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Outpatient Coder - REMOTE

extra holidays
Remote: 
Full Remote
Experience: 
Entry-level / graduate
Work from: 
Texas (USA), United States

Offer summary

Qualifications:

1 year of Acute Outpatient hospital coding, Comprehensive understanding of UHDDS guidelines.

Key responsabilities:

  • Assign, sequence, edit ICD-10-CM, CPT, HCPCS codes
  • Coding Technical Skills across multiple locations
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Job description

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The Outpatient Coder shall review hospital outpatient medical documentation to assign, sequence, edit and/or validate the appropriate ICD-10-CM, CPT, HCPCS, and ICD-10-PCS codes. The specialist will perform coding across multiple locations. Will match outpatient coding area to experience (i.e. ED, Same Day Surgery, Routine Outpatient, Recurring, etc).

Key Responsibilities

  • Coding Technical Skills that include CPT, HCPCS, ICD-10-CM, ICD-10-PCS
  • Candidate must display a superior knowledge of Coding Guidelines (Coding Clinic, UHDDS Official Coding Guidelines, CCI Edits).
  • Analytical Skills that include effective evaluation, synthesis and use of information gathered
  • Ability to maintain 96% accuracy rate
  • Experience with physician querying
  • Ability to respond to coding issues specific to Outpatient Coding
  • Candidate must have experience with 3M Encompass 360 and Meditech
  • Candidate must be self-motivated, display a high level of computer literacy, excellent verbal and written communication skills, able to meet assigned deadlines, and organized
  • The position will report to the HIM Outpatient Coding Manager
  • Ability to meet coding productivity standards

Required Knowledge & Skills

(Examples: Ability to work independently and take initiative; Good judgment and problem solving skills; Communication skills; Interpersonal and organizational skills; Level of confidentiality)

  • Minimum 1 year of Acute Outpatient hospital coding required, 3 years preferred
  • Comprehensive understanding of UHDDS guidelines, CCI Edits, Coding Clinic, etc.
  • Meditech experience required
  • Microsoft Office (Word, One Note, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint)
  • Excellent verbal and written communication skills
  • Ability to meet assigned deadlines.

Education/Experience/Licensure/Technical/Other

I. Education: RHIT or RHIA preferred

II. Experience: 1 year of Acute Inpatient Coding Experience

III. Certification/Licensure: CCS Certification

IV. Software/Hardware: 3M experienced required

V. Other: Remote position

About Steward Health Care

Over a decade ago, Steward Health Care System emerged as a different kind of health care company designed to usher in a new era of wellness. One that provides our patients better, more proactive care at a sustainable cost, our providers unrivaled coordination of care, and our communities greater prosperity and stability.

As the country's largest physician-led, minority-owned, integrated health care system, our doctors can be certain that we share their interests and those of their patients. Together we are on a mission to revolutionize the way health care is delivered - creating healthier lives, thriving communities and a better world.

Based in Dallas, Steward currently operates more than 30 hospitals across Arizona, Arkansas, Florida, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Texas.

For more information, visit steward.org

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Experience

Level of experience: Entry-level / graduate
Spoken language(s):
English
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Other Skills

  • Computer Literacy
  • Self-Motivation
  • Problem Solving
  • Communication
  • Analytical Skills
  • Organizational Skills
  • Social Skills

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