[Hiring] Coder @Sarah Bush Lincoln

Role Description

Coder – Professionals are responsible for professional coding which includes the assignment of ICD-CM, CPT, and HCPCS codes, modifiers, and evaluation and management (E/M codes) provider audits. They interact with medical staff, nursing, ancillary departments, provider offices, and outside organizations.

Accepting remote workers in the following states:

• Alabama
• Arkansas
• Arizona
• Florida
• Georgia
• Illinois
• Indiana
• Iowa
• Kansas
• Kentucky
• Louisiana
• Mississippi
• Missouri
• North Carolina
• New Mexico
• Ohio
• Oklahoma
• South Carolina
• Tennessee
• Texas

Department: Physician Coding

Hours: Full time, 40 hours/week

Shift: 1st

Location: Remote or On-site

Required: High School Diploma, CCA, CCS, CPC, RHIT, or RHIA upon hire; CPC required within 1 year of hire

Pay: Based on experience, starting at $22.72

Responsibilities

• Analyze and confirm assigned encounters for provider’s selection of EM code level utilizing EM code level selection auditing tool.
• Assist physicians with record documentation needs by requesting clarification for additional information.
• Assist in educating physicians and ancillary staff members about documentation needed for coding process.
• Contact physician offices and/or SBL departments as needed for diagnostic information to code the encounter.
• Assist with training new coding staff as requested.
• Code all types of encounters as assigned and assist co-workers as needed.
• Code and resolve clinic, hospitalist, ED, and applicable ancillary services professional encounters based on established production standards.
• Ensure data quality and optimum reimbursement allowable under the federal and state payment systems.
• Meet quality standards of having 95% of diagnoses and procedures appropriately and/or correctly coded.
• Perform follow-up on encounters that need to be coded and resolved.
• Review and correct all encounters that are rejected or denied.
• Review record thoroughly to ascertain all diagnoses/procedures.
• Code all diagnoses/procedures in accordance to ICD-CM and CPT coding principles, official guidelines and regulations.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma (Required)
• CCA - Certified Coding Associate - American Health Information Management Association
• CCS - Certified Coding Specialist - American Health Information Management Association
• Certified Evaluation & Management Auditor - Sarah Bush Lincoln
• Certified Professional Coder-A - Sarah Bush Lincoln
• Certified Professional Coder - Sarah Bush Lincoln
• Registered Health Information Technician (RHIT) - American Health Information Management Association
• Registered Health Info Administrator (RHIA) - American Health Information Management Association

Compensation

• Estimated Compensation Range: $22.72 - $35.22
• Pay based on experience