Coder 3 Remote Opportunity

Coder-3

Remote Position Available

Job Summary: Codes diagnoses and procedures of patient records and abstracting information for reimbursement, research, and to generate statistical data. Perform daily feedback and education to providers, staff and patients of BMG. Assist with education of current coding staff. Performs other duties as assigned.

Job Responsibilities:

• Codes diagnoses and procedures of records.
• Completes assigned goals.
• Serves as a resource to physician office staff, clinical documentation specialist, case managers, etc.
• Act as lead for the team, assisting in onboarding of new staff and/or education of more specialized workflows.
• Assist in research of new specialty areas, new treatments in medicine, etc.
• Work with new acquisitions on documentation improvement and medical necessity, including education.

Specifications:

Experience: Over one year of experience in physician/professional, outpatient surgery, and/or emergency department coding. Skill and proficiency in coding physician/professional outpatient (ancillary, emergency department, or outpatient surgery, etc) records utilizing ICD-9-CM and CPT-4. Two years experience in an acute care facility, professional office or integrated health system. One year of documented successful physician education.

Education: Associates degree

Training: CPC, CPC-H, CPC-P, CCS, CCS-P, HCPCS, ICD-10, ICD-9, CPT-4

Special Skills: Physician education, leadership, mentoring, workflow documentation

Licensure: One of the following: Certified Coding Specialist (CSS), Certified Coding Specialist Physician (CCSP), Registered Health Information Technician (RHIT), Registered Health Information Administrator (RHIA), Certified Professional Coder (CPC), Certified Outpatient Coder (COC/CPCH), Certified Professional Coder Payer (CPCP).

Reporting Relationships: No

Work Environment:

Functional Demands: Sedentary

Physical Activity Requirements:

Sitting: Continuous

Standing: Occasional

Walking: Occasional

Climbing (e.g., stairs or ladders): Occasional

Carry objects: Occasional

Push/Pull: Occasional

Twisting: Occasional

Bending: Occasional

Reaching Forward: Occasional

Reaching Overhead: Occasional

Squat/Kneel/Crawl: Occasional

Wrist position deviation: Frequent

Pinching/fine motor activities: Occasional

Keyboard use/repetitive motion: Continuous

Talk or hear: Frequent

Sensory Requirements:

Color Discrimination: Yes

Near Vision: Accurate

Far Vision: Accurate

Depth Perception: Minimal

Hearing: Moderate

Environmental Requirements:

Blood-Borne Pathogens: Not Anticipated

Chemical: Not Anticipated

Airborne Communicable Diseases: Not Anticipated

Extreme Temperatures: Not Anticipated

Radiation: Not Anticipated

Uneven Surfaces or Elevations: Not Anticipated

Extreme Noise Levels: Not Anticipated

Dust/Particular Matter: Anticipated

Other: