Medical Coder
Location: Spencer, IA Worker Type: Regular Work Shift: Day Shift (United States of America) Spencer Hospital is proud to employ highly skilled and caring staff members. We offer competitive salaries and benefits as well as a pleasant work environment. Position Highlights Spencer Hospital is a rural hospital located in northwest Iowa employing over 500+ employees. Positions at Spencer Hospital are not affiliated with Avera; however, we collaborate to provide services to the communities we serve. Employment offers, if accepted, are exclusively with Spencer Hospital. Responsibilities: - Assigns codes to diagnosis and procedures for inpatient and outpatient medical records using ICD-10 and CPT 4 coding classification systems. - Coding assignments are made for the purposes of reimbursement, research, compliance with federal and state regulations/guidelines and for severity of illness. - Adheres to regulatory requirements, is ethical in assignment of codes and meets continuing education requirements. - Complete continuing educations requirements for maintenance of credential(s) and departmental Coding Compliance Plan. - Monitors the status of coding backlog and unbilled accounts receivable. - Flexible in moving to various assignments to maximize section efficiency and reduce A/R. - Interacts with Patient Accounts and Physician Office staff on billing related issues with particular attention to regulatory requirements and ethics. - Enter necessary charges. - Assigns E & M code assignments for Emergency, Hospitalist, Wound Care and Behavioral Health physician/provider for billing purposes. - Routes questionable E & M coding cases to physician representative for clarification. - Assigns codes for specialty areas such as clinics, oncology etc, which are accurate and meet special regulatory requirements. - Assigns codes for interim billing purposes (RCA). - Conduct quality review audits - Assigns appropriate status on surgical patients - Validates abstracted data against the medical record and enters additional data elements as appropriate. - Utilizes critical thinking while completing the abstract for recognition of data elements requiring follow-up. - Engages in caring and professional communication. Requirements: - Associate degree in Health Information/Medical Record Technology (RHIT or eligible) or Bachelors degree in Health Information/Registered Health Information Administration (RHIA or eligible); and/or Certified Coding Specialist (CCS); and/or Associate degree of Applied Science in Medical Secretary Program preferred. - Hospital or clinic coding experience preferred. - Experience with EPIC preferred. - Position has the ability to be remote; must adhere to Spencer Hospital's Home Employment Policy. Schedule: - 80 hours per pay period - Mon-Fri; 8a-4:30p - The schedule may fluctuate based upon needs of the department Spencer Hospital offers competitive wages, affordable insurance, IPERS retirement, in-house education, paid time off, family gym membership and so much more! Please contact Spencer Hospital Human Resources for any questions at 712.264.6205 or email [email protected]. Learn more about Spencer Hospital: spencerhospital.org