Outpatient Coder Analyst, Medical Records Inpatient Full-Time Days Summa Health System is recognized as one of the region's top employers by a number of third party organizations, including NorthCoast 99. Exceptional candidates gravitate to Summa because of its culture, passion for delivering excellent service to our patients and families commitment to our philosophy of servant leadership, collegial working relationships at every level of the organization and competitive pay and benefits.
Summary:
Assign codes (ICD-10) for diagnoses and procedures (CPT) on outpatient accounts based on chart documentation according to national coding guidelines, Summa policies and local review agencies. Calculates appropriate DRG based on codes assigned.
Formal Education/Experience Required:
a. RHIT (or eligible) or CCS or COC or CPC with a 60% or better score on the pre-employment outpatient coding test.
OR
b. CCA with one (1) year coding experience in an acute care setting with a 60% or better score on the outpatient coding test and completion of medical terminology and anatomy and physiology courses
Other Skills, Competencies and Qualifications:
a. Ability to prioritize work.
b. Ability to review medical record documentation for pertinent diagnoses and procedures.
c. Ability to achieve and maintain coding quality and productivity standards within six months of employment.
d. Ability to effectively communicate verbally and in writing with medical records staff, hospital employees, physicians, etc.
e. Ability to operate PC.
f. Ability to effectively interact with patients/customers (i.e. neonates/newborns, children, adolescents, young adults, and geriatric adults, as applicable) with the understanding of their needs for self-respect and dignity.
g. Assumes accountability for demonstrating behaviors consistent with the customer service policy.
h. Population Specific Competency: Ability to effectively interact with populations of patients/customers with an understanding of their needs for self-respect and dignity.
Level of Physical Demands:
a. Sedentary: Exerts up to ten pounds of force occasionally and/or a negligible amount of force frequently
Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled
$21.96/hr - $29.89/hr
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Summa Health offers a competitive and comprehensive benefits program to include medical, dental, vision, life, paid time off as well as many other benefits.
- Basic Life and Accidental Death & Dismemberment (AD&D)
- Supplemental Life and AD&D
- Dependent Life Insurance
- Short-Term and Long-Term Disability
- Accident Insurance, Hospital Indemnity, and Critical Illness
- Retirement Savings Plan
- Flexible Spending Accounts - Healthcare and Dependent Care
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Identity Theft Protection
- Pet Insurance
- Education Assistance
- Daily Pay