Hospital Coder - Outpatient

Sanford Health; Bismarck (ND); Remote; USD 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Sanford Health seeks a Medical Coder to assign codes to diagnoses and procedures in outpatient records. This role involves ensuring compliance with medical regulations, maintaining high coding standards, and working remotely with flexible hours. Ideal candidates have an Associate's degree in health information technology and relevant certifications, prioritizing accuracy and ethical standards in their work.

Qualifications

• Requires Associate's degree and knowledge of coding classifications.
• Certification in RHIA, RHIT, CPC, CCS, or COC expected.
• Attention to detail and thorough knowledge of medical records essential.

Responsibilities

• Assign codes to diagnoses and procedures for outpatient medical records.
• Meet productivity and quality standards while adhering to regulatory requirements.
• Work with protected health information and comply with HIPAA regulations.

Skills

Attention to detail

Critical thinking

Knowledge of medical terminology

Knowledge of anatomy

Knowledge of physiology

Education

Associate's degree in health information technology

Bachelor's degree in Health Information Management (HIM)

Tools

Electronic medical record systems

Encoder software

Job description

Sanford Health is one of the largest and fastest-growing not-for-profit health systems in the United States. We’re proud to offer many development and advancement opportunities to our nearly 50,000 members of the Sanford Family who are dedicated to the work of health and healing across our broad footprint.

Work Shift:

Day (United States of America)

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

40

Union Position:

No

Department Details

• Flexible hours- so our employees can get personal tasks done at their leisure.
• Variety of hours per day to select from: five 8 hrs, four 9hrs + one 4hr, or four 10’s.
• Multiple specialty coding- so the coder can learn a vast majority of areas.
• Working remotely in the comfort of your own home.
• Optional overtime approved frequently.

Summary

Assigns codes to diagnoses and procedures for outpatient medical records using current International Classification of Diseases (ICD) and Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) coding classification systems. Coding assignments are made for the purposes of reimbursement, research, compliance with federal and state regulations/guidelines and for severity of illness.

Job Description

Meet productivity and quality standards. Requires ongoing review and adherence to a multitude of regulatory requirements that are constantly changing. Applies professional knowledge and uses critical thinking skills to assign codes to meet various payment groupings and medical necessity. Works extensively with electronic medical record.

Prior coding classification education required. Previous hospital coding experience highly desirable. Prior computer and/or encoder software experience desirable. Work requires extreme attention to detail and work which meets high ethical standards, logical thinking and the ability to acquire an intricate knowledge of system software and hardware. Knowledge of components of the medical record. Extensive knowledge of anatomy, physiology, disease processes and medical terminology. Familiar with operative terms and pharmacology. Work extensively with protected health information and is required to adhere to HIPAA privacy and security regulations and policies related to same.

Qualifications

Associate's degree in health information technology. Bachelor's degree in Health Information Management (HIM) preferred.

Extensive knowledge of anatomy, physiology, disease processes and medical terminology. Familiar with operative terms and pharmacology.

Maintain certification in Registered Health Information Administrator (RHIA), Registered Health Information Technician (RHIT), Certified Professional Coder (CPC), Certified Coding Specialist (CCS) or Certified Outpatient Coder (COC) by fulfilling continuing education requirements. New graduates eligible for certification must complete the certification examination at the earliest testing dates following employment, and all subsequent dates thereafter until the exam is satisfactorily completed. If an employee fails the exam two consecutive times, there will be an evaluation by the Department Director who will determine one of the following: (A) Continue employment if overall job performance is satisfactory. If allowed to continue employment, failure to pass the exam on the third opportunity will result in immediate termination. (B) If performance is not satisfactory, the employee may be terminated.

Sanford is an EEO/AA Employer M/F/Disability/Vet.

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