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Coder-III
•30 days ago
| Hours | Full-time, Part-time |
|---|---|
| Location | Franklin, Tennessee |
About this job
Community Health Systems, Inc. is one of the nation's leading operators of general acute care hospitals. The organization's affiliates own, operate or lease 206 hospitals in 29 states with approximately 31,000 licensed beds. Affiliated hospitals are dedicated to providing quality healthcare for local residents and contribute to the economic development of their communities. Based on the unique needs of each community served, these hospitals offer a wide range of diagnostic, medical and surgical services in inpatient and outpatient settings.
Community Health Systems Professional Services Corporation seeks Coder-III for its Franklin, TN, headquarters' Health Information & Informatics Management team.
Summary: Provides Inpatient coding support to CHS hospitals. Reviews patient records and assigns accurate codes for each diagnosis and procedure. Applied knowledge of medical terminology, disease processes, and pharmacology. Demonstrates tested data quality and integrity skills.
This individual will be required to make independent decisions regarding accurate ICD-9-CM Diagnosis and Procedure codes assignments. These decisions will play a key role in determining the reimbursement potential of CHS and adherence to coding compliance regulations and corporate policies developed to ensure accurate billing.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
* Performs centralized coding for CHS hospitals via scanned medical records and abstracts via access to hospital abstracting system.
* Codes Inpatient records
* Consults the Regional Coding Manager or other available resources and works out difficult codes and/or coding problems.
* Attends coding workshops as necessary.
* Other duties may be assigned
* Mandatory overtime may be required and include
10 hour days up to 5 days a week
8 hours for weekends
Working of certain holidays.
Certificates and Licenses: *
Preferred to have 1 or more of the following certifications (CCS,
RHIA, or RHIT). *
Must have valid driver's license. Education/Experience: *
Minimum of 2 (two) years acute care
hospital inpatient coding experience strongly preferred *
Maintains productivity levels set forth by Community Health
Systems while maintaining a 95% coding accuracy rate. *
Thorough knowledge of the related prospective payment systems
(PPS) *
Broad knowledge of pharmacology indications for drug usage and
related adverse reactions *
Knowledge of ancillary testing (laboratory, X-ray, EKG) *
Knowledge of anatomy, physiology, and medical terminology *
Understanding of coding practices and official guidelines *
Experience with PC, mainframe applications, and encoding systems
*
Strong process management skills
Community Health Systems Professional Services Corporation seeks Coder-III for its Franklin, TN, headquarters' Health Information & Informatics Management team.
Summary: Provides Inpatient coding support to CHS hospitals. Reviews patient records and assigns accurate codes for each diagnosis and procedure. Applied knowledge of medical terminology, disease processes, and pharmacology. Demonstrates tested data quality and integrity skills.
This individual will be required to make independent decisions regarding accurate ICD-9-CM Diagnosis and Procedure codes assignments. These decisions will play a key role in determining the reimbursement potential of CHS and adherence to coding compliance regulations and corporate policies developed to ensure accurate billing.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
* Performs centralized coding for CHS hospitals via scanned medical records and abstracts via access to hospital abstracting system.
* Codes Inpatient records
* Consults the Regional Coding Manager or other available resources and works out difficult codes and/or coding problems.
* Attends coding workshops as necessary.
* Other duties may be assigned
* Mandatory overtime may be required and include
10 hour days up to 5 days a week
8 hours for weekends
Working of certain holidays.
Certificates and Licenses: *
Preferred to have 1 or more of the following certifications (CCS,
RHIA, or RHIT). *
Must have valid driver's license. Education/Experience: *
Minimum of 2 (two) years acute care
hospital inpatient coding experience strongly preferred *
Maintains productivity levels set forth by Community Health
Systems while maintaining a 95% coding accuracy rate. *
Thorough knowledge of the related prospective payment systems
(PPS) *
Broad knowledge of pharmacology indications for drug usage and
related adverse reactions *
Knowledge of ancillary testing (laboratory, X-ray, EKG) *
Knowledge of anatomy, physiology, and medical terminology *
Understanding of coding practices and official guidelines *
Experience with PC, mainframe applications, and encoding systems
*
Strong process management skills
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