HIM Specialty Coder - Health Information - FT Days

University of California, Irvine • Irvine, CA

5d • Onsite

About The Position

Position Summary: The Specialty Coder III performs abstracting and coding, using ICD-10 CM and CPT, on all IR,/Vascular accounts or Radiation Oncology accounts at UCI Medical Center in accordance with practice policy and regulatory guidelines. Incumbent will be responsible for Hospital and Professional coding on certain encounters. Accounts are coded utilizing the 3M encoder and the Epic computer system for coding and data entry. Specialty Coder III will communicate with physicians to obtain or clarify diagnosis and/or procedures via the query process. Additional duties include preparing and compiling daily, weekly and monthly production reports, participating in departmental PI projects and performing related duties as assigned to meet operational needs.

Requirements

• Successful completion of twelve (12)-month AHIMA approved coding certificate program
• Skill, knowledge and ability essential to the successful performance of the job duties
• Skill to effectively assign codes
• Must possess the skill, knowledge and ability essential to the successful performance of assigned duties
• Must demonstrate customer service skills appropriate to the job
• Minimum two (2) years of acute hospital coding experience
• Knowledge of anatomy and physiology, disease process and medical terminology
• Knowledge of ICD-10, CPT, and HCPCS codes
• Excellent written and verbal English communication skills.
• Credentialed as CCS, CCS-P, CPC, or CPC-H
• Ability to work independently and be a self starter
• Ability to maintain a work pace appropriate to the workload
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships across the Health System
• Must be able to provide proof of work authorization

Nice To Haves

• Knowledge of University and medical center organizations, policies, procedures and forms

Responsibilities

• performing abstracting and coding, using ICD-10 CM and CPT, on all IR,/Vascular accounts or Radiation Oncology accounts at UCI Medical Center in accordance with practice policy and regulatory guidelines
• responsible for Hospital and Professional coding on certain encounters
• Accounts are coded utilizing the 3M encoder and the Epic computer system for coding and data entry
• communicate with physicians to obtain or clarify diagnosis and/or procedures via the query process
• preparing and compiling daily, weekly and monthly production reports
• participating in departmental PI projects
• performing related duties as assigned to meet operational needs

Benefits

• We offer a wealth of benefits to make working at UCI even more rewarding. These benefits may include medical insurance, sick and vacation time, retirement savings plans, and access to a number of discounts and perks.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 101-250 employees