Coder 3

Baptist; Jonesboro (AR); On-site; USD 48,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

Baptist Health is seeking a skilled medical coder to code diagnoses and procedures for reimbursement, research, and statistics. The role supports daily feedback and education to providers, staff and patients of BMG and assists with education of current coding staff.

As a team lead, you will onboard new staff, educate on specialized workflows, and participate in research of new specialties and treatments. You will collaborate with acquisitions on documentation improvement and medical necessity

Qualifications

• Over one year of experience in physician/professional, outpatient surgery, and/or emergency department coding.
• Two years experience in an acute care facility, professional office or integrated health system.
• One year of documented successful physician education.

Responsibilities

• Codes diagnoses and procedures of records.
• Completes assigned goals.
• Serves as a resource to physican office staff, clinical documentation specialist, case managers, etc.
• Act as lead for the team, assisting in onboarding of new staff and/or education of more specialized workflows.
• Assist in research of new speciality areas, new treatments in medicine, etc.
• Work with new acquisitions on documentation improvement and medical necessity, including education.

Skills

Physician education

Leadership

Mentoring

Workflow documentation

Education

CPC, CPC-H, CPC-P, CCS, CCS-P, RHIT, RHIA, HCPCS, ICD-10, ICD-9, CPT-4

Tools

ICD-9-CM

CPT-4

Job description

Codes diagnoses and procedures of patient records and abstracting information for reimbursement, research, and to generate statistical data. Perform daily feedback and education to providers, staff and patients of BMG. Assist with education of current coding staff. Performs other duties as assigned.

Responsibilities

• Codes diagnoses and procedures of records.
• Completes assigned goals.
• Serves as a resource to physican office staff, clinical documentation specialist, case managers, etc.
• Act as lead for the team, assisting in onboarding of new staff and/or education of more specialized workflows.
• Assist in research of new speciality areas, new treatments in medicine, etc.
• Work with new acquisitions on documentation improvement and medical necessity, including education.

Specifications

Experience

• 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, or outpatient surgery, etc) records utilizing ICD-9-CM and CPT-4 . Two years experience in an acute care facility, professional office or integrated health system. One year of documented successful physician education.

Education

• Skill and proficiency in coding physician/professional and outpatient (ancillary, emergency department, oupatient surgery, etc. ) records utilizing ICD-9-CM and CPT -4 through 5 years experience in an acute care facility, professional office or integrated health system. 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. CPC, CPC-H, CPC-P, CCS, CCS-P, RHIT, RHIA

Training

• CPC, CPC-H, CPC-P, CCS, CCS-P, RHIT, RHIA, HCPCS, ICD-10, ICD-9, CPT-4

Special Skills

• Physician education, leadership, mentoring, workflow documentation

Licensure

• One of the following: Certified Coding Specialist (CSS), Certified Coding Specialist Physician (CCSP), Registered Health Information Technician (RHIT), Registered Health Information Administrator (RHIA), Certified Professional Coder (CPC), Certified Outpatient Coder (COC/CPCH), Certified Professional Coder Payer (CPCP).