OP Coder Auditor Trainee

Prime Healthcare•Ontario, CA

10d•Onsite

About The Position

Prime Healthcare is an award-winning health system headquartered in Ontario, California. Prime Healthcare operates 54 hospitals and has more than 360 outpatient locations in 15 states providing more than 3.0 million patient visits annually. It is one of the nation’s leading health systems with over 60,000 employees and physicians. Twenty-one of the Prime Healthcare hospitals are members of the Prime Healthcare Foundation, a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit public charity. Prime Healthcare is actively seeking new members to join our corporate team!

Requirements

Medical Graduate, PA or Nursing Graduate required.
Basic computer experience required.
Use of an encoder software product for code assignment in an acute care setting required.

Nice To Haves

Computer data entry with 10-key preferred, with accurate typing speed of 35 wpm preferred.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Excellent critical thinking skills.
Excellent interpersonal skills to build effective partnering relationships with physicians, nurse staff, coding staff and hospital management staff.
Ability to work independently in a time-oriented environment.
Computer literacy and familiarity with the operation of basic office equipment.
1+ year of clinical experience in acute care setting preferred.

Responsibilities

Reviews and analyzes documentation present in the medical record for outpatient visits to ensure accuracy of diagnosis and procedure codes assigned by the Coders or Clinical Documentation Specialists (CDS) or Computer Assisted Coding (CAC) software.
Finalizes the coding and abstracting of the medical record upon ensuring the assignment of International Classifications of Diseases, Ninth Revision (ICD-9-CM) or Tenth revision (ICD-10/PCS), Current Procedural Terminology (CPT), and Health Care Procedure Coding System (HCPCS), are accurate and supported by the clinical documentation of the respective medial record.
Holding a senior coding position, assumes primary responsibility for DRG validation/accuracy, primary role in assisting CDS and medical staff members with improving quality of clinical documentation.
Participates in chart review projects as assigned and other duties as needed.