Job Summary
How would you like to work in a place where your contributions and ideas are valued? A place where you can serve with compassion, pursue excellence and honor every voice? At Wellstar, our mission is simple, yet powerful: to enhance the health and well-being of every person we serve. We are proud to have become a shining example of what's possible when the brightest professionals dedicate themselves to making a difference in the healthcare industry, and in people's lives.
Work Shift Day (United States of America)
Core Responsibilities and Essential Functions
- Accurately and completely assigns appropriate ICD-10-CM diagnostic and CPT-4/HCPCS procedural codes to the greatest specificity, assigning the most accurate DRG/APC, when appropriate and in accordance with Official Guidelines for Coding and Reporting and Facility Coding Guidelines, as applicable
- Accurately and completely abstracts all required patient demographic data into the EMR
- Accurately assigns correct APC
- Meets productivity standards
- Queries providers, if needed to further clarify code
- Resolves coding edits and reminders, correcting abstracting and coding issues in a timely manner (1-2 business days)
- Completes and routes problem accounts, ready to code, high dollar and other accounts daily to ensure cases are coded as close to goal date as possible
- Completes assigned work by goal date
- Assists with coding unassigned or backlogged accounts
- Accurately captures the surgical CPT code(s) for pre-certification reconciliation for each of the WHS facilities, as needed
- Serves as a mentor to new coders
- Assist with cleaning up or escalating missing documentation or other work queues
- If proficient, assists with outpatient and emergency coding when needed or assigned
- Other tasks as assigned
- Performs other duties as assigned
- Complies with all Wellstar Health System policies, standards of work, and code of conduct
Required Minimum Education
or High School Diploma Accounting or GED Accounting
- *** Format Error Other / Certificate Anatomy
Required Minimum License(s) and Certification(s):
All certifications are required upon hire unless otherwise stated.
Additional License(s) and Certification(s):
CCS - Cert Coding Spec Upon Hire Preferred or CPC - Cert Prof Coder Upon Hire Preferred or RHIA - Reg Health Information Admin Upon Hire Preferred or RHIT - Reg Health Information Tech Upon Hire Preferred
Required Minimum Experience:
Minimum 3 years acute care same day surgery and observation coding experience. Required
Required Minimum Skills:
Must have demonstrated maintenance of a or higher accuracy in abstracting, code and DRG assignment while meeting productivity requirements in previous roles. Ability to work in a remote environment. Computer/data entry experience. Ability to communicate with various members of the healthcare team. Ability to use Microsoft (Excel, Word).