Primary Responsibilities:

• Assigns accurate diagnostic and procedure codes according to clinical documentation and official coding guidelines for outpatient hospital accounts
• Monitors assigned work queues to ensure all records are charged/coded in a timely matter
• Generates coding queries for clarification regarding physician documentation as needed
• Stays abreast of all changes in coding conventions and coding updates
• Ability to manage significant workload, and to work efficiently under pressure meeting established deadlines with minimal supervision

You’ll be rewarded and recognized for your performance in an environment that will challenge you and give you clear direction on what it takes to succeed in your role as well as provide development for other roles you may be interested in. 

Required Qualifications: 

• High School Diploma/GED (or higher)
• 1+ year of hospital outpatient coding experience within a hospital setting 
• Experience with ICD-10
• Professional coder certification with credentialing from AHIMA and/or AAPC (RHIT, RHIA, CCA, CPC, COC, CPC-P, CCS) to be maintained annually
• Ability to use a PC in a Windows environment, including MS Excel and EMR systems
• Ability to work 40 hours/week. Hours are flexible; will have the opportunity to choose between Tuesday – Saturday or Sunday – Thursday (1 weekend day is required)

Preferred Qualifications: 

• 1+ year of experience coding Observation and/or Same-day surgery charts within a hospital setting
• 1+ year of experience coding hospital emergency department charts within a hospital setting
• Experience with various encoder systems (eCAC,3M, EPIC)
• CPT experience
• Experience with LCD, NCD, Medical Necessity, Modifier Edits