Medical Coder Rural Health Clinic

Job Description: Medical Coder

Department: Health Information Management (HIM)

• Location: Rural Health Clinic (RHC)
• Shifts Available: Full Time Days
  
  
  

Medical Coder Job Summary: Assign diagnosis and procedures codes to patient accounts to ensure accurate and timely claims to be submitted to payers for reimbursement. This position needs to be comfortable coding a variety of modalities including Rural Health Clinic, physician billing, and outpatient services.

Benefits

• Medical / Dental / Vision
• Health Savings Account
• Flex Spending Account/Dependent Care Spending Account
• Employer Paid Life Insurance
• Employer Paid Long-Term Disability/ Short-Term Disability Insurance
• 403 (b) Retirement Plan - up to 4% employer contribution
• Earned Time Off
• Extended Illness Bank-Hospital contribution
• Free 24-hour fitness center
  
  
  

Medical Coder Essential Accountabilities:

• Completes Rural Health Clinic, physician, and outpatient coding functions utilizing approved system workflow applications for coding, abstracting, and financial billing.
• Demonstrates the ability to achieve accurate, complete and consistent selection of principle and relevant secondary diagnosis and procedures; identifies complications/co-morbid conditions; and verifies discharge disposition codes. Knowledge of ICD10, Rural Health Clinic requirements, CMS-CMGs and other quality indicators that impact reimbursement and public reporting.
• Queries physicians for clarification of documentation as directed by Coding Guidelines, CPT Assistant and facility specific guidelines.
• Responds to queries from Billing and Patient Financial Services teams within departmental guidelines.
• Follows American Hospital Association (AHA) Coding Guidelines and other regulatory agency directives for ICD, CPT, and HCPCS II coding.
• Maintains current knowledge of coding issues by reading official coding guidelines such as AHA Coding Clinic, American Medical Association (AMA) CPT Assistant, WPS and CMS medical necessity regulations.
• Meets productivity and accuracy requirements consistently per HIM policy.
• Maintains professional certification as mandated by professional organizations (AHIMA, AAPC).
• Assists HIM management in orientation and training of new staff and contract coders, as required. Serves as resource and subject matter expert to other coding staff and hospital staff.
• Attend continuing education seminars via remote or on site as scheduled to maintain credentialing.
• May perform other duties as assigned.
  
  
  

Organizational Accountabilities:

• Completion of Healthstreams education by designated due dates.
• Attends required staff/department/organization’s meetings.
• Demonstrates strong, clear communication skills.
• Upholds the C.A.R.E. Values of McPherson Center for Health
• Exhibits professionalism at all times.
• Maintains confidentiality as required by HIPAA regulations.
• Participates in the professional development of self and team members.
  
  
  

Medical Coder Qualifications:

Education:

• High school degree or equivalent
• Associate degree or equivalent in Heath Information Management preferred
  
  
  

Certifications:

• Certified Professional Coder (CPC) or Certified Coding Specialist (CCS) preferred
• Registered Health Information Technician (RHIT) or Registered Health Information Administrator (RHIA)
  
  
  

Medical Coder Experience:

• 2 years of Rural Health Clinic coding experience preferred and working knowledge of CPSI preferred.
  
  
  

Skills:

• Highly knowledgeable of clinical information such as disease process, pathology, pharmacology, anatomy and physiology, and procedural and surgical intervention.
• Knowledge of computerized encoder and abstracting systems as well as coding guidelines.
• Essential knowledge of ICD coding conventions, CPT coding conventions and DRG/APC encoder applications.
• Mastery of coding guidelines for sequencing and selection
  
  
  

We are an equal opportunity employer and prohibit discrimination/harassment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability, status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local laws.