Coder

Catholic Health Initiatives; Little Rock (AR); On-site; USD 30,000 - 43,000; Full time

Job summary

CHI St. Vincent in Arkansas seeks a skilled Coder to translate medical records into standardized codes for diagnoses and treatments, ensuring accurate documentation for payments.

You will review documentation, key charges, and communicate with physicians to apply coding rules, while maintaining compliance with healthcare regulations and privacy standards.

Join a regional health network with a history of service and a focus on accurate billing and patient service.

Qualifications

• Translate medical records into standardized codes for diagnoses and treatments.
• Ensure coding accuracy to comply with legal, regulatory, and organizational standards.
• Maintain clear communication with providers and staff to ensure timely, accurate claims.

Responsibilities

• Collect hospital charges from physicians and communicate with them about charges.
• Review documentation to ensure correct coding and billing rules are applied.
• Key in charges and review for errors.
• Assist patients with billing questions and payment calls.

Skills

Medical coding

Attention to detail

Communication with providers

Billing support

Education

High School Diploma/GED

Coding school or 1 year healthcare coding experience

Job description

Job Summary and Responsibilities

As a Coder, you will ensure precise communication with insurance companies so that services are documented correctly and payments are processed efficiently.

Every day you will accurately translate patients' medical records into standardized codes for diagnoses and treatments. Using your expertise and training, you will ensure compliance with legal, regulatory, and organizational standards.

To be successful in this role, you must combine accuracy and attention to detail with a strong knowledge of coding standards and healthcare regulations. Clear communication with providers and staff, along with efficient management of records, ensures claims are processed correctly and on time.

• Collecting hospital charges from physicians and, communication with physicians regarding their charges.
• Reviewing documentation to ensure correct coding and billing rules are applied.
• Keying in charges and reviewing for errors.
• Help to answer patients' phone calls to pay and assist with billing questions from patients.

Job Requirements

Required

• High School Graduate or
• High School GED and
• Graduate of approved coding school or 1 year of coding experience in a healthcare setting

Where You'll Work

CHI St. Vincent, a regional health network serving Arkansas, is part of CommonSpirit Health. We have served Arkansas since 1888 with a history of many firsts. Together with more than 4500 coworkers, 1000 medical staff and 500 volunteers we consistently receive praise for care advancements. CommonSpirit Health was formed by the alignment of Catholic Health Initiatives (CHI) and Dignity Health in 2019. With our combined resources CommonSpirit is committed to building healthy communities advocating for those who are poor and vulnerable and innovating how and where healing can happen both inside our hospitals and out in the community. CHI St. Vincent provides you with the same level of care you provide to others. We care about our team member well-being and offer benefits that complement and support your work/life balance.

Pay Range

$21.85 - $30.87 /hour

We are an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer.