guidelines.
Reviews the medical record and assigns the appropriate ICD and CPT codes.
Codes assigned outpatient record types daily.
Monitors the “uncoded DNB” work queue.
Codes records in a timely manner. November 2021
Maintains satisfactory coding performance in accordance with the department’s accuracy target and productivity requirements for each record type.
Abstracts data into the patient abstract fields.
Responds to coding requests from internal and external customers, i.e. business office, physician office.
Requests diagnosis from physician’s office as needed.
Participates in attending educational programs, hospital and departmental staff meeting.
Performs other duties as required by Manager and/or Director.

EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE:

High school diploma or general education degree (GED); or associate's degree (A. A.) or equivalent from two-year college or technical school; one to three years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
1 -2 years’ experience coding in an acute care hospital setting preferred.

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