Role Description
Under general supervision and with aid of Official Coding Guidelines, the Corporate Coding Coordinator codes diagnoses and procedures of inpatient accounts according to ICD-10-CM/PCS. The Corporate Coding Coordinator is responsible for assisting the Corporate Coding Manager with second level coding reviews and educates coders on correct coding. Assists the coding department with coding questions, reviews, or inquiries.
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Performs second level coder reviews on accounts that are sent back from Revint, Iodine, coding audits, and coding/billing editor.
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Provides coders with education and guidance on correct coding based on second level reviews.
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Assists coding manager and coding department with coder questions, coding reviews, and coding inquiries.
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Codes inpatient accounts when coverage is needed.
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Monitors and assists coding manager with DNFC management to goals.
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Attends Tenet coding educations and maintains coding credentials.
Qualifications
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Required:
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Associates Degree in Health Information Management
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RHIT or CCS
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3-5 years acute hospital coding experience
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Skilled and working knowledge of MS Office suite
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Ability to analyze coding related reports and take action
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Preferred:
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Bachelorβs Degree in Health Information Management
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RHIA and CCS
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5 plus yearsβ experience in a large, complex, multi-system acute care hospital organization
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A pre-employment coding proficiency assessment will be administered.
Requirements
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Pay: $30.00-$45.00 per hour. Compensation depends on location, qualifications, and experience.
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Position may be eligible for a signing bonus for qualified new hires, subject to employment status.
Benefits
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The following benefits are available, subject to employment status:
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Medical, dental, vision, disability, AD&D, and life insurance
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Paid time off (vacation & sick leave)
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Discretionary 401k match
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10 paid holidays per year
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Health savings accounts, healthcare & dependent flexible spending accounts
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Voluntary benefits include pet insurance, legal insurance, accident and critical illness insurance, long term care, elder & childcare, auto & home insurance.
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Paid sick leave and other leave benefits are provided in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws.