Coder Physician

Omega Healthcare Management Services•Boca Raton, FL

11d•Remote

About The Position

A coder with 2+ years of recent experience in coding Anesthesia accounts. Must be experienced with Epic and 3M. Schedule expectations are 8 hours Monday through Friday with majority hours between 8a and 5p PST. There is some flexibility, but the majority of the shift must be worked within this timeframe. FULL TIME ONLY. Essential Job Functions Responsible for abstracting, coding, sequencing and interpreting the clinical information from inpatient, outpatient, emergency department, pro fee and clinical medical records. Responsible for the assignment of correct principal diagnoses, secondary diagnoses and principal procedure and secondary procedure codes with attention to accurate sequencing. Utilizes technical coding principals and DRG/APC reimbursement expertise to assign appropriate codes. Abstracts and codes pertinent medical data into multiple software programs and/or encoders. Follows official coding guidelines to review and analyze health records. Maintains compliance with both external regulatory and accreditation requirements, and with State and Federal regulations. Extracts pertinent data from the patient’s health record, and determines appropriate coding for reports and billing documents. Identifies codes for reporting medical services, procedures performed by physicians. Enters codes into various computer systems dependent upon the various clients. Track and document productivity in specified systems, maintain productivity levels as defined by the client. Maintain 95% quality rating Perform duties in compliance with Company’s policies and procedures, including but not limited to those related to HIPAA and compliance.

Requirements

2+ years of experience coding Anesthesia accounts.
Experienced with Epic and 3M.
Successful completion of an AAPC or AHIMA-approved Coding Certificate Program.
Minimum of two to four years of current production coding experience in both acute care and profee.
CPC or additional certification.
Able to work 8a-5p PST.
Good verbal and written communication skills.
Able to achieve client productivity within 4 weeks and maintain after.
Able to maintain 95% coding accuracy.
Able to pick up new workflows and technology easily.
Knowledge of coding convention and rules established by the AHIMA, American Medical Association (AMA), the American Hospital Association (AHA) and the Center for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), for assignment of diagnostic and surgical procedural codes.
Knowledge of JCAHO, coding compliance and HIPAA HITECH standards affecting medical records and the impact on reimbursement and accreditation.
Skill in operating a personal computer and utilizing a variety of software applications.

Nice To Haves

Demonstrate ability to work in all work types and specialties.
Demonstrate ability to self-motivate, set goals, and meet deadlines.
Demonstrate leadership, mentoring, and interpersonal skills.
Demonstrate excellent presentation, verbal and written communication skills.
Ability to develop and maintain relationships with key business partners by building personal credibility and trust.
Maintain courteous and professional working relationships with employees at all levels of the organization.
Demonstrate excellent analytical, critical thinking and problem solving skills.

Responsibilities

Abstracting, coding, sequencing and interpreting the clinical information from inpatient, outpatient, emergency department, pro fee and clinical medical records.
Assignment of correct principal diagnoses, secondary diagnoses and principal procedure and secondary procedure codes with attention to accurate sequencing.
Utilizing technical coding principals and DRG/APC reimbursement expertise to assign appropriate codes.
Abstracting and coding pertinent medical data into multiple software programs and/or encoders.
Following official coding guidelines to review and analyze health records.
Maintaining compliance with both external regulatory and accreditation requirements, and with State and Federal regulations.
Extracting pertinent data from the patient’s health record, and determining appropriate coding for reports and billing documents.
Identifying codes for reporting medical services, procedures performed by physicians.
Entering codes into various computer systems dependent upon the various clients.
Tracking and documenting productivity in specified systems, maintaining productivity levels as defined by the client.
Maintaining 95% quality rating.
Performing duties in compliance with Company’s policies and procedures, including but not limited to those related to HIPAA and compliance.