Coder I Specialist Hospital - Outpatient Emergency Room/Ancillary (1.0 D)

Responsibilities

• ▹Accurately review and code patient records in acute outpatient, acute inpatient, and ambulatory specialty service lines
• ▹Meet defined coding accuracy and production standards
• ▹Review and analyze medical record content to assign ICD diagnosis and procedure codes, CPT codes, and modifiers
• ▹Notify coding leadership of trends and topics for education
• ▹Identify and enter data elements for abstracting
• ▹Participate actively in performance improvement teams, projects, and committees
• ▹Serve as a superuser and assist with system testing
• ▹Serve as a backup to the coding reimbursement specialist

Requirements

• ▹High School Diploma/GED required
• ▹Certified Coding Specialist (CCS) or Certified Coding Associate required (AHIMA)
• ▹Knowledge of coding guidelines, medical terminology, anatomy/physiology, reimbursement schemes, and payor-specific guidelines
• ▹Travel rarely or never required

Nice to have

• ▹Associate or Bachelor's degree
• ▹2 years of coding experience
• ▹Registered Health Information Technician (RHIT) certification
• ▹Registered Health Information Administrator (RHIA) certification

What we offer

• ▹Work from home
• ▹Comprehensive benefit offerings
• ▹Hourly pay: $18.02–$26.81

About the company

With 11 ministries and access points across Indiana, Franciscan Health is one of the largest Catholic health care systems in the Midwest, providing compassionate, comprehensive care to the communities it serves.