Remote Medical Coder

Posterity Group; Richmond (VA); Remote; USD 26,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

Posterity Group is staffing The Richard L. Roudebush VA Medical Center with Medical Coders. The position requires accuracy in attaching images to EHR elements, locating FINs, indexing records, and QA before submission.

Experience with Cerner/Oracle or similar systems is preferred and active coding credentials are required. Minimum of 3 years in medical coding, familiarity with VA or federal healthcare coding, and strong data-entry skills are essential.

Qualifications

• Knowledge of clinical documentation in medical records.
• Ability to locate FINs and link documents to veteran records.
• Index documents by section, note title, date of service and visit location.
• Verify images are uploaded correctly and legible.
• Data entry skills with high accuracy and attention to detail.
• Microsoft Office (Word and Excel) proficiency.
• Prior experience with Cerner/Oracle or similar EHR systems preferred.
• Active coding credential (RHIA, RHIT, CCS, CPC or equivalent) required.
• Prior VA or federal healthcare coding experience preferred.
• At least 3 years of relevant experience.

Responsibilities

• Accurately attaching images to electronic health record elements.
• Verifying image uploads are correct and legible for viewing.
• Locating FINs and linking documents to the correct veteran record.
• Indexing documents within the correct section, note title, date of service, and visit location.
• Performing 100% internal QA on all work before submission.

Skills

Data entry

MS Office

Cerner/Oracle experience

VA/federal coding knowledge

Coding credential

Attention to detail

Tools

Cerner/Oracle

Job description

Posterity Group LLC is a veteran owned, service-disabled small business, headquartered in Rockville, MD, that specializes in federal government contracting and staffing. We are tasked with staffing The Richard L. Roudebush VA Medical Center with Medical Coders. The Medical Coder is expected to do the following:

Responsibilities

• Accurately attaching images to the appropriate electronic health record elements.
• Verifying that images are uploaded correctly and are legible for viewing.
• Locating Financial Identification Numbers (FINs) and accurately linking documents to the correct veteran record.
• Indexing documents within the correct section, note title, date of service, and visit location.
• Performing 100% internal QA on all work before submission.

Requirements

• Knowledge and understanding of medical clinics and clinical documentation.
• Ability to locate Financial Identification Numbers (FINs) and accurately link documents to the correct veteran record in Cerner/Oracle.
• Ability to index documents within the correct section, note title, date of service, and visit location of the health record.
• Ability to verify that images are uploaded correctly and are legible for viewing.
• Data entry skills with high attention to detail and accuracy.
• Knowledge of computers, specifically Microsoft Office (Word and Excel).
• Prior experience with Cerner/Oracle or comparable EHR document management systems preferred.
• Active coding credential (RHIA, RHIT, CCS, CPC, or equivalent) required.
• Prior experience with VA or federal healthcare coding strongly preferred.
• At least 3 years of relevant experience

Salary Description

$18.90/hr - $25.75/hr