[Hiring] Coder @CommonSpirit Health

Role Description

As a Coder, you will ensure precise communication with insurance companies so that services are documented correctly and payments are processed efficiently.

• Accurately translate patients’ medical records into standardized codes for diagnoses and treatments.
• Ensure compliance with legal, regulatory, and organizational standards.
• Combine accuracy and attention to detail with a strong knowledge of coding standards and healthcare regulations.
• Communicate clearly with providers and staff to ensure claims are processed correctly and on time.
• Accurately abstract information from service documentation.
• Assign and sequence appropriate CPT, ICD-9/10, and HCPCS codes into billing systems.
• Communicate professionally with providers, practice management, and other stakeholders either verbally or in writing.
• Work encounters in the coding work queue or task lists in a timely manner.
• Meet or exceed organizational coding production and quality standards.
• Understand and apply regulatory changes and stay current with coding updates (e.g., NCCI and MUE edits).
• Review and resolve coding denials.

Qualifications

• High School Graduate General Studies, upon hire or
• High School GED General Studies, upon hire and
• Certified Professional Coder, upon hire or
• Certified Professional Coder Hospital Apprentice, upon hire or
• Certified Professional Coder Apprentice, upon hire or
• Certified Coding Associate, upon hire or
• Cardiology Coding, upon hire or
• Certified Coding Specialist, upon hire or
• Certified Coding Specialist - Physician Based, upon hire or
• Certified Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery Coder, upon hire or
• Certified Health Care Compliance, upon hire or
• Certified Interventional Radiology Cardio Coder, upon hire or
• Certified Professional Coder Hospital, upon hire or
• Radiology Certified Coder, upon hire or
• Registered Health Information Administrator, upon hire or
• Registered Health Information Technician, upon hire

Requirements

• One year physician coding experience (preferred)
• Previous Electronic Health Record experience (preferred)

Company Description

Welcome to CHI Saint Joseph Medical Group, a full service network of primary care services specializing in family, internal, geriatric and pediatric care serving 88 locations across central and Eastern Kentucky.

CHI Saint Joseph Medical Group is dedicated to delivering customized care based on the unique needs of our patients and is recognized as a Best Place to Work in Kentucky for two years in a row (2023-2024).

CHI Saint Joseph Health is part of CommonSpirit Health, a non-profit, Catholic health system dedicated to advancing health for all people. With approximately 175,000 team members and 25,000 physicians and advanced practice clinicians.

Our commitment to serve the common good is delivered through the dedicated work of thousands of physicians, advanced practice clinicians, nurses, and staff; through clinical excellence delivered across a system of 140 hospitals and more than 2,200 care centers serving 24 states.