[Hiring] Specialty Coder @Piedmont Healthcare

Role Description

At Piedmont Healthcare, you’ll love a shared purpose, be motivated to be your best, and be recognized for your contributions. Piedmont Healthcare leaders are in your corner and invested in your success. Our wellness programs and comprehensive total benefits and rewards will meet your needs for today and help you plan for the future.

• Reviews, analyzes, and codes medical record documentation to include, but not limited to, medical diagnostic and complex procedural information for various medical and surgical subspecialties for the correct ICD-10, CPT, Modifiers and/or HCPCS codes to the greatest specificity.
• Abstracts demographic and coding information into the information system accurately and completely.
• Reviews documentation for medical necessity.
• Audits orders and claims before submission for entirety and accuracy and to minimize claim denials.
• Assesses records and prepares reports.
• Provides technical guidance to physicians and other departmental staff in identifying and resolving issues or errors.
• Develops effective working relationships with physicians and other stakeholders.
• Primary coding responsibility is complex procedural and surgery coding.

Qualifications

• H.S. Diploma or General Education Degree (GED) - Required
• Coding Certificate program (AAPC accredited) - Preferred
• 3 years of coding experience for Interventional Radiology, Cardiology, EP and Cardiothoracic specialties - Required
• Experience coding across multiple specialties and remote coding experience - Preferred
• One or more of the following certifications Upon Hire - Required
• RHIA - Registered Health Information Administrator
• RHIT - Registered Health Information Technician
• CCA - Certified Coding Associate
• CPC, CPC-A, or CPC-H
• CCS or CCS-P
• Cardiology Specialties: Cardiothoracic, Interventional, EP, and Cardiovascular Surgery coding/certification - Preferred
• Transplant Surgery coding/certification - Preferred
• Neurosurgery Surgery coding/certification - Preferred

Business Unit

• Piedmont Healthcare Corporate