With more than 700 care sites across the U.S. from clinics and hospitals to home-based care and virtual care services, CommonSpirit is accessible to nearly one out of every four U.S. residents. Our world needs compassion like never before. Our communities need caring and our families need protection. With our combined resources, CommonSpirit is committed to: Building healthy communities. Advocating for those who are poor and vulnerable. Innovating how and where healing can happen both inside our hospitals and out in the community.
Hospital Surgery/Observation Coder
Location
United States
Posted
65 days ago
Salary
$26 - $39 / hour
Seniority
Mid Level
No structured requirement data.
Job Description
Hospital Surgery/Observation Coder
Mountain Region Support
Where You’ll Work With more than 700 care sites across the U.S. from clinics and hospitals to home-based care and virtual care services CommonSpirit is accessible to nearly one out of every four U.S. residents. Our world needs compassion like never before. Our communities need caring and our families need protection. With our combined resources CommonSpirit is committed to building healthy communities advocating for those who are poor and vulnerable and innovating how and where healing can happen both inside our hospitals and out in the community. Job Summary and Responsibilities You have a purpose, unique talents and now is the time to embrace it, live it and put it to work. We value incredible people with incredible skills – but your commitment to a greater cause is something we value even more. This is the heartbeat of our organization and your time will be spent in a supportive, team environment with resources to help you flourish and leaders who care about your success. You have a purpose, unique talents and now is the time to embrace it, live it and put it to work. We value incredible people with incredible skills – but your commitment to a greater cause is something we value even more. This is the heartbeat of our organization and your time will be spent in a supportive, team environment with resources to help you flourish and leaders who care about your success. This is an advanced level coding position that codes and abstracts Outpatient records for data retrieval, analysis, reimbursement and research. Codes and enters diagnostic and procedure codes into a designated coding and abstracting system utilizing the 3M encoder, as appropriate. Meets quality and productivity coding standards and demonstrates the ability to navigate an EMR. Ability to code across all facilities. Along with CO, KS and NM, this position is open to remote/out of state candidates residing in only these states: - Alabama- Arizona- Arkansas- Colorado- Florida- Georgia- Idaho- Indiana - Iowa- Kansas - Kentucky- Louisiana - Missouri- Mississippi- Nebraska- New Mexico - North Carolina- Ohio- Oklahoma- South Carolina - South Dakota- Tennessee- Texas- Utah - Virginia- West Virginia- Wyoming Job Requirements In addition to bringing humankindness to the workplace each day, qualified candidates will need the following: - High School Diploma/GED Required - Associates Degree Preferred - A minimum of 3 years coding experience in an acute care setting - Must demonstrate competency of outpatient coding guidelines and APC assignment - Basic knowledge of Microsoft Office applications and emails and troubleshooting computer problems - Demonstrate intermediate to advanced technical coding competency in ICD-10 CM, CPT-4, HCPCS and Coding Modifiers - Knowledge of disease management, anatomy and physiology, medical terminology, pharmacology and coding systems (i.e. 3M) - Experience successfully working in a remote environment, preferred - Current AHIMA credentials (i.e. RHIA, RHIT, CCS, CCS-P) or AAPC credential (COC, CIC, CPC-H, CPC), required ormust be certified within one year of hire. - Current AHIMA credentials (i.e. RHIA, RHIT, CCS, CCS-P) or AAPC credential (COC, CIC, CPC-H, CPC), required ormust be certified within one year of hire. Physical Requirements - Sedentary work - prolonged periods of sitting and exert up to 10 lbs. force occasionally
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