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Medical Records Coder

Role overview

Qualifications

  • Associates Degree in Health Information Technology for RHIT
  • Bachelor’s Degree in Health Information Administration for RHIA
  • Certified Coding Specialist Certificate for CCS required
  • Two years of Acute Care Hospital Coding experience required

Responsibilities

  • Codes accurately and productively with abstraction to assigned inpatient medical records
  • Meets reimbursement, indexing and statistical requirements of the hospital
  • Maintains production and accuracy standards at all times

Key facts

  • Remote from: United States
  • Full time
  • Mid-level (2-5 years)
  • $50K – $62K / year
  • English

Hard skills

About the company

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Silver Cross Hospital

  • Hospitals & Health Systems
  • 1,001–5,000
Silver Cross Hospital is an independent, not-for-profit healthcare provider serving Will County and southwest suburban communities since 1895. We have been recognized as a 100 Top Hospitals National Award winner 11 times, honored with an “A” Hospital Safety Grade by The Leapfrog Group 19 times, and are rated 5 Stars by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. In 2024, Healthgrades ranked Silver Cross #1 in Illinois for surgical care. With over 4,500 employees, physicians and volunteers, Silver Cross operates a 348-bed acute care hospital and 12 satellite facilities providing outpatient services and physician offices. We also operate a freestanding Emergency Department in Homer Glen, open 24/7, and 2 Urgent Care Centers, one in New Lenox on our main campus, and one in Mokena. We also operate Will County's ONLY Level III Perinatal Center with a 24-bed Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) through our collaboration with Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago. What's more, Silver Cross partners with Chicago's leading academic medical centers to bring our community world-class care close to home, including University of Chicago Medicine, Shirley Ryan AbilityLab, Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, and Rush University System for Health. Additionally, we partner with CTVSA (Cardiothoracic & Vascular Surgical Associates) for our nationally ranked heart program, as well as US HealthVest through the 100-bed Silver Oaks Behavioral Hospital, located directly across from our main hospital campus. To learn more about Silver Cross Hospital, visit silvercross.org.

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Job description

Silver Cross Hospital is an extraordinary place to work. We’re known for our culture of excellence and delivery of unrivaled experiences for our patients, their families, the communities we serve…and for each other. Come join us! It’s the way you want to be treated.

Summary: Codes accurately and productively with abstraction to assigned inpatient medical records to meet the reimbursement, indexing and statistical requirements of the hospital. Consistently maintaining production and accuracy standards at all times.

Required Qualifications: 

  • Associates Degree in Health Information Technology for RHIT; Bachelor’s Degree in Health Information Administration for RHIA; or Certified Coding Specialist Certificate for CCS required.
  • MS-DRG knowledge required, APR-DRG knowledge a plus.
  • Two years of Acute Care Hospital Coding experience required.
  • 3M Encoder experience preferred, Cerner, Meditech, Optum System experience preferred.
  • Registered Health Information Technologist (RHIT); or Registered Health Information Administrator (RHIA); or Certified Coding Specialist (CCS) required.

Work Shift Details:

Days - First Shift, Full Time - 7:00 - 3:30

Department:

MEDICAL RECORDS

Benefits for You

At Silver Cross Hospital, we care about your health and well-being and that is why we work hard to provide quality and affordable benefit options for you and your eligible family members.   

Silver Cross Hospital and Silver Cross Medical Groups offer a comprehensive benefit package available for Full-time and Part-time employees which includes:

·       Medical, Dental and Vision plans

·       Life Insurance

·       Flexible Spending Account

·       Other voluntary benefit plans

·       PTO and Sick time

·       401(k) plan with a match

·       Wellness program

·       Tuition Reimbursement

Registry employees who meet eligibility may participate in our 401(k) Savings plan with a potential match.  However,registry employees are ineligible for Health and Welfare benefits.

The expected pay for this position is listed below:

$25.84 - $32.30

The final pay rate offered may be more than the posted range based on several factors including but not limited to: licensure, certifications, work experience, education, knowledge, demonstrated abilities, internal equity, market data, and more.

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