CODER

Siouxland Community Health Center; Oregon; Hybrid; USD 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Siouxland Community Health Center is hiring for a Coder in our Billing Department. This is a full-time, remote position that may be worked from home. The coder will assign evaluation and management levels, code diagnoses and procedures, and ensure documentation compliance with CPT and ICD-10-CM guidelines.

The role requires CPC certification, at least two years of CPT coding experience, and strong data entry and math skills, with a willingness to pursue ongoing education to maintain credentials.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED equivalent.
• Must be CPC certified.
• Minimum of two years of coding experience using CPT with the most recent coding requirements.
• Willingness to participate in continued education courses to obtain or maintain certification
• Advanced computer and data entry skills
• Math acuity

Responsibilities

• Assign appropriate evaluation/management levels for professional services.
• Review patient medical records to assign codes for diagnoses, treatments, surgical procedures, and nonsurgical procedures for services.
• Maintain working knowledge of CPT and ICD-10-CM coding principles, governmental regulations, protocols, and third-party requirements for billing and documentation.
• Ensure final diagnoses and procedures as stated by the provider are valid and complete.
• Ensure services documented in patient chart are coded with correct diagnoses and procedure codes; obtain proper documentation when needed.
• Conduct audits of records to ensure compliance with coding and documentation guidelines and governmental requirements.

Skills

CPT coding

Data entry

Math acumen

Willingness to continue education

Education

CPC certification

High school diploma or GED

Job description

Coder Position in our Billing Department

1-Full-time position This position may be remote or work from home

Education, Training and Skills

• High school diploma or GED equivalent.
• Must be CPC certified.
• Minimum of two years of coding experience using CPT with the most recent coding requirements.
• Willingness to participate in continued education courses to obtain or maintain certification
• Advanced computer and data entry skills
• Math acuity

General Functions of Position

• Assign appropriate evaluation/management levels for professional services.
• Review patient medical records to assign codes for diagnoses, treatments, surgical procedures, and nonsurgical procedures for services.
• Maintains a working knowledge of CPT and ICD 10 CM coding principles, governmental regulations, protocols, and third-party requirements pertaining to billing and documentation.
• Assures final diagnoses and procedures as stated by the provider are valid and complete.
• Ensures services documented in patient's chart are coded with appropriate diagnoses and procedure codes. When services are not documented appropriately, seeks to attain proper documentation in a timely manner.
• Conducts an audit of records to ensure compliance with coding and documentation guidelines and governmental requirements.
• These functions are not all inclusive.

Siouxland Community Health Center provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to any characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.SCHC participates in E-Verify.Pre-employment drug screen, background check, and review of required immunizations. Exemptions may be granted for religious or medical accommodation.