Skagit Regional Health
Mount Vernon, WA
Certified Coder Location: US:WA:Mount Vernon | Administrative Non-Clinical Support | Full Time 0.6 FTE or More Base Wage: $37.72 to $50.59 per hour Sign-On Bonus: $1,000.00 Job Summary Responsible for the accurate coding and abstracting of inpatient and outpatient diagnoses and procedures into codes using an international classification of diseases. The Certified Coder will ensure that records are coded in an accurate and timely manner as well as work closely with physicians and documentation nurses or specialists to consistently and accurately translate clinical documentation and medical records into ICD-10, HCPCS, CPT, Modifiers and assign Ambulatory Payment Classifications (APC) and/or Diagnosis-Related Group (DRG) codes. To ensure success you need to make judicious decisions on which codes to assign in each instance, and function to a high level of accuracy. Through these efforts, the individual within this role will identify and report error patterns, resolve errors or...