Outpatient Coder Certified - Surgery

Thomas Jefferson University•Philadelphia, PA

1d•Onsite

About The Position

The Revenue Cycle Outpatient Coder is a Health Information Management Professional responsible for ICD-10-CM and CPT-4 code assignment and abstracting of outpatient episodes of care according to ICD-10-CM and CPT-4 Coding Guidelines and Principles. Keeps abreast of clinical conditions, coding guidelines and reimbursement reporting requirements. Brings identified concerns to management for resolution.

Requirements

3 years experience coding outpatient medical records.
Knowledge and ability to translate verbal and written descriptions of diseases, injuries and medical procedures to standard diagnosis and procedure codes used in healthcare reimbursement, assessment of clinical care, medical research, and public healthcar
Knowledge and understanding of health information concepts and terminology to include anatomy, physiology, medical disciplines and diagnoses/procedures/treatments, health information legal/data standards, statistics, data/quality management and computer s
Knowledge of and ability to use office support tools available at the desktop (for example: word processing, e-mail, presentation software, and spreadsheets.)
Knowledge of the organization's industry group, trends, directions, major issues, regulatory considerations, and trendsetters, ability to apply this knowledge appropriately to diverse situations.
Knowledge of the processes and the ability to identify, capture and document relevant business information in an auditable, organized, understandable and easily retrievable manner.
RHIA - Registered Health Information Administrator - American Health Information Management Association
RHIT - Registered Health Information Technician - American Health Information Management Association
CPC - Certified Professional Coder - American Academy of Professional Coders
CCS - Certified Coding Specialist - American Health Information Management Association

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s Degree in Health Information Management, Nursing, Business Administration, Heath Administration or related field

Responsibilities

Performs ICD-10-CM and CPT-4 coding and data abstraction within established minimum accuracy and productivity rates.
Attends mandatory staff education sessions and department meetings.
Refers coding issues to supervisor in a timely manner for determination and guideline development.
Complete and submit a weekly productivity log.

Benefits

medical (including prescription)
supplemental insurance
dental
vision
life and AD&D insurance
short- and long-term disability
flexible spending accounts
retirement plans
tuition assistance
voluntary benefits, which provide colleagues with access to group rates on insurance and discounts.
tuition discounts at Thomas Jefferson University after one year of full time service or two years of part time service.