Medical Coder 3

About the Role

Codes diagnoses and procedures of patient records and abstracts information for reimbursement, research, and to generate statistical data. Provides daily feedback and education to providers, staff, and patients. Assists with education of current coding staff.

Responsibilities

• Codes diagnoses and procedures of records.
• Completes assigned goals.
• Serves as a resource to physician office staff, clinical documentation specialists, case managers, etc.
• Acts as lead for the team, assisting in onboarding new staff and/or education of more specialized workflows.
• Assists in research of new specialty areas, new treatments in medicine, etc.
• Works with new acquisitions on documentation improvement and medical necessity, including education.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• Over one year of experience in physician/professional, outpatient surgery, and/or emergency department coding.
• Skill and proficiency in coding physician/professional outpatient (ancillary, emergency department, outpatient surgery, etc.) records utilizing ICD-9-CM and CPT-4.
• Two years of experience in an acute care facility, professional office, or integrated health system.
• One year of documented successful physician education.
• Skill in communicating clearly and effectively using standard English in written, oral, and verbal format to achieve high productivity and efficiency.
• Skill to write legibly and record information accurately as necessary to perform job duties.
• One of the following certifications: Certified Coding Specialist (CCS), Certified Coding Specialist Physician (CCS-P), Registered Health Information Technician (RHIT), Registered Health Information Administrator (RHIA), Certified Professional Coder (CPC), Certified Outpatient Coder (COC/CPCH), Certified Professional Coder Payer (CPC-P).

Qualifications

• Preferred: Skill and proficiency in coding physician/professional and outpatient records utilizing ICD-9-CM and CPT-4 through 5 years of experience in an acute care facility, professional office, or integrated health system.
• Preferred: Associates degree.
• Preferred certifications: CPC, CPC-H, CPC-P, CCS, CCS-P, RHIT, RHIA.
• Preferred special skills: Physician education, leadership, mentoring, workflow documentation.