Hospital Coder - Outpatient - Full Time

Sanford Health • Time, IL

22h • $19 - $31 • Remote

About The Position

Sanford Health, the largest rural health system in the United States, is dedicated to transforming the health care experience and providing access to world-class health care in America’s heartland. This role involves assigning codes to diagnoses and procedures for outpatient medical records using current International Classification of Diseases (ICD) and Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) coding classification systems. Coding assignments are made for the purposes of reimbursement, research, compliance with federal and state regulations/guidelines and for severity of illness. The position requires meeting productivity and quality standards, ongoing review and adherence to a multitude of constantly changing regulatory requirements, and applying professional knowledge and critical thinking skills to assign codes to meet various payment groupings and medical necessity. The coder will work extensively with electronic medical records and protected health information, adhering to HIPAA privacy and security regulations.

Requirements

• Prior coding classification education required.
• Extensive knowledge of anatomy, physiology, disease processes and medical terminology.
• Familiar with operative terms and pharmacology.
• Work requires extreme attention to detail and work which meets high ethical standards, logical thinking and the ability to acquire an intricate knowledge of system software and hardware.
• Knowledge of components of the medical record.
• Maintain certification in Registered Health Information Administrator (RHIA), Registered Health Information Technician (RHIT), Certified Professional Coder (CPC), Certified Coding Specialist (CCS) or Certified Outpatient Coder (COC) by fulfilling continuing education requirements.
• New graduates eligible for certification must complete the certification examination at the earliest testing dates following employment, and all subsequent dates thereafter until the exam is satisfactorily completed.

Nice To Haves

• Previous hospital coding experience highly desirable.
• Prior computer and/or encoder software experience desirable.
• Associate's degree in health information technology.
• Bachelor's degree in Health Information Management (HIM) preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assigns codes to diagnoses and procedures for outpatient medical records using current International Classification of Diseases (ICD) and Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) coding classification systems.
• Makes coding assignments for the purposes of reimbursement, research, compliance with federal and state regulations/guidelines and for severity of illness.
• Meet productivity and quality standards.
• Requires ongoing review and adherence to a multitude of regulatory requirements that are constantly changing.
• Applies professional knowledge and uses critical thinking skills to assign codes to meet various payment groupings and medical necessity.
• Works extensively with electronic medical record.
• Work extensively with protected health information and is required to adhere to HIPAA privacy and security regulations and policies related to same.

Benefits

• Flexible hours
• Variety of hours per day to select from: five 8 hrs, four 9hrs + one 4hr, or four 10’s.
• Multiple specialty coding
• Working remotely in the comfort of your own home.
• Optional overtime approved frequently.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: Associate degree