CODER

Siouxland Community Health Center; Sioux City (IA); Remote; USD 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

Siouxland Community Health Center is seeking a full-time Medical Coder. The role may be remote or work-from-home, and requires CPC certification with at least two years of CPT coding experience.

A high school diploma or GED is required and continued education to maintain certification is encouraged. The position involves assigning E/M levels, coding diagnoses and procedures from patient records, and ensuring compliance with CPT/ICD-10, regulations, and third-party requirements.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required.
• Must be CPC certified.
• Minimum of two years of CPT coding experience.
• Willingness to participate in continued education to obtain or maintain certification.
• Advanced computer and data entry skills.
• Math acuity.

Responsibilities

• Assign evaluation/management levels for professional services.
• Review patient records to code diagnoses, treatments, and procedures.
• Maintain knowledge of CPT and ICD-10 CM coding principles and governmental requirements.
• Ensure codes match provider documentation and are complete and valid.
• Audit records to ensure coding and documentation compliance with guidelines.

Skills

CPC certified

CPT coding experience

Data entry

Education

High school diploma or GED

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Siouxland Community Health Center
1021 Nebraska St
Sioux City, IA 51105, USA

Description

Siouxland Community Health Center has an opening for a:

• 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.

Preferred

Dedicated

Devoted to a task or purpose with loyalty or integrity

Team Player

Works well as a member of a group

Detail Oriented

Capable of carrying out a given task with all details necessary to get the task done well

Motivations

Ability to Make an Impact

Inspired to perform well by the ability to contribute to the success of a project or the organization

Education

Technical/other training or better in Other.

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