Coder - Certified

Hospital Professional Coders are responsible for coding charges for Inpatient/Outpatient Hospital, Emergency Department and/or Ambulatory Surgical Center.

Clinic Outpatient Professional Coders are responsible for coding multiple specialties with a broad range of health care facility types following Rural Health, Freestanding and/or Provider Based Department guidelines.

Utilizes ICD-10CM, CPT, Modifiers and HCPCS codes for reporting diagnosis and procedures per coding guidelines.

Review charge session for appropriate billing provider, department, and place of service.

Ability to level E/M visits and extract procedure codes.

Receives paper charge tickets or invoices, appropriately codes them, create HARs and then batch or unit charge entry into EPIC.

Demonstrate Standards of Behavior and adhere to the Code of Conduct in all aspects of job performance at all times.

Required:

High School graduate or equivalent.

One of the following coding certifications: CPC, CIC, COC from American Academy of Professional Coders (AAPC) or CCA, CCS, RHIA, RHIT from American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA).

Minimum 1 year coding experience or equivalent education/experience.

Knowledge of ICD-10, CPT coding, medical terminology, and insurance billing.

Understanding of DRG’s for Inpatient Facility coding positions.

Possesses basic computer (e.g., spreadsheets, word processing) skills.

Desired:

Experience with EPIC EHR.

Facility coders: Experience with Nuance Clintegrity encoder system.

Second coding certification from AAPC or AHIMA.

O = Occasional, represents 1 to 25% or up to 30 minutes in a 2 hour workday.

F = Frequent, represents 26 to 50% or up to 1 hour of a 2 hour workday.

C = Continuous, represents 51% to 100% or up to 2 hours of a 2 hour workday.

Physical/Sensory Demands For This Position:

Walking - F

Sitting/Standing - C

Reaching: Shoulder Height - F

Reaching: Above shoulder height - F

Reaching: Below shoulder height - F

Climbing - O

Pulling/Pushing: 25 pounds or less - O

Pulling/Pushing: 25 pounds to 50 pounds - O

Pulling/Pushing: Over 50 pounds - O

Lifting: 25 pounds or less - O

Lifting: 25 pounds to 50 pounds - O

Lifting: Over 50 pounds - O

Carrying: 25 pounds or less - O

Carrying: 25 pounds to 50 pounds - O

Carrying: Over 50 pounds - O

Crawling/Kneeling - O

Bending/Stooping/Crouching - F

Twisting/Turning - F

Repetitive Movement - F

Normal office environment or optional remote work in approved state.

FLSA: Non-Exempt

Hourly/Salary: Hourly

Unprotected Heights - No

Heat - No

Cold - No

Mechanical Hazards - No

Hazardous Substances - No

Blood Borne Pathogens Exposure Potential - No

Lighting - No

Noise - No

Ionizing/Non-Ionizing Radiation - No

Infectious Diseases - No