[Hiring] Certified Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery Coder @Presbyterian Healthcare Services

Role Description

Build your Career. Make a Difference. Presbyterian is hiring a skilled Remote Certified Cardiothoracic Vascular Surgery Coder to join our team.

Type of Opportunity: Full time

Job Exempt: No

Job is based: Remote Workers New Mexico

Work Shift: Days (United States of America)

Responsibilities:

• Code all inpatient and/or outpatient hospital records, ED records, Home Health & Hospice records and/or professional fee services for PMG specialty providers.
• Demonstrate coding expertise in a specific specialty deemed a critical business need by PHS Coding Leadership using the ICD-9/10 CM and CPT-4 classification system.
• Ensure adherence to Hospital and Departmental Policies and Procedures.
• Review patients' entire current medical record, assigning appropriate codes including CPT, ICD, and MS-DRG (as defined by UHDDS guidelines and CMS).
• Access several systems via the computer to research the medical record when needed to complete the coding in a timely manner.
• Take responsibility for accounts receivable by looking for lost documents to ensure all encounters are coded, including the generation of appropriate queries, as needed.
• Maintain and disseminate up-to-date technical knowledge of legal and regulatory information from all appropriate jurisdictions concerning the given business area.
• Resolve any and all pre-bill edits, denials, etc. for assigned accounts.
• Participate in all departmental in-services and updates to stay current with the accepted coding guidelines and improve personal knowledge of medicine and treatment.
• Perform other functions as required.

Qualifications

• High school diploma/GED required.
• Must have any one of the following coding certifications at time of hire: CCS, CCS-P, CPC-H, or RHIT/RHIA with achievement of one of the coding credentials above within one year of hire.
• Three to five years experience as a coder required.

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits package that includes medical, dental, vision, short-term and long-term disability, group term life insurance and other optional voluntary benefits.
• Employee Wellness rewards program designed to provide engaging opportunities to enhance health and activate well-being.
• Earn gift cards and more by participating in wellness activities like wellness challenges, webinars, preventive screenings, and more.

Company Description

Presbyterian exists to improve the health of patients, members, and the communities we serve. We are a locally owned, not-for-profit healthcare system of nine hospitals, a statewide health plan, and a growing multi-specialty medical group.

• Founded in New Mexico in 1908.
• Largest private employer in the state with nearly 14,000 employees, including more than 1,600 providers and nearly 4,700 nurses.
• Health plan serves more than 580,000 members statewide and offers Medicare Advantage, Medicaid (Centennial Care), and Commercial health plans.