Medical Coder

Overview

**This is a Full-time Day Position! This Hybrid Position!!!  Must have you CPC Certification!!! 

St. Joseph Medical Centera CMS 5-Star Award winning hospital, is a faith-based, 310-bed facility providing a wide range of acute care and outpatient services. Key services include the St. Joseph Heart Institute, Senior Care Services, Senior Behavioral Health, Surgical Services and the Joint and Spine Institute. St. Joseph is a member of Prime Healthcare Services, one the nation’s leading hospital systems. It is recognized by Truven Health Analytics as one of the “15 Top Health Systems” in the nation. We believe that continuous, quality of care and performance improvements are the foundation for preserving and enhancing healthcare delivery. St. Joseph Medical Center is a GREAT place to work!

Benefits Statement

We offer:

• Competitive Compensation
• Generous benefits plan: Medical, Dental, Vision, 401K
• Substantial PTO
• Continuing Educational Opportunities
• Collaborative work teams & cohorts
• …and much more!

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer and do not discriminate against applicants due to veteran status, disability, race, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, or other protected characteristics.  If you need special accommodation for the application process, please contact Human Resources.  Know Your Rights: https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2022-10/EEOC_KnowYourRights_screen_reader_10_20.pdf

Responsibilities

The Coding Quality Analyst – Physician Group analyzes abstracts and codes the diagnostic and procedural information for physician outpatient and office medical records utilizing the International Classifications of Diseases, Tenth Revision (ICD-10-CM) and Current Procedural Terminology (CPT) in accordance with regulatory agencies and physician office specific guidelines. The Coding Quality Analyst – Physician Group enters the coded data and other abstracted data from the medical record into the electronic information system, facilitating the physician offices and the billing department’s indexing responsibility for internal use (such as to support medical care evaluation studies), and mandated reporting requirements. The Coding Quality analyst supports the overall quality of coding including all information to be submitted for billing to payors and patients. This role will review medical records prior to release from the billing system and alert management to potential abstracting and coding issues. Daily responsibilities include, responding to coding questions for all key stakeholders, training of additional staff, performing quality reviews and audits, communication of audit findings and results to management, and providing ongoing education and updated to providers and coders. The Coding Quality Analyst will continuously collaborate with the Clinical Documentation Integrity (CDI) team, other Coding Quality Analysts, management and providers.

This is a hybrid position.  3 days in the office and 2 days at home.

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Qualifications

EDUCATION, EXPERIENCE, TRAINING  1. Minimum three years experience with ICD-10 and CPT coding in an acute care setting; required. 2. Basic computer experience; required. 3. Use of an encoder software product for code assignment in a physician office setting; preferred. 4. Computer data entry with 10-key preferred, with accurate typing speed of 35 wpm; preferred. 5. Successful completion of college level courses in anatomy, physiology, medical terminology, and coding 6. ICD and CPT; CPC certification, required

We are an Equal Opportunity/ Affirmative Action Employer and do not discriminate against applicants due to veteran status, disability, race, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation or other protected characteristics. If you need special accommodation for the application process, please contact Human Resources. EEO is the Law: https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/migrated_files/employers/poster_screen_reader_optimized.pdf