Outpatient Coding Specialist

Northside Hospital; Gainesville (GA); On-site; USD 52,000 - 68,000; Full time

Job summary

Northside Hospital in Georgia is seeking a skilled Medical Coder to ensure accurate coding of procedures and compliant charging practices across patient records. You will coordinate with the Practice Coordinator and Revenue Integrity teams to verify that documentation supports the codes, and you will participate in audits to identify and fix coding issues.

Qualifications include RHIA, RHIT, CPC, CCS or RN credentials, a minimum of 2 years hospital coding experience, solid MS Office skills, and

Qualifications

• Must have RHIA, RHIT, CPC, CCS or RN credential.
• Minimum of 2 years hospital and/or physician practice coding experience.
• Demonstrated communication skills and ability to work independently with diverse personnel.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office products.

Responsibilities

• Code procedures and enter charges to comply with federal/state regulations.
• Coordinate with Practice Coordinator and Revenue Integrity to ensure documentation supports codes.
• Participate in audits to evaluate code accuracy and develop methodologies to improve coding issues identified.

Skills

Communication skills

Education

RHIA/RHIT/CPC/CCS/RN credential

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Overview

Northside Hospital is award-winning, state-of-the-art, and continually growing. Constantly expanding the quality and reach of our care to our patients and communities creates even more opportunity for the best healthcare professionals in Atlanta and beyond. Discover all the possibilities of a career at Northside today.

Responsibilities

Responsible for coding procedures and entering charges to comply with federal/state regulations and internal policies. Coordinate with Practice Coordinator and Revenue Integrity to assure all necessary documentation is present to support selected procedure codes or to code cases as needed. Participates in audits to evaluate if all selected codes are accurate and develops methodologies to improved coding issues identified.

Qualifications

1. Must have a coding credential (RHIA, RHIT, CPC, CCS, RN).
2. Must have minimum of 2 years hospital and/or physician practice coding experience.
3. Demonstrated communication skills and an ability to work independently and deal effectively with various types of personnel.
4. Knowledge of Microsoft Office products.

Preferred

1. B.S. degree in Nursing, Health Information Management, Healthcare Administration, Business Administration preferred.
2. Three to five years of experience in a hospital and/or physician practice setting.