Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration
Montgomery, AL
Summary This position is located in the Health Information Management (HIM) section at the Central Alabama Veterans Health Care System (CAVHCS). MRTs (Coder) are skilled in classifying medical data from patient health records in the hospital setting, and/or physician-based settings, such as physician offices, group practices, multi-specialty clinics, and specialty centers. Responsibilities Total Rewards of a Allied Health Professional Major duties may include, but are not limited to: Applies knowledge of medical record content, medical terminology, anatomy & physiology, diseases processes, and official coding guidelines to assign codes to the most basic and routine outpatient and/or inpatient professional services. Selects and assigns codes from the current versions of the International Classification of Diseases (ICD), Current Procedural Terminology (CPT), and/or Healthcare Common Procedure Coding System (HCPCS). With instruction from a senior coder or supervisor learns to...