Certified Medical Coder Specialist (On-site)

Universal Health Services•Leesburg, VA

65d•Onsite

About The Position

Our Business Department is currently welcoming a temporary full time Certified Medical Coder Specialist! This position is fully in-person and not remote North Spring Behavioral Healthcare, Inc. is a multifaceted behavioral healthcare system comprised of three programs to serve children and adolescents with a broad spectrum of psychiatric service needs. Programs of service include an 87-bed, Virginia Department of Behavioral Health and Developmental Services licensed, Joint Commission accredited psychiatric residential treatment facility, a Partial Hospitalization Program, and a 40-bed acute psychiatric hospital. Our strategic plan for the past two years has been centered on improving fidelity to our evidence-based clinical methodology. About Universal Health Services One of the nation's largest and most respected providers of hospital and healthcare services, Universal Health Services, Inc. (NYSE: UHS) has built an impressive record of achievement and performance, growing since its inception into a Fortune 500 corporation. Headquartered in King of Prussia, PA, UHS has 99,000 employees. Through its subsidiaries, UHS operates 28 acute care hospitals, 331 behavioral health facilities, 60 outpatient and other facilities in 39 U.S. States, Washington, D.C., Puerto Rico and the United Kingdom.

Requirements

Must be at minimum a high school graduate
Must be a certified medical coder with AHIMA or AAPC
Must have two years of recent experience in healthcare or medical records
Must have experience with internal and external audits
Must be able to lift up to 50 pounds and carry records up and down flights of stairs

Responsibilities

Assemble and analyzes all discharged records and maintains an organized system for notification of deficiencies.
Responsible for sending reports to referral sources and healthcare providers as identified.
Assigns appropriate medical codes to charts to assure accurate billing.
Assists with data collection and presentation for facility PI activities.
Responsible for release of medical record information from active and discharge files in accordance with all applicable legal, accrediting and regulatory agency requirements.
Files all loose reports into discharged records. Maintains "copy" file and outside information file.
Maintains permanent file and incomplete chart file.
Coordinates the transcription of dictated or written materials for medical record reports.
The Medical Coder Specialist is tasked with auditing all closed charts concurrently to ensure that the medical records documentation meet the requirements of Virginia Department of Behavioral heath and Developmental Services, Virginia Medicaid Services, Tricare and Joint Commission standards.
Ensures that all coding certifications are maintained and up to date.